One year ago, we bought our first home. I have really enjoyed getting to pick wall colors, curtain materials, and just decorating in general. The one frustration is that our budget doesn't extend to my immediately doing everything that I want. Over the past year I have had to learn patience (a trait which I have very little of).
Our dear friends Matt and Amy just bought their first home and Amy and I have been talking about decorating. Amy recently took a "decorating style" quiz, which made me want to do the same. I did, and my decorating style is, apparently, "Country French." This knowledge would be extremely helpful in decorating my house, if I weren't married. Fortunately, (or in this case unfortunately) I am, and Patrick has a definite opinion about how I decorate our home. "Country French"?!?! This is not a decorating style that Patrick would really want in his home. For those of you who don't know, this is what "Country French" looks like, http://www.bhg.com/decorating/decorating-style/country-french/country-french-decorating-ideas/?ssot=7f521a41&ssop=1007
Thus the question arises, how do you decorate your home when you and your husband's opinions vary so much? The answer, with great difficulty. Of course, the other draw back to decorating is a lack of imagination and decorating finesse. The best things in our house were recommended by my friend Erika, not me. This is where knowing one's decorating style would be extremely helpful, but again, not so much here. I think if we were extremely wealthy, then we wouldn't have this problem because I could just buy some really nice stuff and then, as long as there weren't too many flowers, Patrick would probably like it. Alas and alack, this is not us. However, I do love attempting to find items that work in our home and, if I leave something that Patrick isn't sure about, in place, long enough, than he usually gives in in the end.
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