What Drives You Nuts About Your House?

[fionas]

OK, I'll go first. I had a toddler-esque tantrum today after spending a good hour this morning trying to work out some Medicare/tax stuff only to be told that I had to send them a letter. No worries. Letter done in five minutes.

BUT ...to print out the letter in our chaotic house, I had to:

a) stand on a chair to make sure that the printer (which is sitting on top of a tall bookcase) was switched on and
b) plug the printer cord (which was short) into my laptop and hold it in midair.

Man, was I furious especially as it didn't work because DP had forgotten to tell me that my puter doesn't have the right printer driver!!!

Other things that pee me off about my house at the moment are. OK, no, I'm not going to list them, I will get too mad especially as it's my fault for not reno-ing quicker.

So share me your horror stories instead. Please. Don't let me be the only one with a silly house.

[Muffy]

I hate the piles of 'stuff'
some of it you need but it doesnt really belong anywhere....
argh i hate STUFF!

[MrsFabuloso]

The fact that it seems to breed mess....

[Ca Plane Pour Moi]

We have no storage!

DH doesn't tidy up properly and I can't find all my notes and the cupboards in the kitchen are a mess.

It's about 300km too far south, it needs transplanting northwards.

[Tinks]

DUST!! I live on the corner of a dirt road so every single car going into my street drives past my house flicking dirt everywhere. I have to dust every day!

[smiles4u]

We as a few days ago have a furry border in our roof ... yep, a darn possum DP forgot to mention he noticed one of the wooden borders closest to the eves has come off, hence leaving a nice gap for a possum to get in

My loungeroom is soooo small (my least fav room) ... Also i want a separate dunny (hate em in the bathroom) & i would LOVE a double kitchen sink, & more bench space in the kitchen (or maybe just a dishwasher to hide dirty dishes in will do, LOL)

*** Tinkerbell .... YOU could call it your Tinkerbell Magical Dust

[catherinemoses]

I hate my kitchen. It has no useful bench space and it gets so cluttered so quickly it drives me nuts!
There are no build in cupboards in the bedrooms.
The clothesline doesn't wind up or down cos it's old and broken.
The house badly needs restumping and several doors don't shut properly. There are massive gaps that let in all the cold on all the doors and windows.
I'm sure there are other things! One day I will have my perfect dream house!

[dusty]

To many corridors. What a waste of possible living space!

[Nelle]

It's tiny. With no backyard, just a concrete courtyard. The more kids we have, the bigger they get, the smaller the house seems.

Frustrating as it is though, we do have a light at the end of our tunnel because we're building. So. That is probably the only reason my spirit isn't broken yet...but we haven't even hit winter yet and the house won't be ready til summer....so we'll see.....

[Rouge]

My Kitchen. Its the most cluttered, most ugliest thing on the planet. The rest of the house I love minus the things falling apart but the kitchen... pure hideousness. There is about a metre worth of usable bench space which is ANNOYING. The wallpaper is from the 70's but the house is 80's (white with green, yellow & orange floral design). Half the kitchen is dark wood veneer malamine crap. The other half is grey malamine crap. Totally mismatched. There are broken drawers, doors missing and our pantry door is completely falling apart.

[SugarDust]

I hate the fact that after being in this house for 2yrs we are still sorting out crap the HE won't get rid of!

[~Hestia~]

I have 3.5 metre long bench in the kitchen. This would be fantastic but it gets covered in crap from one end to the other. Honestly, I have no idea where it all comes from. I tidy it all off & the next day more crap has accumulated It's not even kitchen kitchen related stuff. It has mail, tools, important paperwork, dog leash, magazines, face washers & a whole heap of screws on it at the moment to name a few!! I even got a nice basket thing to put stuff in so it wouldn't get strewn all over the bench...it's just overflowed!!

I have no carpet in my bedrooms or main living room, just concrete. I can't remember what nice soft carpet feels like on my poor feet...

I have floor to ceiling windows but 2 of the bedrooms & another living area face west. In the summer these rooms get stifling hot but we haven't got a verandah up on that side of the house yet, no air con either!!

There is a man made hill of gravel in my backyard!! DH won't get rid of it as he wants to use it for the above mentioned verandah foundations...it's been there for 6 years!! It may only be 1.5 metres high but it's still makes me mad everytime I go outside.

I think that's it. Used to be a much longer list but renovations have been full steam ahead. I guess I can't complain.

[helle]

I have 3.5 metre long bench in the kitchen. This would be fantastic but it gets covered in crap from one end to the other. Honestly, I have no idea where it all comes from. I tidy it all off & the next day more crap has accumulated It's not even kitchen kitchen related stuff. It has mail, tools, important paperwork, dog leash, magazines, face washers & a whole heap of screws on it at the moment to name a few!! I even got a nice basket thing to put stuff in so it wouldn't get strewn all over the bench...it's just overflowed!!

I have no carpet in my bedrooms or main living room, just concrete. I can't remember what nice soft carpet feels like on my poor feet...

I have floor to ceiling windows but 2 of the bedrooms & another living area face west. In the summer these rooms get stifling hot but we haven't got a verandah up on that side of the house yet, no air con either!!

There is a man made hill of gravel in my backyard!! DH won't get rid of it as he wants to use it for the above mentioned verandah foundations...it's been there for 6 years!! It may only be 1.5 metres high but it's still makes me mad everytime I go outside.

I think that's it. Used to be a much longer list but renovations have been full steam ahead. I guess I can't complain.

hahaha, this sounds so much like my Dad! Until recently their house didn't have any skirting boards in a few of the rooms (the house at the time was built by Dad 15 years ago) Also, it's meant to have gables at the front, which are still sitting down near the back shed. And, my personal fave... anything dad doesn't need a burries. He recently put up a new shed which required him to dig out some of the curbing down the drive way. Dunno where to store it? Well He'll just dig a great big hole and burry it, thankyou ever so kindly! Luckly they live on a decent amount of land.

[The[cookie]Doctor]

Everything so thank goodness we are currently renters.

I hate the small, tiny, useless for light and barely useful for air windows.
I hate showers over baths, and I hate toilets in bathrooms.
I hate that our kitchen doesn't have 'a place' for a fridge.
That the design of the living room ultimately requires a modular lounge to keep it tidy (ie no couches everywhere)
I hate the positioning of nearly every single power point and light switch.
The floorboards are unsealed, rotting, and retain no warmth in the house.

but, like i said, we're renting so I guess thank goodness that is the case.

[Lulu]

I have 3.5 metre long bench in the kitchen. This would be fantastic but it gets covered in crap from one end to the other. Honestly, I have no idea where it all comes from. I tidy it all off & the next day more crap has accumulated It's not even kitchen kitchen related stuff. It has mail, tools, important paperwork, dog leash, magazines, face washers & a whole heap of screws on it at the moment to name a few!! I even got a nice basket thing to put stuff in so it wouldn't get strewn all over the bench...it's just overflowed!!

I feel ya pain...as I sit here on the bench there is a vase of flowers, DS drink bottle, camera, perfume, lava lamp, lux powder, tissues, kids paintbrush, beanie, makeup, persimmons and DD headband. And I cleared it at 4pm today.....