If you’ve never lived together before, combining two households can be exhilarating - and exasperating at the same time!

Does he really have to keep that old chair from his bachelor days? Well, the truth is, if you try and force the issue, you may end up seeing that chair around for a LOT longer than you’d ever imagined.

And those gorgeous pink organza sheers you spent a fortune on may not have a place in Mr. Masculine’s world either.

How do you resolve this? COMPROMISE. 

A great way to start creating your NEW space together is to walk through each room and determine what *feeling* you want for the room. Is it calm and inviting, or are you looking for romance and allure? For the kitchen, you may want to design the space for creativity, or more of a comforting space for all those great conversations that inevitably end up around the kitchen table.

Whatever you decide, do it together. Each room and the overall feel of your home, will have your COMBINED LOVE all over it! Then choose from the pieces you both bring into the home that will really reflect your intention for each room. If it doesn’t fit, it doesn’t stay.

If you are fortunate enough to have a little nook in your home that each of you can carve out for your own space, that might be the best place for all the pieces that didn’t make the cut. That way he can keep his neon beer signs all to himself, and you can escape to the pink princess palace where you can hang your wedding dress - which will most definitely make you feel like a bride all over again...