Guilty pleasure? The Hills (what? I know some of you watch it. This cheese refuses to stand alone). Now there's been a lot of muck-flinging about on this show about who's doing what, like starting sex tape rumors, and getting into drunk screaming matches on Melrose in fancy party dresses--but that's all secondary.
You see, when I watched the premiere episode, there was this great GREAT scene where alleged rumor-monger and boob-enhanced (and possibly eyebrow-bleached) Heidi waltzes in her super fancy co-habitating digs and is, for once, rendered speechless. Turns out her fiancé Spencer (who is a douche) decided to take decorating into his own hands.
He got the living room wall tagged with "HOLLYWOOD," complete with flares and dollar signs ("That was my idea," he says proudly. Which makes him a bigger douche.) You can practically see the wheels in Heidi's head chunking as she sputters, "Well...it's not very girly--I mean, we were supposed to pick out paint colors together!" Now, bad decor sense may not be a good enough reason to dump a guy (but if his seemingly rich self bought an engagement ring at what looks like a souped up Claire's, dumping him would be permissible. Even advisable. Also, if he doesn't know which finger to put that engagement ring on, tell him it's the middle one and walk away), but I do wonder: how would you decorate around an 8 ft graffiti mural while fighting the urge to haul out the cans of paint? Is it hopeless, or is it something a little decor ingenuity can salvage?
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If it were me, I would dump this douche bag in a heart beat simply because he did a gross error in judgement. Yes, he was trying to be thoughtful, but did so in extreme poor taste (tagging as a decor just doesn't cut it, its graffitti, plain and simple and has, in my opinion, no place in a residential place) and then go be all smug about it is just plain arrogance and those are not qualities I'd look for in a person.
He deserves the ol' heave ho.
Just my .02 worth.
view ciddyguy's profile
I'd be upset that he did something so major without consulting me. Maybe I'd frame my response by saying that I wanted it to be a fun adventure that we could do together. Then I'd ask if we could paint over it and start over with a design for *both* of us. And find some stencils or something or any of the wall art options featured on AT. ANYTHING other than what is currently there.
She reacted way better than I would have. There just aren't words to describe how horrendous that thing is.
view duram's profile
Assuming I liked the "douchebag" otherwise, I'd probably laugh my ass off. I'd throw a party at which my friends could poke fun at its hideousness. I'd take pictures. I might even live with it for a few weeks.
Then one day, in the middle of the night, it would mysteriously disappear.
view mbm's profile
ciddyyguy-
wait the ole heave ho..i thought he already got a ho * ohh snap*
hahaah
those two are ridiculous.
anyways, my exfiance had murals like this all over the place. even in the hallway going into our place.
he had some alex parde drawing as well painted HUGE on the walls.
so i told him. you can keep one style..alex parde or the wack ass graffiti.
and which ever you choose only 2 pieces can stay , the rest its primer time. if not. im not moving in.
it worked.
the graffiti was OUT!. i have nothing against it..if its done correctly.
view bellaknollie's profile
Graffiti murals are easy: go industrial chic with lots of neutrals and a few accents in the same colors as the mural. There's a room in a 1980s decorating book -- gray sectional, gray walls, bright throw pillows -- that would look great with that mural.
After a year of Suburbia Bland, I'd go for a graffiti mural in a heartbeat.
view wende in the twin cities's profile
I am 35 and addicted to The Hills. It's a problem. Spencer and Heidi deserve to live in a tacky hideous apartement. That guy is the biggest tool I've ever observed. He also needs some speech therapy, and they don't have one brain between them.
He made a face when she suggested light yellow, and then she comes home to this atrocity. Lauren never would have done that to the walls :)
view becky's profile
That place is Spencer to a "T" (ashamed to admit that I enjoy the show). Everything about him is gaudy and tacky; if twinkle-brain Heidi didn't figure that out long ago, like the first time she met him, then there is no hope for her. They deserve each other.
view Sydney's profile
Awesome. If I lived there, every time I would walk into the room I'd start hearing the theme from Fresh Prince of Bell-Air in my head. A big gold throne with red upholstery would complete the look....
Heidi jus' don't undastand
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwahZ4zq_DM
view kyle's profile
I kinda like the mural. Never seen the show, though, so I can't comment on the marital fitness of the couple.
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