You go to someone's house for the first time; they inevitably make disparaging remarks about what the house was like before they bought it. They make it sound as though the architecture/decor were some ghastly aberration which it was important to correct.
Then you hear how stressful the building works were (whilst thinking "well, that's a self-made problem mate").
But the all-time low is still to come. You are yet to hear the rationale for choice of kitchen worksurfaces. What does it say about you if you decide against granite at the last moment? Nothing, my friend, nothing. All built-in kitchens look pretty much the same - sterile.
On one occasion, I was even shown a photo album detailing the renovation works step by ghastly step.
Renovation can be fun, even necessary. The same goes for taking a daily shower, but we wouldn't tell long stories about our choice of shower gel over dinner to virtual strangers, would we? No, we would not.