Everyone who cares about home interior loves decorating their home. I personally enjoy buying things for my house as much as I like buying clothes for myself. I’m sure there are many of you who feel the same way. What if this wonderful experience can be made even more exciting by involving your life partner in the buying process?

Home decoration can be a “project” where both of you are stakeholders (I start to sound like a business woman). Coming back from a day’s work to a beautifully decorated, neat space, full of “feel good” things around you, does make you feel better and will help you to relax from a long busy day at work. So decorating your home in a way that you both enjoy and feel comfortable is a matter of finding a style that matches the personalities of you both. Shopping together to find these matching pieces can become a nice bonding experience. What’s more is that this experience can also help you understand the choices of your partner. Maybe, you thought that your partner likes things that are jazzy and colorful (because you wear jazzy clothes, and he loves you!), but during your home shopping escapade, you come to realize that you partner actually likes calm, soothing, sober colors. Try to identify these subtle nuances about him through shopping for your home together, and you will start to get to know him better. 

Wouldn’t it be a romantic idea to buy one piece of furniture or decoration every year as a couple and then gift it to each other. There are so many things to choose from to help you create that pleasantly comfortable feeling. Try one the indoor fireplaces, I love those. They look beautiful! You can watch the dancing flames, while snuggling together. Or give your home a makeover by changing the wallpaper. Remove the old wallpaper and hang the new carefully picked wallpaper together. These kinds of activities may be more bonding than you think and definitely really rewarding after the job is done.

Here is a suggestion: On Valentine’s Day make it a ritual to shop together for one additional piece for your home. It will become a great tradition of creating a cozy home by choosing/doing things together.