Most of us know someone who can't seem to remove themselves from a particular era. Sometimes they are stuck and retain that hairstyle from the year they graduated High School, listen to the same music, or wear those same clothes that looked good at one time. Sometimes this can be a good thing. I think back to my cherry red 1969 Camaro and how much I loved that car. By the time it got to me it was 20 years old but what a beauty it was. Unfortunately I wasn't mature enough to have such a powerful car and soon after racked up 12 points on the driving record. I had to sell after owning it for just over one year.
Thinking back to my grandparents home I remember the bright red shag carpet, floral print wallpaper, orange dome light fixtures, and velvet red lamp shades. Those items were in place from my childhood all the way up to the time the house was sold. Going to grandmas was a great event I always looked forward to. As the years went on I enjoyed the fact that everything remained the same. It was like a time capsule where nothing changed and grandmas house was consistent and safe. For the most part people like things that are consistent. Change can be uncomfortable. When I sat on grandmas couch looking over photos from my childhood I was sitting on the same couch. Everything in the photo was the same except me. Even my grandparents looked EXACTLY the same. I swear they were born grandparents.
A couple weeks ago I had the privilege to inspect a condo that was, up until very recently, occupied by the original owner. Obviously the occupants had not done any updating to the decor in some time but it reminded me of grandmas house. While this may have been appealing to me, the buyer's were talking about how the first thing on their list was to completely redecorate. I wanted to ask them to save some of the wallpaper and carpet so I could build a little room in my basement but I understand that would be really strange and slightly unhealthy. Who can blame them for wanting to update really? While the wallpaper and carpet brought back memories for me I don't think anyone would run out for silver foil wallpaper and bright orange shag carpet to decorate their groovy pad.
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