Nearly every English movie has a frazzled woman character. They’re the most put upon, but also the most beloved. Their houses are visual signifiers of their warmth and humanity. For reference, Bridget Jones is the quintessential ‘frazzled Englishwoman’.
If you’re wondering whether you too are living in a frazzled Englishwoman’s house, below are eight signs to watch out for.
8 signs you’re living in a frazzled Englishwoman’s house:
- Bridget Jones’ Mad About the Boy movie could have been filmed in your house. In fact, you’ve gone one better thanks to the dog fur all over the sofa.
- When experts say chintz is back, you wonder when it was actually out.
- The paint colours tell it like it is: Faded sage, old rose, English garden after the rain green.
- You could pull the following from the back of the linen-covered sofa: enough coins for a bottle of wine, several teacups, two self-help books (one written by Brene Brown, of course), a box of tissues, a fluffy toy, an old school report, the dog’s lead… the list goes on.
- Your idea of a set of dining chairs is that two of the six are oak. The rest can’t be identified due to the sheer number of paint jobs they’ve had.
- You learned a long time ago that huge stacks of books are great stand-ins for bedside tables.
- The last time you changed an overhead light bulb was… hmm, you can’t remember. You never turn them on, preferring lamps. Much more flattering. You can’t see the dust or your crow’s feet, for that matter.
- Visitors are enchanted by your decorating style and will happily stay for hours. Secretly, you know it’s more a case of overworked mother chic.
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