The "Styles and Tastes are Forever Changing" Story

It was an ordinary day. Carol and I were looking back at some of the old photos from our first house. We remodeled the kitchen two times as styles changed. First time we had dark cabinets that I made and had harvest gold appliances and Formica counter tops. Carpet tiles on the floor finished the remodel. Second time we still put Formica on the counter top, but changed the cabinets to a light oak and laid ceramic tile on the floor. Put brand new white appliances in to replace the yellow ones. We redid the second floor bathroom and added a bathroom on the third floor where our two boys had their bedroom. Third floor bathroom only had a shower. We remodeled the basement so we could have a TV room. Shag carpet, ceiling tiles and dark wooden paneling did the job. And ..... we replaced the wall paper in the dining room a few times. As times change, so do your taste in decorating. When we first moved into 925 Janet Ave. the walls in the dining room were white in color. We had some wild ideas about how we should decorate the dining room. The rear wall of the house was covered with a really bright vinyl flowered wall paper. We laugh when we look at photos of the wall. Did we actually buy that wallpaper? I made a special light with plastic and wood to hang over our dining room table and Carol and I hooked our own rug for the floor. Rug had the male and female symbols on it. Really different!! What were we thinking when we decorated the dining room like that? Certainly not what other people would think of our decorating. We thought it was neat. Makes we wonder what people think of what we do in our house today. We love the beach and our house reflects that. Paintings and sculptures on the wall and tables. Tables with seashells in the center of them. Seaside furniture in most rooms. Bathroom sinks that came from the Caribbean. Tall grasses in our gardens and flowerbeds and a big artificial palm tree that glows for the neighborhood after dark. Wow, our taste and styles really change!! It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy. PS - top photo shows the first remodel with the harvest gold appliances and dark wood cabinets, middle photo shows the really neat wall paper and the ceiling light I made while the bottom photo shows the hand-hooked rug that Carol and I made.