I find lots of colour overstimulating and loud. My husband did an art degree and loves colour so I got him an extra colourful rug for the front room. It’s not to my taste at all but it was a gift. Due to my ADHD, I can’t cope with too much stuff. I’m constantly decluttering and I’m a minimalist. He’s a maximalist. Recently, he’s been looking at colourful canvases and lots of plants and ornaments for the house. We live in a small rented 2-bed terrace and I’m always trying to make it feel more spacious (no hallway, small living room, only one double room). I’m a SAHM to a 10m old and an autistic 4-year-old and I do 90% of the cleaning. I recently cleared the window sills of frames, plant pots, etc., because it was annoying cleaning around it all.
DH basically wants a media wall in our tiny living room and the window sills full of plants and frames again. I think it’ll look cluttered. He’s upset that design is his passion and he can’t design the living room. AIBU and controlling?