If you have lived in student housing you know what the room looks like: university issued twin bed with metal frame, sofa bed in a matte brown or some other unbearably drab color, vinyl tiles on the floor and kitchen counter.
Move up to the newly employed singles scene where monochrome rules in black sofa and white or animal print rug. Stainless steel (new) shiny appliances add a bright note. A few well placed knickknacks on low tables speak of a well traveled resident. Books placed strategically scream 'this is an intelligent person who wants you to know they read'. And of course, a large screen TV.
Then comes the family. The white rug is replaced with one in neutral colors, preferably with a pattern of some sort to hide the stains. The knickknacks are replaced with boxes of tissues, always within quick grasp. Crayon doodles on walls mark the creative genius growing up in the household. Plastic covers on antique wooden tables, locks on toilets and drawers, a swing or a high chair where the wine rack used to be.
Finally, as the locks come off and rooms get divvied up, a well used recliner is placed next to the natuzzi sofa. Look closely and you'll see that the recliner is placed directly facing the TV. Almost as if the person sitting on is o a desert island. Look closer and you'll see the dents in the sofa next to it. Where others used to sit and argue over the remote. Arguments that have now ceased. Seats that lie open.
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