Very different! He likes more classic and transitional style stuff. (eiw!) He would decorate our place just like his parents home I think if given the opportunity. Luckily I do most of the decorating, he just gets veto power if I'm too out there. I'm very eclectic in my taste, I like some ethnic rustic stuff, some vintage, but overall there's got to be color, texture, and a sens of humor or funkiness. He's coming around slowly, but he also draws some lines too, so there's compromise.

My boyfriend and I have pretty similar tastes, modern/industrial/mid-century/eclectic, but I tend to be a bit more adventurous. He tells me that I "give him permission" to take chances. Most of the design is mine but nothing that he doesn't like. He's a carpenter and built the house but he's also able to work in other areas so I come up with ideas and he figures out how to make it work or helps rethink things so that they will. I'm currently getting into concrete. I designed and he built a modern birdbath and we're now trying to figure out how to do a garden bench that I want.

But seeing the two inspiration boards I think they could be fairly easily merged into one that makes both of you happy.

Is this a black and white image I am viewing? Modern doesn't mean colorless and you can help his style out with color and texture.

Thankfully my wife and I have similar tastes but she had to push me to be brave about color and now I am a convert.

My husband and I tend to like the same minimalist things, but he prefers his modern art edgy and I like my modern with a more organic feel. We usually can agree on a compromise, and it generally turns out to be the most expensive option. Still cheaper than a divorce.

I like the live-edge table, but how did you ever find it at that miya shoji website? Awful, awful web design. Home Source (http://www.homesourcetx.com/) has identical tables for a tiny fraction of the price that I'm sure MS is asking. [No, I'm not connected with them in any way and their website is only marginally better.]

Mi nah like. Dark rustic wood, black laquer chairs, with ash/ light oak island with grey countertops, and white laminate cabinets? Sorry, but yikes. All clash, and not in an endearing artsy way.

I have the same Tara faucet and spray in my kitchen, and used the same (kitchen) faucet in one bathroom. Dornbracht is spendy but absolutely worth it.

That table is awesome, but those cabinets reak! You should compromise, "you can pick the table honey, but I pick the cabinets!!!" (his counter top is really nice as well.)

Totally adore the table!

My guy and I compromise. We have similar taste, and I do most of the decorating with which he seems pretty happy, but I do NOT make major changes or big expenditures without his buy-in. We have to share the space, we both have to be happy.

I just found a pair of lamps I like at Home Goods. Stipple textured celadon ceramic bases, kind of oval cylinders, with beige silk oval drum shades. (And only $40 each!) But he doesn't like them. Sigh. I'll keep looking and/or take him to the store instead of just showing him a photo on my phone. They don't come home if we both don't at least agree they should.

Let's see a mashup!

When we renovated our house, I let the architect know what I like, and let him do the negotiating with my partner. When it came to choosing kitchen cabinets, for instance, I emailed him (the architect) some pictures, and trusted him to interpret my vision. We're both pleased with the results, and it saved lots of arguments.

My husband and I have completely different tastes. He tends to like everything plain, white, and unadorned, while I'm a bit more of a baroque "PUT DAMASK AND SCROLLWORK ON EVERYTHING" person. Luckily, I don't mind toning it down a bit, and he doesn't care too much about what the house looks like, so we're usually able to either compromise or relinquish any points of contention.