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The Newly Wedded Home, Combining and Compromising with Style

 
 
 
 

Creating the perfect ‘newly wedded home’ takes combining and compromising with style. You weed through the couple’s disparate pieces and create a home that stylishly melds their two distinct identities. The key is always finding elements, objects, colors and styles that can act as a common ground. When it’s done well, it’s newlywedded bliss! 

Combining with Style in the Newly Wedded Home

When combining styles, it’s helpful to find one thing in particular that will tie everything together visually. You need a singular, unifying element like a wall color, or fabrics or unifying area rugs or furniture to use throughout the main living spaces. You can also pull a design scheme together with white upholstery or slipcovers and a simple print fabric on pillows and accent chairs. 
 
 
 


This is an instance when having a few hours consultation with a design professional can guide you on what to keep, what to repurpose, and what to discard. They can hang your pictures, artfully place your accessories and make solid suggestions on upcoming projects or purchases like paint and furniture.
 
Most importantly, if any of your furnishings are overtly masculine or feminine, try to find a compromise. Know when it’s time to move away from the Easy Boy recliners and usher in the wingbacks. A peaceful and harmonious home life is worth the concession.
 
Stayed tuned for my Style File where I give you my step-by-step process that eliminates the guess work out of combining your households!
 
 
 
 
Image above, via Design Sponge
 
 

Compromising with Style in the Newly Wedded Home

 

When combining a couple’s belongings for the new nest, each spouse must first choose their own, two to three, best quality pieces. 

After their quality pieces are chosen, each spouse should choose their own, two to three sentimental pieces.

Each spouse should be allowed to veto one to two of the other’s furnishings. These are ONLY based on poor quality, wear and tear, or gender-based themes (the color pink, car posters, etc.)

If possible, it’s advisable for each spouse to have one area that is decorated solely for him/her such as the master bedroom (her), the den (him), the home theater (him), or the patio (her). These are perfect venues for those gender-based items that have been vetoed or weeded out. 

Most people find interior schemes that have a mix of both masculine and feminine elements quite comfortable to live with and easy on the eyes so don’t be afraid to mix in floral fabrics and gentile colors alongside masculine architecture, metals and dark woods.

 

 



 

Phoebe Howard, image above.

 

My Favorite Pieces to Bring Together Disparate Styles

 
  • Modern, classic lamps go with everything.
 
  • Soft furnishings in unifying fabrics such as sofas, armchairs, accent chairs, throw pillows or curtains are the best unifying pieces and the costliest. 

 

  • Matchstick blinds, woven blinds or small slat shutters are classics too. Truthfully, I’m not fond of plantation shutters. I feel they’re the lazy man’s choice to designing.
 
  • Sisal or soft neutral area rugs pull everything together adding softness and texture to boot.
 
  • Beautiful, framed mirrors add visual space and go well with both couple’s artwork.
 
Well, that’s it for today! If you’re a newlywed and you’re reading this congratulations to you both! I hope you found this article super helpful. 
 
 


For all you newlyweds! I created The Functional Home Blueprint to help you create a livable, clutter free home. Get my download and create beautiful places in your home for downtime and reconnecting with yourself and your loved ones!

 

  • My easy tools, attractive container ideas and simple home office hacks.

 

  • Carve out spaces to exercise, and downtime.

 

  • Maximize your kitchen to follow through with healthy eating; and utilize all your rooms. Plus, a BONUS: my fave home workout equipment!

 

Here is that link again. That’s it for today. Bye for now! Shiree

Enjoy! Bye for now.
Shiree’
 
And for more goodness on this topic, check out my article “How to Fight New Home Fatigue…and personalize your home’s appearance in five steps”! I think you will love it.