How many years do you think it will take for the new Bostock layout/furniture/carpet/lighting to look outdated and retro? Five years? Ten years? Twenty?
ANSWER PERSON RESPONDS: Hmmm … I don’t think I’m allowed to say. We’ve waited nearly 40 years on the Perkins building, but it was ready to change long before that, probably after 10-15 years.
The secret in these matters is to put off renovations so long that the design and furnishings look hiply retro (although the restoration” costs after 50 years will be higher than “renovation” costs after 10-15 years, which mostly involve simply trashing the furniture and altering the original design). Even ranch houses and split levels are starting to look cool again, but it costs a lot to restore an avacado green refrigerator.