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Post by librarylady on Aug 6, 2022 20:28:37 GMT
Side note to this........ DH had a deer head mounted --complete head and antlers and wanted it over the fireplace mantle. I did not, but thought, "It is his house too." It was there for many years. Then a few years ago we repainted and when it was done, *HE* had the idea of moving it to another room. On another board an online friend showed a photo of a 6ft. stuffed fish that her new BIL brought to the marriage! Her sister never liked it. (duh) The marriage lasted 14 years and when the marriage ended the man left but he did not take the fish. This morning the sister put the fish on 2 kiddy chairs on the sidewalk with a sign that said, "Free, this fish needs a new home."  |
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Post by greendragonlady on Aug 6, 2022 21:31:35 GMT
My DH pretty much lets me do what I want. But he doesn't like anything on the walls that are words (or at least words only.) Like "Live, Laugh, Love" and the sort. (Although I told him I want a doormat that says "Live, Laugh, Leave" and he liked that idea!)
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Post by Montannie on Aug 7, 2022 0:49:45 GMT
My DH pretty much lets me do what I want. But he doesn't like anything on the walls that are words (or at least words only.) Like "Live, Laugh, Love" and the sort. (Although I told him I want a doormat that says "Live, Laugh, Leave" and he liked that idea!) I'd buy that doormat! |
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Post by Sarah*H on Aug 7, 2022 1:14:06 GMT
Oh gosh, we're at an impasse. We've been at one for the entire length of our relationship. Dh cares A LOT. But he can't ever make a decision. And our tastes aren't always compatible. So we have filled the house with the basics, I decorate seasonally but after 25 years, we have no paintings and no permanent decor.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Aug 7, 2022 3:32:36 GMT
Side note to this........ DH had a deer head mounted --complete head and antlers and wanted it over the fireplace mantle. I did not, but thought, "It is his house too." It was there for many years. Then a few years ago we repainted and when it was done, *HE* had the idea of moving it to another room. On another board an online friend showed a photo of a 6ft. stuffed fish that her new BIL brought to the marriage! Her sister never liked it. (duh) The marriage lasted 14 years and when the marriage ended the man left but he did not take the fish. This morning the sister put the fish on 2 kiddy chairs on the sidewalk with a sign that said, "Free, this fish needs a new home." Sounds like your DH and mine would get along famously, LOL. His deer head is still mounted over our fireplace at home, and he has plans to reinstall the GIANT rack of elk horns on the great room wall at our lake place once the fireplace stonework is done.  At home, every Christmas, I have a little Hallmark “MistleTOAD” ornament which is a an upside down cartoon toad holding a piece of mistletoe. I hang that thing from one of the deer antlers over the fireplace! 🤣 And I can relate to your fish story too. Not long before we bought our current house, DH had been working in a client’s home and she was getting ready for a garage sale. She had a 9-10’ long taxidermy sailfish that had been her DH’s and she was planning to get rid of it in the sale. DH loves to fish and knew the thing had to have cost a fortune to have it stuffed, so he asked how much she wanted for it. $100 and he brought that thing home and hung it on the wall in our livingroom.  In our tiny old house. I had hoped it wouldn’t come with us when we moved but of course it did. It now hangs in a mostly unused formal livingroom where DD had a bunch of her bigger toys in when she was little. I’m sure if there was a wall big enough for it at our lake place he would want to put it there. Thankfully that isn’t the case. I’m hoping at some point I can put that thing out on my curb with a “Free to a good home” sign! Mostly we agree on a lot of things though, and we agree to compromise in other areas. To kind of get him back for the fish and the deer head, I put up a row of gnome wall decals in our kitchen. He just kind of shrugged, LOL. I think they’re cute, and at least they’re easy to remove if I ever decide I’m sick of them. |
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Post by pherena on Aug 11, 2022 19:19:32 GMT
When we got married, my DH had two of the most hideous faux antique-looking lamps I'd ever seen. Somehow I got the impression they had belonged to his grandmother, so I put up with them without comment. Several excruciating years later, one ceased functioning. When I told him how sorry I was (a big fat lie), he said, "It's ok. I bought these at a discount store. I thought it was nice that they matched." Needless to say the still-functioning twin made its way to the garage, post haste!
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Post by Neisey on Aug 12, 2022 3:32:29 GMT
We do not live together but my SO has an awesome eye for colour and decor and his house looks great. He always asks me if I like something before he buys it and I say it’s your house and you can choose whatever you like but he says he wants me to like it too so I give my honest opinion. Luckily, we have similar styles do no issues. I would trust him to paint and style my house, no problem. I would probably not get any stick on spice racks lol.
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At home, every Christmas, I have a little Hallmark “MistleTOAD” ornament which is a an upside down cartoon toad holding a piece of mistletoe. I hang that thing from one of the deer antlers over the fireplace! 🤣
In our tiny old house. 
