Buildings

We shape our buildings. Thereafter, they shape us.

~ Winston Churchill

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I watch some of the home remodeling shows. I wish that there was a channel that just showed you the last 10 minutes of all of these shows. All I really care about is the before and after.

Anyway, almost always the people come home and say how much they love the house. Usually it's accompanied with comments such as, "I can't believe you did this!" or "I can't get over how great this looks."

The people who did the work always seemed pleased with the homeowners saying this stuff. I'm not sure why, though. The subtext is, "I thought you were going to make this super sucky, but you didn't and I am shocked by that."