You may have been living together for years, you may have been married for years, but do you know what color your partner would like tiles in the bathroom? If the answer is "no", then setting up a shared home can bring a lot of surprises moment for both of you.

Preparations

I stick to the belief that tastes are different and do not argue about taste.

No, they don't fight either, but find compromises. So that the furnishing, repair or building of a joint home goes without unnecessary arguments and imposing your own taste, I recommend to define the start rules and make preparations.

• Create your own Pinterest folder to save the interiors and pieces you really like and in which there is a feeling - I would like to live in such an interior. Then compare these galleries and make conclusions. If the style direction is similar - you are lucky! If the styles are radically different (for example, for one (one likes romantic boho and the other likes industrial minimalism), you'll need to find a middle ground that appeals to both. Most likely, one of you will have to make concessions.
• Each of you think about what you like to do , what are your and common hobbies, how do you spend time time at home? Accordingly, make a list of must-haves in your home. If you like to cook a lot, then you should pay attention to the arrangement of the kitchen, so that there is a large enough work surface to have to manage ergonomically. If you like to read a lot, then perhaps you should set up a reading corner, or a good one bedside lighting. If you work a lot from home, you should provide a comfortable workplace. These are just some of the for examples. Create your own custom list.

No temporary mode

Think only about yourself and your well-being

You don't have to think about grandma's or mom's taste! You don't have to take their advice! You furnish your house and you in it live, not them! Please don't buy yourself a pull-out to sleep in every day, just a few times a year would receive guests. It is better to receive guests in the kitchen. Don't sacrifice your health for visitors!

If you plan to live in a rented apartment for a long time, do not live in temporary mode all this time

Ask for permission to improve something, buy furniture, change handles (but keep the old ones in a separate box), repaint the walls. The owners will be happy that you will improve their property. Ask permission to drill some holes decorations or use the special adhesive hooks. You can also furnish a rental apartment as your own home!

Trends go away, repairs remain!

Home furnishing budgets tend to create hassles

To prevent this from happening, talk about it in time and plan expenses. Situations tend to be different. If you have already saved the amount you can afford to spend immediately, then make a excel list of planned purchases and works, do some price research.

This way you will understand what you can afford to buy more expensive, and who will have to wait for discount offers. If nothing changes you haven't saved much and you want to improve something little by little, I recommend moving and transforming the existing furniture first. Organize things, get rid of excess. Then choose priorities and plan the sequence of work.

Do not fall into the temptation of trends!

Remember how orange or green tiles were in fashion until recently, with an accent stripe somewhere in the middle, or patterned final margin. Currently, the owners of these tiles do not know how to get rid of them because they look so outdated. That was a trend! Nothing goes out of date as quickly as trendy colors, patterns, materials, etc. Trends go away, but repairs remain. So choose persistent values. Better a gray sofa and bright cushions than a bright sofa in a few years will go out of fashion and you will have to find a new one instead.

It's normal to get confused, angry, argue and cry!

During the repair or arrangement, you will sometimes think that you are going crazy or that something is wrong with you! calm down breathe and remember that you will have a beautiful home as a result.

Each of us can be the designer of our dream house ! It's not as complicated as it might seem at first it seems! And the result will be worth all the effort!

Article author: Egita @ mansremonts

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