Having your
husband help you remodel your home must seem like a monumental challenge. Think
again! There are ways to persuade him to pitch in with renovation projects; you
just have to find the right angle! What is the one thing men love? I say: snoozing,
watching sports, eating junk food and drinking beer… sounds familiar? I would
not want to insult your significant other by imposing a stereotype but there is
a large percentage of men in our societies who enjoy just that! Color pallets,
drapes and rugs are just not for them and that’s a given.
So, instead
of forcing change, why not influence the process to help the outcome gravitate
towards a middle ground? That’s what I do, and what I have always done when it
comes to remodeling. I did my last renovation this year in the month of
January, for all of you keeping track, that was one month before the Super Bowl
so I found the perfect excuse to have my husband come with me to IKEA and Bed
Bath and Beyond; we were there mostly shopping for furniture but the task of remodeling was done by us with the
oversight of a remodeling supervisor. The experience helped us bond as a couple and separate ourselves from the
routine of everyday life.
Now, to
keep him interested I made sure to include a few perks for him like a Seahawks
lamp and NFL beer cozies. It may not sound like much but he did tag along and
was a great sport about it. He was in such a good mood that I got him to help me
choose curtains for our bathroom, tiles for our patio and we also bought a
grill so he could ‘’tailgate’’ which apparently is when sports fans gather
outside stadiums (grill and beer cooler in hand). Wonderful! Isn’t married life
just awesome?
