why do people decorate their homes now in stuff that will clearly be outdated in 15 years?

[Anonymous]

it seems like we are in an age of neo-70s style gaudy interior decorating: bold patterned wallpaper, furniture, rugs, clashy lights, etc. all of this stuff looks good now but will clearly look as awful as shag carpeting and reflective mirror blinds in 15 years. this seems like a huge waste of money. why don't people invest in more traditional styling?

[Anonymous]

Because they plan to remodel in 15 years and can afford to do so?

[Anonymous]

You don't know much about following your bliss, do you?

We could be dead in 15 years. Enjoy the now.

[Anonymous]

15 years is a long time from now...

why don't you wear clothes that will be in style a decade from now, OP? how could you POSSIBLY choose to wear what's fashionable now?

Try living in the present. It's really quite liberating. You sound like one of these people who frets over whether a renovation will hurt their resale value in 20 years. What sane person thinks like this?

[Anonymous]

People who decorate in styles this bold/dramatic are people who enjoy redecorating. Seriously. They get restless in a few years and want to reinvent the place. Personally, I hate redecorating, so I pick really classic things. It means my overall look is less of a dramatic statement, and more just pleasantly mellow. But mine won't look outdated as soon. To each her own!

[Anonymous]

Persians. And Russians.

[Anonymous]

We will all be dead in 15 years' time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Because they plan to remodel in 15 years and can afford to do so?

But if you just get nice traditional (non-vomitatious) stuff it will last a lot longer than 15 years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because they plan to remodel in 15 years and can afford to do so?

But if you just get nice traditional (non-vomitatious) stuff it will last a lot longer than 15 years.

Even the stuff I love I don't want to look at for that long! Change is good. Embrace it.

[Anonymous]

Maybe I am boring but I prefer not to have all that crap to dust and just want plain walls, lots of molding, crown molding and cream color walls and shutters.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because they plan to remodel in 15 years and can afford to do so?

But if you just get nice traditional (non-vomitatious) stuff it will last a lot longer than 15 years.

Even the stuff I love I don't want to look at for that long! Change is good. Embrace it.

sounds like an excuse to waste money. i give my wife a strict decorating and furnishing budget that does not allow for remodeling every 15 years.

[Anonymous]

Not decorating exactly, But I do wonder about the whole Open Living Concept thing. Folks will say what were they thinking? Have to put up walls before I move in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because they plan to remodel in 15 years and can afford to do so?

But if you just get nice traditional (non-vomitatious) stuff it will last a lot longer than 15 years.

Unless it's your own kids spending money frivolously then coming to you for more money, you need to butt out! The way someone decorates has nothing to do with you, and to think you can and should change their mind is bizarre.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

sounds like an excuse to waste money. i give my wife a strict decorating and furnishing budget that does not allow for remodeling every 15 years.

You sound like a peach.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not decorating exactly, But I do wonder about the whole Open Living Concept thing. Folks will say what were they thinking? Have to put up walls before I move in.

i think that is here to stay. who is going to want to close kitchens back up away from the living room? however totally open as in no walls at all on the main floor yes, i agree, will go the way of mid century moderns,