If you go to a restaurant like Longhorn where you live, then go to another Longhorn 100 miles away, a lot of the decor will be the *exact same* items, down to statues. Is there some sort of catalogue?
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Working at a franchise hotel, I can tell you that a lot of that comes down to the fact that the corporation makes deals with manufacturers (or just sets up their own) for materials, like wallpaper, carpeting, tablecloths, tables… Even basic materials, like plates and forks.
The intent is to lessen the cost for the franchisee, making it easier to run the business. The effect is that sometimes things get a little uniform.
Here, we have a lot of control over what we buy, with only the towels and linen being required from the brand, so the wallpaper, carpets, artwork, etc, might look different between two hotels of the same brand. But some things, like signage, have rules that must be followed, so there will be some things that just seem familiar.
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