Question by dandelion: Decorating our home (& husband’s feelings)?
I’m bummed. We have a beautiful home and have purchased very nice pieces of furniture. I have been planning, coordinating & decorating- you know, the way wives do. Then, my husband pulls out all the (nicely) crap that he’s accumulated throughout life. Toy trains, tiny sports & jet figurines, elementary school trophies, rubiks cube puzzles, plaques. And believe me, it’s not real collectors items, rather things he showcased on his dusty dresser for years. He jokingly put them up on our new furniture, and I rolled my eyes and made him pack them away in a “sentimental keepsake box”. Then returns with a new box of random stuff that I think he is halfway serious about displaying.
I don’t want to take away his identity, or hurt his feelings. I too have special things, but prefer to have grown up decor & office accessories on my desk. Home design usually limits small gadgety pieces. He’s put me in a tough spot. How do I politely keep it looking nice?
He’s also very proud of high school woodshop projects. Don’t get me wrong, the coffee table, bread bread box and desk he made show his talent, but they are nothing fancy. I feel like a horrible witch for not displaying them with our home decor. I’m no Martha Stewart, just a very simple Target decorator, but it is very tasteful. Again, I have many art projects I can’t even believe I did, but there just isn’t a place for it in our home…Is it sooo bad that I don’t prefer to use the old sentimental stuff. I just love to decorate, it’s what makes me tick! An old coffee table in oak just doesn’t compliment or match our new furniture.
Best answer:
Answer by suellenh
Ooohhh…you’ve got it worse than I do, much worse. I’m glad you’ve got your husband and I’ve got mine. However, perhaps you’d like to rent mine for a while – he breaks stuff, and this might be useful to you…my motto about my husband is “if it can be broken, he will break it.” Hahaha.
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