Major first world problem here but hear me out.
Dh and I have lived in our home for almost 8 years. We have slowly been changing and decorating it and we're now in the position the last two rooms to do are our living room and dining room.
Dh isn't a big fan of "stuff" and is a big fan of magnolia. Our hallway is magnolia, our bedroom is magnolia, a lot of our furniture is leather in neutral colours, he baulks at any jazzy bed covers I look at etc.
He's always allowed me to make the final decision with decorating but often I'll end up selecting something neutral to appease him.
The living room is looking very tired and I have a particular way I want to go with it but everything I suggest is too expensive (particular F&B paint), pointless (cushions), too dark for the room (grey walls), too bright (white gloss on features), too cluttered (small pot plants dotted on the shelving), too "out there" (mismatched but complementary sofas).
If it were up to him he'd just paint it magnolia and buy another leather sofa I think.
We're not planning on moving at all and I'm not asking to paint the bloody walls black. I'm not massively design-y or creative but I just want to put a bit of personality in things.
Any ideas on how to compromise. He's usually really good and let's me lead the way but it's the one thing he's a bit fussy about.