It bothers me more when people say "laying" when the correct verb is "lying."

I generally take photos without moving enough things out of sight that should not be lying around. When I see them in the photos (or just happen to notice them), I move them.

Does it really matter? As my tee shirt says, "Be nice." :) My math & grammar is awful because I was the youngest student from K through 12. Back then parents wouldn't dare hold a child back a year because of the stigma. In today's world it's common.

Years ago when this was GW, I was publicly called out on my constant misuse of apostrophes. Basic use of the apostrophe is a breeze. I'm always asking DH if a word needs an apostrophe & where to put it. He's your twin. lol. Anyway, I didn't tell anyone I have ADHD and always the youngest in school so English and Math went right over my head. I was too embarrassed to tell anyone. Not anymore because I have nothing to be embarrassed about.

Besides, English could be their second language.

I definitely clean when I'm going to take a picture. Except this picture when I was merely organizing the kitchen and well...my ADD kicked in. :)

My German grandmother taught English in college, my mother was also an English teacher, and they were both rather strict about it. My English professors in college were equally strict, and so I have had this drummed into me for quite some time.

I'm not concerned about the use of apostrophes - just the use of incorrect words. I could say nothing about it, but I cannot change how I feel about it. I think that it is just as easy to use correct words as to use incorrect words, unless one is never taught the correct words, but I could be wrong. The Kardashians are not helping.

Here's a photo I took without bothering to remove clutter from the top of the refrigerator:

This photo shows the pantry doors that I painted in the new color that I want to use for the rest of the cabinets. I painted the pantry doors first so that I could see whether I like this color in the room, and I decided that I do. There is nowhere else to put the clutter on the countertop.

I try to. A recent incident involved me snapping a great photo of a vintage plastic Santa and sleigh on my tea cart/end table, with live pine greens in a vase nearby. It would make a nice Christmas card and turned out great - except for the dust on the top of the cart. ugh. I never noticed the dust before I took the photo. I'm going to try and recreate the scene - minus the dust - next year.

Love that utensil pitcher, Jinx!

Thanks, lizbeth … it’s considered vintage now. Early 1990’s. :D

It was a gift, they got it at our now-closed Hallmark store. I miss that store! They had really cute home decor, besides just cards.

If I don't "clean" then I zoom in rather tightly. LOL

Jinx, I am SURE Martha has people doing that, so we believe SHE went there to get the spices, only choosing the FINEST…

True, Springroz. :D

I had just come from IG when I posted … Brittannee Influencer would never!

I don't post a ton of house pics but when I do there's always 'stuff' just out of the frame. Or I crop like a mad woman. Wouldn't want to damage the perfect illusion I've created in your minds.

I meant to share this great idea: decorate the dust bunnies for holidays …

Honestly I don't take any pictures that I don't compose even if I am putting something on the Buy nothing or Freecycle. But I also have never posted any general photos of any room in my house (except after I sold one) and have never posted a picture of myself on social media although some have ended up there for social events.

I do have one major spelling pet peeve that gets under my skin that I can't unsee, which is spelling advice as advise. So I get it. :)

Maybe someone could start a "What my house/room really looks like" topic. I'm game but someone else can do the topic.

If you want to read related topics that are kind of funny, (I'm on the pc) look at the right side of the page where it says Related Discussions. Put the toilet seat down before you take bathroom pictures should be entertaining. Off I go!

Skipped down to say I often straighten up/rearrange things before taking any photo. I don't want things distracting from the subject or spoiling the composition.

I studied photography in college, my dad was a professional photographer in his youth, and my mom was an English major. I had 'proper' language usage drilled into me too😏

I usually stage a picture before I take it. decorating / home improvement are my favorite hobbies, and I want my house pictures to look their best. the house is tidy most of the time, but there's almost always a laptop, charging cable or other small thing laying around. sometimes I'll notice a minor thing l before I post it and make the decision to leave it in.

I noticed that on Houzz, if you have too many perceived "flaws" in a room, people will hone in on them like jackals.

Do you comb your hair before taking a picture of yourself? Of course!

I do clean the room and try to remove items I imagine no one really wants to see (remotes, morning coffee mug, etc) and tidy up a bit. I do the same if anyone is coming over: a quick vauum, dust, pick up random items that are out of place. I guess my feeling is that sharing a photo of my home with anyone is similar to inviting them into my home. I want them to see it in its best light, not with dog hair on the sofa, throw blankets crumpled up, or the half dozen toys my dog has brought out in the last 45 minutes.

At the same time, I can absolutely look past these things in most photos for discussions on this site. A few toys out or random items isn't really a problem. Though sometimes in kitchen discussions the countertops are completely covered or a living room discussion has toys and equipment for children everywhere and makes it difficult to asses the space.

I don't clean, but I straighten things up and remove empty wine bottles, etc.

Took this last night because the lighting was so beautiful

DGS left Grover on the drum a week ago 😂❤️

My story: We purchased this house when it was 10 years old, from a single father w/ a 10 year old son. The little boys life revolved around building THIS house. It must have been heart-breaking for him to leave. He came by after 2 weeks, wanting to see the house & the changes we'd made. None....we'd just emptied the storage units & moved in. I promised to post "changes" we made on Zillow....which must seem odd to anyone else. The little boys named Arnie....I hope he remembers to look @ Zillow. Nothing is staged. :0)