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I have a few tips! When my then-boyfriend now-husband moved in with me, it was into my apartment. I had already decorated it and did not hang up a lot of his pictures, etc. Now that we moved into a new place, I make a concerted effort to display items that he loves, like pictures he took from trips or artwork he purchased. I also run decisions by him- he often has really great ideas!

As for not how to drive eachother crazy- have two tvs. I don;t know about you, but we love TV and it is necessary that we each can retire to our own space and watch what we like. We also have two DVRs so we are not fighting over "space" on the DVR.

This is a blog posting by Emily Henderson (design star) on this exact issue: http://www.stylebyemilyhenderson.com/blog/everything-you-need-to-know-about-reupholstering-vintage-pie.html

My bedroom is tiny and so I chose a blue/grey color and got a very light bedspread (I initially had a Merimekki white/silver pattern from crate and barrel, and now I have a white/lightblue/green floral from calvin klein).

I have found that even with small spaces, light colors dont actually do that much, especially when you dont have a lot of light. So I think an intimate color makes the room more interesting.