Retro

I can understand why some people are stuck in the past. When these folks built their home, it was 'state of the art' and everything they put in it was new and modern. West Coast design, as it was called, was big and this home was done to the hilt in that theme. They took exceptionally good care of everything they had, and indeed, some parts of the house looked like they had never been used and were new, like the day of construction 25 years ago. So, if it is in such good shape, why get rid of it or change it? That is the reasoning and many people are in that place in their thinking. My first big job for these people was in the hottest part of the summer with forecast highs of mid to high 30's C. I was so grateful for an air-conditioned house and knew we would survive the hottest part of the summer. The day we started working there, their system broke and it ended up being the hottest interior job I ever did. What did not help was that the the lady of the house was extremely fussy and we had to find a new level of 'perfect' just for her. I guess she was not going to change it for another 25 years so it had better be good.