redecorating??

Over the last several weeks our apartment building has been undergoing a lot of redecorating in the public areas.  The management, I'm told, is trying to appeal to younger renters.  I'm a little perplexed by this since we already have many young renters. I wasn't thrilled when they painted over the light, mellow looking natural wood paneling in the first floor hallways, lobby and lounge with a greyish white color, but I'm assured it will look great with the new furniture that's coming.  I consoled myself by thinking that at least the white walls looked ok with the shiny white marble tiles with black tiles along the sides that were on the floors.  These were beautiful, highly polished tiles with no cracks or other problems.  This week, though, they tore up all the marble flooring and replaced it (are you ready for this) with white ceramic tiles laid in a square pattern instead of the original diamond pattern.  An interesting side note.  When they tore up the marble floor I noticed that the floor under it had originally been brick, which was probably pretty nice when it was new.  Just out of curiosity I asked one of the managers why some of the money being used hadn't gone to upgrading the elevators which are a little slow at times. I was told that that money comes from a different account.  I think that's code for don't hold your breath waiting for elevator improvements.