why do people decorate their homes now in stuff that will clearly be outdated in 15 years?

[Anonymous]

I live in fear of having a time capsule home and so constantly redecorate, rearrange, repaint, donate, update...

[Anonymous]

12:51 back to add that my parents live in a time capsule circa 1985 and so I want to avoid this...there's nothing sadder than decorating your house the year you move in and then...nothing

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Furnishings from 15 years ago + look tired and dated, even if you think you chose classic things.

Yeah, this is just not true. Maybe if all your furniture is ikea quality.

High quality wood furniture, yes. but not upholstered stuff.

[Anonymous]

And the best thing about real wood stuff is that you can paint and stain it to "refresh" it. I don't have many wood pieces because I was poor for a long time and couldn't afford to buy it, but I'm slowly replacing all of my cheap stuff with quality furniture.

Even still, fifteen years is a good time span for major reno projects like kitchen and bathrooms. Other parts of the house, such as paint, wallpaper, drapes, bedding, and upholstered furniture really needs to be updated much more often. Probably every 5-7 years.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, people are delusional if they think that their 1999/2000 era sofas still look "classic" today. It might be well maintained, but it still looks dated.

And that's fine, my MIL still has her furniture from 70s and 80s, and she thinks it's classic too. But just don't expect everyone to want the same in their homes.

+1

The only exception is high quality antiques and even much of that "brown furniture" is out of style right now.

I don't know why in the DC area the "traditional" look is so in anyways. The way people here do it, it looks at least 20 years out of date to me. For example, matching furniture, matching dining room sets.