December. That month when the food shops are full of Christmas sweets that you'll never end up eating, and the decorating blogs and magazines are full of instructions for DIY decorations that you'll never end up making. But there is one tradition that never fails: that of the naughty Christmas decoration. In this post we pay homage to the #s.inmofails Christmas pictures, those pictures we find on real estate portals where you don't know if they are trying to sell you the property or convince you otherwise.
Every year at this time of year the same phenomenon is repeated: strips of tinsel half hanging down, nativity scenes in which each figure is a different size, and Father Christmas hanging on balconies without it being clear to us whether they are trying to climb up or whether they just want to jump off and put him out of his misery once and for all. The blog UglyHousePhotos has been collecting all kinds of visual outrages within the world of real estate photography for years, finding an inexhaustible source of horrors within the sub-genre of Christmas decorations.
Better alone than in bad company
Admit it: you too have ever wanted to be left alone in a corner during a family dinner. Well, this tree has taken it to the extreme, remaining not only the only decorative element but also the only visible object in the living room. And those stains on the floor? Tears, for sure.
Not so much...
Christmas, a time of excess. The owners of this house had never heard of the Less is more Van der Rohe, or they had not wanted to listen to him. If we let the momentary blindness caused by this image pass, we can see that the Doric columns, the late-modernist fireplace and the carousel-table were there long before the tinsel. At least they are consistent in style.
...not so little
There is no need to go overboard with festive decorations. Even if you don't want to put up any decorations at all, some people will call you a stale person, but they won't be able to criticise your bad taste. However, if you do decide to succumb to the Christmas mood, do yourself a favour and make sure your tree doesn't look like it came out of a camel's sneeze.
Context matters
Few Christmas decorations stand out for their beauty, so it is important where they are placed. For example, a Father Christmas, however dinky he may be, can look funny leaning out of a window. But it might not be the best idea to hide it behind the water dispenser and match the rubbish bin.
The post-Christmas hangover
Who hasn't woken up after New Year's Eve lying on the sofa, half covered by a blanket and with red underwear on the floor? This tree represents us more than it should, we can almost feel its headache as the clapping of the Radetzky March plays on TV on New Year's Day.
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December is the month of Christmas sweets that we won't end up eating and tutorials for DIY decorations that we won't end up making. But there is one tradition that never fails: the tradition of naughty Christmas decorations. Here's our tribute to the #inmofail Christmas!
