moving into a new house…fiance and i cant agree on how to decorate HELP?
Sunday, September 5th, 2010 at
10:52 am
my fiance and i just bought our first house and we are both excited to remodel and decorate it…but we have totally different ideas…i told him he can decorate his game room however he wants and hes excited about that but he also wants to decorate the entire house however he wants and he really just doesnt have good taste and i would like everything to be neutral so that we can have a high resale value…..i guess i dont really have a question i just need advice….or if you can let me know magazines or websites with good ideas…..thanks!!!!
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Filed under: Decoration
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Start watching alot of HGTV together, that way you can both see things you like and combine tastes. Also there are alot of resale shows so he can see some of the value of what not to do.
agree on a color scheme first… suggest colors you like and make him suggest colors he likes then coordinate the colors into one room!
Dont owrry about resale value, make the home your own. You shouldnt buy it to resell it. Find colors or styles that you both like and go from there. My husband and I had the same issue but found some comon ground and we love our home now. Good luck!
well I would give him another room or two….one that not too many peiple would see. Than you can gradually weed him out of those too!!!! :p worked for me!
How soon to do you expect to put your house back on the market?
If you will keep it for at least five years… go ahead and paint it any color you want. After that length of time you will need to repaint anyway.
Check out Better Homes and Gardens, both the magazine and the website. They always have great looking rooms, a lot of them done in neutrals or whites. I would also recommend Country Living.
If he has no taste, don’t let him decorate.
http://www.trendir.com/
this is an online decoration magazine!
There are some magazines out there where you can get ideas. Ones like good housekeeping, better homes and gardens, and a bunch of others I’m not familiar with.
Someone else mentioned the home improvement TV shows on cable and regular TV. That can give you some ideas on the latest decorating ideas. good luck
Compromise.
There should be elements that represent you both in every room not just in one. If you both have strong personalities, then you should each get a room to decorate as you choose but the rest of the house should be toned down, not just neutral.
This is not a reality show, it’s real life. Paint will not hurt the resale value and neither will decorations or furniture. If you two can’t agree on this, there is little hope for your future together.
If you can’t agree on something so simple as home decor, why are you going to get married?