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Try living with 1980s bathrooms and kitchen and then you’ll realize it’s a functional need and not merely cosmetic.

My family room furniture was purchased in 2000. Anyone else have a sofa and coffee table from the year 2000? Ditto for my kitchen table.

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These are wants.  Not needs.  If the toilet flushes and the drains drain then it is cosmetic.  Remove and repair caulk.  Paint yourself (or hire painters).  Everything else is a want.  And in 15 years no one will want to pay for your 2023 renovations.  It can actually be easier to sell your 1980s house because then buyers know you are not trying to pass off your renovation as recent in the pricing.  You would be much better off paying for a handyman to keep everything in working order than doing a cheap/middle-of-the road renovation.  So no, I can't help convince your spouse that this is a need because it isn't.[/quote]

In the mid 2000s I was gifted a white sofa with pink flowers from the 80s.  I kept that for many years.  It was functional.  Last year I bought the first sofa I have ever purchased.  I'm early 40s.  Needs vs. wants.  Thank goodness they're teaching kids the difference in elementary school these days.[/quote]

Op here.

I had a fabulous couch purchased by an elderly relative in 1980 from a high-end store. The quality was much different from what I bought in 2000. I kept the 1980s couch in our basement rec room until recently when it finally started to lose shape.

My 2000 macys couch is lopsided and sagging. It’s not comfortable. And it’s torn in multiple places. You can only flip cushions for so long until both sides look crummy.

It’s a need, not a want, to have a place to sit.

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