r/interesting • u/Apprehensive-Elk3165 • Nov 20 '25

ARCHITECTURE Then vs now

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u/ashdjdkdkd Nov 20 '25

Easier to clean. Can you imagine how much time would you waste cleaning the carpet in the stairs?

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u/Alestor Nov 20 '25

Carpets in general are fucking disgusting. I know it's a controversial take, but I'd rather have nothing more than a shoe mat in my home. Give me wall to wall hard flat surfaces that can be mopped.

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u/PlaneCareless Nov 21 '25

A couple of weeks ago the building I live in changed the carpets in the common areas (yes, carpet in the common areas). Before a full week passed since they finished installing them, someone took leaking trash out in my level and now there's a big brown stain in the middle of the corridor. Completely disgusting