They
say that opposites attract. And while opposite people can often find
a middle ground where they can compromise, that sometimes becomes
harder when dealing with eclectic home décor.
The truth is, that if a person marries someone who is opposite of
himself or herself, the couple only needs to spend time with each
other for less than half of the waking day. That means that the differences
are minimized and sometimes appreciated.
But, when it comes to one person wanting to decorate the home in
an eclectic way, this is where some problems can start. Most people
view the home as a sanctuary. So, if they can’t come home and
feel comfortable in their surroundings, there may be a problem.
For example, she may want to put up bead curtains instead of doors
on all the rooms while he would love nothing more than to make an
entertainment center out of used pop cans. On the occasions where
the two parties simply can’t agree, some kind of a middle ground
still needs to be found.
One of the best ways to find compromises is to divide up the rooms
that each member of the couple is responsible for. So, if the husband
spends a lot of time in a certain room, it can be his responsibility
to add whatever sort of eclectic home decor he chooses to the room.
The same is true for the wife.
Often what ends up happening is that the husband and the wife will
end up asking one another what their opinion’s are about the
rooms they are creating. That way, even though a certain room certainly
will have the feel of the husband or the wife, that doesn’t
mean that the spouse won’t be able to add into it a couple of
his or her ideas as well.
Also, things can blend in the home f the couple works together.
For example, if he likes French décor and she is designing
with Asian décor, there are ways to blend these two types and
find a happy medium.
One example is that one spouse can include all the decor of a certain
style they want in a room, but the other spouse can paint the walls
to match with the style in which his/her room was created.
Eclectic home décor – like marriage – isn’t
easy and it takes work. But, if done right, the end result could look
beautiful.