Re:Why is simple decoration so rare in recent work?
by lotsofpulp on Wednesday May 01, 2024 @09:22AM
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I intentionally buy non structural/utility things to be ephemeral.
First, tastes and circumstances change, so it does not benefit me to spend extra on furniture/decorations/etc that last decades. Second, the prices increase drastically and disproportionately at the high “quality” end of the curve.
For example, I want to spend for the best on the bones of whatever I’m buying. The foundation, plumbing, electrical, that stuff is there forever, no one wants to open up walls and dig to fix things.
But furniture, decor, fixtures, finishes might want to be redone in 10 or 20 years. Plus it’s much cheaper so that you can afford doing it every 10 years rather than buy something that lasts 100 years.
In business, customers respond to the same. They react positively to design changes every decade or so. That’s why hotels/restaurants/stores/etc go through a property improvement plan regularly. It makes people feel like the property is being renewed or invested in.
First, tastes and circumstances change, so it does not benefit me to spend extra on furniture/decorations/etc that last decades. Second, the prices increase drastically and disproportionately at the high “quality” end of the curve.
For example, I want to spend for the best on the bones of whatever I’m buying. The foundation, plumbing, electrical, that stuff is there forever, no one wants to open up walls and dig to fix things.
But furniture, decor, fixtures, finishes might want to be redone in 10 or 20 years. Plus it’s much cheaper so that you can afford doing it every 10 years rather than buy something that lasts 100 years.
In business, customers respond to the same. They react positively to design changes every decade or so. That’s why hotels/restaurants/stores/etc go through a property improvement plan regularly. It makes people feel like the property is being renewed or invested in.