Does your dh let you choose decor?

[sunnymountains]

From bed covers to wall paint, furniture, curtains, cushions dh will choose the lot and with no pink or anything remotely feminine everything is blue or very male looking.
I grew up with my mum mainly choosing the home furnishings but then my dad had no interest in anything like that so was happy to leave her to it and wouldn't have noticed anything different anyway.
I do think it's nice he takes an interest but I'd like some input, every room in our house is blue and masculine looking and as a woman I'd like some of my own touches.
Is this a bit unusual?

Well you need to both have a discussion and choose together if you both have opinions on how you want to decorate. And if you're tastes are poles apart then you both need to Compromise. I'd be having a sit down chat with him to explain it's your house too and you should be able to do some stuff in the house just as much as him

So many posts of the "I just do it" haven't understood that they are the ops DH in the scenario..
Unless your husband specifically says they don't care/don't want to help choose then you really should be incorporating their tastes too.

@sunnymountains Have you thought about LETTING him see this post?? I would let him see it just to make him realise how controlling and abhorrent he really is towards you! you dont have to admit that it is your post if you dont want to either! just leave him wondering!

But what happens with things you are gifted? Does he even realise you need to feel at home there too?

OP, I think you misunderstood some replies to your post. ‘LET’ - you are one half of a couple which should be equal. He should have no authority to permit or prevent you from doing something if you wish to do it. If he does prevent you, without discussion, he is a controlling bully.

This sounds like a horrible controlling relationship where you’re not allowed to breathe without your husband allowing you. You need to get out of this marriage asap.

My husband is the opposite he has zero concern or input about the interior to the point nothing would be painted, decorated, repaired, replaced etc unless I sort it. He’ll contribute money but he just doesn’t care about his surroundings and also he knows I quite enjoy keeping my house nice. It’s annoying when I would like his opinion though.

Absolutely the same here, on one hand I can happily have the house however I like but it would be nice if he showed a little interest too, I’ve long since accepted he simply doesn’t care though!

You wouldn't say that if you had any idea of how bad my husband's tastes are. He has a room in the basement that is entirely his domain. He's used bubble wrap for curtains and is very satisfied with his efforts.

You shouldn't be being 'let' to do anything. You just need to say 'I've decided to customize - whichever room you choose - to be more 'ME', hope you like it!

I hope you don't mean SAHMs should have less say in this kind of thing?

She hasn't come back for 4 days so I guess we'll never know how it's going.

This is not a cushion issue then - it’s much bigger than that.