I know it's been discussed before on here, but let's have a vote.

5 years ago

Who wants to agree that 'Pop of colour' has had it's day......................please, please, please can we stop? Before I spontaneously POP. It's genuinely making me angry............no idea why........just can't stand it. Someone else mentioned it's a 'Marmite' word, love it or hate it.

Keep Popping

Get off the band wagon, stop popping, use something else.

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AMB

5 years ago

I use 'pop'a lot, but mainly to mean going places, which annoys my partner a lot. I have never used a 'pop of colour' though. I'd say a 'bang' or a 'touch', depending on the effect!

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Emily
5 years ago
Me thinks phrases like that are also sometimes used to try and trick the reader into thinking the design is better than it is. Wish I could remember an example though!
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5 years ago
Yes Emily...........Let's use :-

A Splash,

A Flourish,

An accent

A contrast

And for the posh amongst us a soupçon
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Sonia
5 years ago
I’m on the fence - don’t like or hate it!
Emily
5 years ago
A soupçon! :D
I’d now like to see ED comment with a soupçon of acerbic wit!
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5 years ago
Yes Emily, i'm scared.....................come on E.D you know you want to say something.
Sonia
5 years ago
Houzz would be a dull place without E D’s comments :-)
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5 years ago
Maybe we could push for an E.D weekly column or pod cast? I'd subscribe.
Patrina
5 years ago
I'd like to second the weekly column comment E D cracks me up :-) I will admit that I've used the from hence forth PoC phrase
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Patrina
5 years ago
I meant to say not to be mentioned PoC phrase. Go on then E D over to you
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Juliet Docherty
5 years ago
Could be worse, could be snazzy, or even jazzy.....
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Ribena Drinker
5 years ago
I have to say, I loathe the phrase "pop of colour".
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Jules Mc
5 years ago
'Pop of colour' is part of a trilogy for me. It firmly belongs with 'sourced' (which I thought was the most annoying until 'curated' raised its pretentious head:

'Felicity curated an array of striking cushions to add a pop of colour to the room'. Really?!! I hadn't realised she bought them from the V&A. I could have sworn she'd sourced them in Matalan!!!
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5 years ago
Ha ha Jules, yes I think you win, Curated and array is even more......................I hate pretentious. As Emily was saying yesterday, is it somehow trying to hard to make the room sound better than it is? Let the pictures tell the story and let everyone make up their own minds.
Chris Goodchild
5 years ago
I suppose people who use these buzzwords and phrases start off by trying to be original and interesting and then just become one of a trendy crowd. Curated is definitely misused and misplaced a lot. My other dislikes are 'reached out to', 'gifted' used as a verb in place of given or gave and 'synergy', most of the time users of synergy don't understand it's meaning and almost always are full of other meaningless buzzwords but have nothing real to say.
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5 years ago
Aren't we a moany, judgy old bunch? Still it's good to get it off your chest.
Ribena Drinker
5 years ago
I also hate the terms; to "mix it up", and something being "bang up to date" and "to tie it all in" - apologies to anyone who uses them.
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OnePlan
5 years ago
Phew - I don’t think I use any of those !!!
Emily
5 years ago
I actually used “juxtaposed” last week and that word used to drive me crazy and I did cringe when typing it but I think I’d forgotten how to describe what I meant without it!!
Ribena Drinker
5 years ago
I use "juxtaposed" deliberately because it winds the OH up so much - he hates it. LOL!!! :-D
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5 years ago
Great thread - thanks Man About the House.

Not a fan of "pop of colour" but can't be absolutely certain I’ve never used it in the past !!

Love "soupcon" - or what about a "dash" ?

I know it's been discussed before on here, but let's have a vote.

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