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Men, would you mind if your wife redecorate the house?

Suppose you walked into your house one day, and your wife decorated the curtains and pillow with a more feminine touch, such as adding pinks, floral into the interior designs and painted the wall into a lighter, brighter color would you mind? I'm thinking about doing it, because the house is too masculine, everything is dark brown and black, it feels very sad.

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Ha ha i AM about to re do everything in our New house!..he takes it like a man..cuz he knows he married a bit of a princess and imma get my way either way!...Most men dont care!...lol.
You should never make changes to anything which affects the two of you without the other person's involvement, especially something major like that. If you don't like the way things look, then speak to him about it and how you would like it to be.
Gee, wouldn't you think of discussing it with your husband? Makes sense to me! Oh, by the way, I would be REALLY annoyed! Marriage consists of 2 people, not just one! Harmony is brought about by discussion and caring. Edit: Men may not say that much, but we DO care - it DOES matter. And some of you wonder why you end up divorced....!
Been there done that. So long as his favorite chair was there, he didn't care. He actually likes the lighter colors (I used a soft salmon), but more so because it WAS color and not this neutral crap. If you need to replace or recover his favorite chair, talk to him about it first. They get really testy if 'their' chair is missing or fru-fru. Now that the room has been decorated, he is FINALLY talking about other changes that could be made. Before, I couldn't get him to say anything but noncommittal grunts.
Yes that would piss me off
Yea
I don't feel a couples living room should have PINK. You can choose some awsome colors for the walls that will make the browns and blacks look good.
No
Whoa, if I did that my husband would be pissed. I think that you two should sit down and look as some colors that you both can agree on - not too masculine and not too feminine. Don't turn your home into a femme fest - that is so wrong.
Okay who lived there first? Why wasn't it discussed? Couldn't we have gone together and picked out a few things together? Are you going through some kind of phase, what next? Yeah, if your not comfortable with the decor, it should be discussed before you throw out the baby with the bath water!
I am a MAN. Ride big bikes/ drink/ smoke/ etc. but I still can't get used to every couple of months/ weeks the whole living room etc. is changed. One day my chair is here the next ??????????. But she is lovely. Small, but.....
personally don't care much if wife want to to change the seen of the house. As long as she know every thing is costly out there this day. As long as she not starting the mess and then complaining how tired she get. Women love to starting thing but complain right after the back. Do it one room as a time to see how you like it first. Normally woman don't like the new seen that she just done it and want to change again.
no, i like surprises, changes, coming home to a new house would be 1 more reason to go home. any man who get s angry about the curtains changing colors while he was gone has serious problems.
i would talk to him about it first.. see if you can decide on a lighter color together.. it may even be a fun project you can work on together..and yeah they do care. they really don't care for pink and light purple shades.most are open to white. off white and light brown.but talk to him and see what he say's about it..
I would not mind, if that is what makes her happy, it is fine with me. I only hope it is not too pink, but it would be better if we chose together.
He would completely freak out. That's why we women need to be SUBTLE. He doesn't notice... but I have been changing things wound for years! The other day, we were going through pictures and he said, "Who's house are we at?" It was our house. He starts looking around all startled. He was so confused! Hahahhahhahahahha! I ask about the big stuff, like painting the walls... but I usually pester him about it, you know, "Honey? Which of these colors do you like better?" Then I hold up five slightly different shades of yellow and make a huge deal about how very different they are, LOL!!! He ends up giving up and hiding in the garage. You just need to know how to work it. If you are newly married, start by doing something major, yet totally removable... like a new cover for the couch. See how he reacts to that. If he freaks, then take the couch cover off. No harm, no foul. OR, you could just sit down with him and TELL him that you find the house dark and depressing... I WOULD kill you if you put up pink florals. My house is done is lots of neutrals, but with major pops of color that I can change whenever the mood strikes me.... Like throw pillows, rugs, pictures, etc. My house is neither masculine or feminine. It is welcoming to all sex's. Even his work buddies feel comfortable in my house.. except that they think things are freakishly clean.
As a man I might mind just a bit, but truth be told my grandmother used to tell me this. The maintainance of the home such as keeping a clean yard and general repairs,reflects on the man.But the interior beautifying and general organization of the home reflects on the woman.Because if you have guests over and the inside of the home is unappealing, they are won't be bad talking the man. Same goes for the up keeping of the exterior and surroundings, they won't be bad talking the woman. So go right ahead! Be the boss,it's yours!
I think it would honestly depend on if I like her taste in style. I don't mean clothes mind you, I mean if she has a good eye for what looks good, not just the general concept, but looks good with what is around everything, does it all tie in together. Does the scheme blend nicely with the furniture, or is it too busy/loud etc. If I really liked that about her, def. no problem, even if she wasn't great at it I probably would, she should be happy :D