Home Bedroom Decor and Compromise
Agreeing with Your Partner on Home and Bedroom Décor
Home Bedroom Decor and Compromise
Agreeing with Your Partner on Home and Bedroom Décor
Everyone has their own opinions and taste, especially when it comes to art, color, and design. Because each individual has his or her own idea of what will look best in a particular application, coming to an agreement with your spouse, significant other, or roommate regarding home and bedroom furniture décor can be a difficult task. However, there are ways to compromise that will make the task less difficult and more enjoyable for both of you.
First of all, each party should have his or her own space – a study, a library, or separate bathrooms – where each person can express him- or herself without any kind of compromise to a unique design or style that is pleasing to their own senses. This means that, regardless of how much you may despise avocado colored towels and pink floral wall paper, the cohabitant has every right to decorate that one bathroom with those designs, should that be his or her preference. It also means that your one room in the house need not conform to the preferences of your cohabitant. In these rooms, the two of you have separate free reign.
In shared rooms of the house or apartment, your home décor may not be exactly what you want but won’t be your partner’s ideal design either. The décor will be a compromise of the two tastes. For example, you may like classical, Baroque style traditional wood beds with intricate carvings into immense pieces of wood. On the other hand, your roommate or spouse may prefer minimalist designs, much like the Japanese culture, where in traditional households you’ll find precious little furniture, all of which is straight forward containing little detail. Certainly you could settle on something that caters a bit to both needs for living room furniture.
In some areas of the house, it may seem like a given that one or the other of you makes the majority of the decisions. Take into account the kitchen; if you are the only one who ever cooks and your roommate or significant other can barely boil water, then you are the likely candidate to choose the décor for the kitchen.
Home decoration is about compromise when there are multiple residents sharing the same location. While you will not always be in agreement (and sometimes, rarely or NEVER agree) as to what style, color, or décor type is the best and most appropriate for a living room or bedroom furniture design, you can agree to disagree and compromise on the design in shared spaces while maintaining individuality in personal space.
Design Tips:
1. Good design continues to focus on comfort and style but things are less matched. That is, rooms are done in a combination of styles, Warm Contemporary mixed with Urban, Tuscan accents with Warm Contemporary lines and colors. At Sawmill Furniture, our staff members have years of experience in the furniture and decorating world. Our expertise can help you make that idea in your head a reality in your home.
2. You can never go wrong with the classics. Trends come and go but classics are timeless, invest your money wisely when it comes to your home, even if you're just starting out in life.
3. Make your house fly off the market. Clients want help with remodeling projects - which of course includes redecorating - as a way of boosting the salability of their homes in a softening market.
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