A MATTER OF TASTE

I spend a great deal of time watching TV shows about young people buying their first homes or those in search of a new place when they’ve been transferred from another state. I’m always interested in seeing how the houses are decorated and what changes in decor will be made after they’ve moved in with their own furnishings.

The buyers always have a choice of three places, although it’s obvious that they have looked at others. The majority want a house with three bedrooms, two baths and a must have kitchen, featuring granite counter tops and stainless steel appliances. Nothing else will do.

There are also those persons who have specific wishes which are hard to find in their price range. There was one woman recently who wanted a Victorian home with this feature and that feature, but she never found exactly what she wanted. She complained about everything and I disliked her very much. She and her husband had the choice of two beautiful homes and one with weird features. They chose the weird one which shocked me, so I couldn’t wait to see how she had decorated it because I figured that it would have a wow factor, what with all her antiques. In showing us her now livable home at the end of the show, I was astonished to see black leather furniture in the living room and a sheer red cloth on their chrome dining room table.

It’s all a matter of taste.