They are tacky tacky tacky

They CAN be pretty....but most I have seen are tacky looking.

I think if I had a cottage-perhaps.  For my home-definately tacky!

Yes, they can be tacky, but used with discretion,  then can actually be very pretty. We have several bird feeders around our deck, so we have window decals  to help prevent the birds from flying into our windows. It seems to work, we have had no dead birds for a long time. Some birds hit the window, but end up stunned but not dead. So there are good purposes for window decorations.

Suncatchers are cute.

tacky junk

Very much tacky!

Agreed. Tacky.

I'd rather hang myself than hang a suncatcher in one of my windows.  

Tacky and so '80s.

Jimmy, that's funny.

I don't mind suncatchers if they're in the kitchen, a child's bedroom, or such. I'd draw the line at using them for front room decor.

Tacky, don't like them at all

Better than some things I see in homes

How about wall murals?  I have seen a full wall mural I love but I'm now wondering if it will look cheap and nasty.  Its not cheap, around $300.

Depends! If the sun catchers are real stained glass - they can be beautiful.  

Why does Grandma's creepy parlour spring to mind when I think of sun catchers?

I think suncatchers are realy tacky and those wind chimes drive me nuts.

Beautiful hand-crafted stained glass window hangings are works of art. Anything plastic is not. (IMHO)

One Chihuly glass or Swarovski crystal in the kitchen is nice,. Many plastic imitations anywhere, NOT.

Like anything else, depends on where they are and what they are.  I like them!

The epitome of bad taste. Sooo tacky

I do stained glass and have made suncatchers for family and friends. They all loved them and hang them in their windows. I have some in my window. I never thought of them as tacky.It brightens my day to look at them as I eat at my kitchen table looking out the window.

Some suncatchers are rather nice. Depending how many a person has and the location. The wind chimes I really like.

they can be beautiful, also tacky, i go for real stain glass, also be careful in to much sun as can cause a fire by hot sun shinning through for a long period of time. i learned this lesson. but can be so relaxing to see.

tacky tacky tacky

I have different shaped and coloured crystals from old chandeliers hanging in a sunny little window on my second floor, I don't think it's tacky, but it's not your mass produced type sunflowers or dolphins.

All of mine are beautiful handcrafted stained glass ones .They are hanging in my den and give me a smile when I remember where I bought them on travels.

Ok in a child's room but that's it.

Have to agree with Jimmy...too tacky for words...goes for those 'crystal' bobbles as well.

Soooooo tacky!

Well, I think they are beautiful. I have them in my kitchen window over the sink and just love looking at them. They are all real cut glass though. I do not like the plastic version and would not use them. Not tacky at all some of mine are very expensive ones.

Sun catchers can be coyote ugly just like tinny harsh windchimes.  But a single high quality one, as well as a beautifully tuned windchime, can be pleasing additions.  Quality & limited quantity are key to me..

A good quality one can look beautiful in a window especially if it actually catches the sun.  I also like hanging the large crystals that shoot rainbows all over the room when the sun catches them just right.

I used to think they were tacky, until I had so many birds hit my kitchen window. Now, I have several small ones. I even had to put a couple on my patio door. I'm more concerned about the birds than looking tacky.

Some of them are beautiful ,but not for my windows .I would like to caution some of your readers ,that real cyrstal from chandeleirs hanging in or near a window is a fire hazard. god bless.

It depends on which window you hand it in. If it actually catches the sun & is pretty, then why not...beauty is in the eye of the beholder...and I behold some of them as beautiful.  Adjust you scorners!

Depends on the actual sun catcher. Some can be beautiful works of art, others can be..ugly and tacky.

If they are hand made stained glass, they can be beautiful, especially if there is a prism in it.

Though I am not truly a big fan of them;  I admit on two occasions, I have chosen  stain glass ones as gifts in anticipation that it might  add a little sunshine to those who were confined to a Nursing Home environment.   They loved them.     "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder".

Wishing you a HAPPY FIRST DAY OF SPRING Elana!  

......and to you TERRY!   (Sorry about that.)

Thanks for all the great comments everyone, especially the comments about suncatchers possibly being fire hazards!

Happy first day of Spring to everyone!!!

I received a large stained glass window decoration from my husband ( I picked it out he bought it LOL) says welcome and has 4/5 cats(I love cats).

I hung in in the kitchen window over the sink( I just finished painting my kitchen too). Looks fabulous when the sun hits it and very lovely when it doesn't. So I think it depends on what the person likes because their "friends" know what the suncatcher people like and expect it in their house..whether cats, dogs, birds, etc...

I think they can be absolutely beautiful, but I resist hanging them in my home.  They can work in kids' rooms.

I think they are beautiful but would never hang one in my home

I have what most people here think as tacky on some of my windows and I love them.  I change them around with the seasons and really like the way they catch the light.  Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, I guess.

I think that they can look good if they are used in the right way. Maybe they just suit some people's decor more than others. I think that it's just important that your hoouse looks like a home and if sun catchers are part of what makes your house feel like that, then go ahead and put them up!