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Interior Design Tips for the Apartment Where You Move In With Your Boyfriend

It's important to take this decision together

By Clive RatliffPublished 2 years ago 5 min read
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Interior Design Tips for the Apartment Where You Move In With Your Boyfriend
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When you move in with your boyfriend, in addition to the multitude of problems you expect to encounter, at least at the beginning of the road, the main concern of most women is that they will have to change their lifestyle, their interior design preferences. and, finally, that their style will be greatly reduced.

But don't panic. Experts in couple relationships and those in the field of interior design say that there are many ways to reconcile your preferences without depersonalizing yourself.

Interior design tips for your apartment

If you are both passionate about travel, then redecorating will be much easier.

You will certainly agree on a place that you have especially fallen in love with and you will take that style so that you are both satisfied. If you are a fan of more exotic places, a design suggestion that could inspire you would be to arrange your bedroom in oriental style, but keep the comfort you need. It is up to you to choose the specific decor elements. The important thing is to bring joy to both of you!

If he prefers classic and elegant, and you want a home where romance floats in the air, an excellent design idea that will satisfy both of you, would be the retro-romantic style.

Elegant, but at the same time comfortable and warm, the retro-romantic style brings you together through the light colors, a lot of brightness, spaces arranged more aesthetically than pragmatically, and elements that will make you feel in a permanent era of beauty.

If you both strive for simplicity, comfort, and spaciousness, then try the minimalist style, working with light and color, for a warm effect.

Multifunctional furniture to help you turn your library into a bed at night or a table with a built-in lamp is the best solution to get as much space as possible.

The minimalist style is equally appropriate in cases where one of the partners prefers to be practical, and the other has a penchant for modernism or surrealism.

Although the rustic style is more appropriate when it comes to houses, if you are a traditionalist, there are also rustic variants adapted to the spaces offered by an apartment.

Rough-looking simple wood furniture, traditional blankets, rugs, or natural leathers, which take the place of rugs and carpeting, are just a few of the elements that can help you enjoy a rustic interior design that pleases both of you.

Tips for couples moving in together

If you feel that the common style is quite difficult to find, then it's time to compromise!

Look for commonalities in your styles

Sometimes inspiration and salvation come from commonalities, so in the end, you both manage to feel "at home." Stubbornness is not good, solutions are sought, not problems, right? After all, just as you would not like him to impose himself in the decoration of your apartment, so he would not like everything around him to be pink.

Balance is important and you can find it in the common points of your styles. Now it's your apartment, so you have to feel the presence and the imprint of two people.

Turn the move together in the apartment into a toy

If you love the minimalist style, but your partner is eager to decorate the house as much as possible, it is not the end of the world.

Whether you decide to bring your styles somewhere in the middle or decorate your rooms differently, to reconcile both styles, compromise for the sake of harmony, which comes from both sides, can be the lifeline. It's not that hard, is it? Jae Joo, an interior design expert, suggests that practicing a game to test in an online program what your home might look like could be fun.

You can decorate your home until you find the option you like. When everything is clear enough, you can turn the project into reality, you can buy your furniture and you can start making your mark.

Look for the middle way, to get the result you both want

When you choose to move in with your boyfriend, think about what household items you have, what items he has, and make sure you don't overcrowd with two refrigerators or two microwaves, but don't have a washing machine.

Find the balance, bring the necessary comfort, and always be equally involved in the arrangement. It is natural to tell him what you want your home to look like and what makes you feel good, but it is not normal to impose yourself.

If you imagine that the feminine style cannot be successfully combined with an extremely minimalist, practical, and colorless style, hiring an interior designer who takes into account the wishes of both partners and who comes up with an ideal middle solution, can be beneficial for the peace of your relationship.

Each one expresses his point of view, and the expert proposes what is to be satisfied by both partners. That way, you get rid of extra worries and everyone gets the most out of it.

No matter what common style you find, in the end, everyone should have their corner, where everything is exactly as it was before you moved in together.

Your move together should be an extra occasion of joy, not a cause of stress, which will bring tension to the relationship. Follow these interior design tips and you will have a home to return to every night, where you both feel good and comfortable!

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