You know the great satisfaction that comes with decorating a room in your
house. Be it the powder room or the living room, there is a sense of pride that
will come over you for months every time you walk into that particular room.
Now imagine sharing that feeling with your mate. Not only the feelings of
pride, but the memory of how much fun you both had decorating the room together.
No matter how big or small the project, it is guaranteed to bring you closer
together as a couple.
This concept has everything a relationship desires: quality time,
communication, trust (in each other’s sense of taste), cooperation,
negotiation and fun! The time together is exciting as you are both working on a
project, a common goal and most importantly a change for the both of you. Most
couples are mainly productive at their jobs and likely aren’t appreciated for
all their hard work. But when you work together on a decorating project there
is camaraderie, appreciation for the time and effort put forward, and
inevitably, admiration. Activities when decorating a room together can include
drinking coffee while going over your fabric or paint colour options; taking
trips together to pick out special items, searching the internet for unique
ideas or simply brainstorming together.
The best part of all when decorating with your mate is getting down to the
nitty gritty. Putting on your old jogging pants, pulling up your sleeves and
getting dirty. Cleaning and prepping walls for painting can be done in no time
if you work as a team. Crank up the music and really put your back into it the
task at hand. There is no greater aphrodisiac for a man than to see his woman
tearing a cabinet off a wall. It doesn’t hurt to have a bottle of wine on
hand as well. Use this time as productive work time but also as a slow
seduction. Take time between moving furniture and painting walls to share a kiss
or a playful pat on the back with a paint brush. Trust me, you will not be
too tired to carry the fun into the bedroom once your project is complete. You
will be rewarding each other for months to come and remember the great fun you
had together every time somebody comments on your newly decorated room.
So stop putting that little project off and dedicate a Saturday to getting it
done. Soon you and your mate will have your entire home redecorated and
you’ll be the most loving couple on the block.
This post is a guest post by Sylvia Wells of Oakville, Ontario, Canada.
Sylvia Wells has a Decorating Diploma from Shefield School of Design, specializing in Home Staging.
2 Responses-
erin Says:
Great idea’s here. Never thought of decorating this way. Hey, what a great way to motivate my husband to get some work done!
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Chelle Says:
It is fun to work around the house together…though it can also lead to some frustration and disagreements! It does bring you closer though…nothing like memories of painting a bathroom at 2 am together!