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Congratulations on saying “I do!” We all love a good romance. The initial meeting, first date, meeting each other’s crazy (awesome) families, deciding to put a ring on it, booking the church, and living happily ever after. “Happily ever after” of course including decisions on whose couch to keep, which TV looks better in the front room, and figuring out who has a more complete set of silverware. If you are fresh getting out of high school or college and you haven’t had time to accumulate these household items, a bridal shower (or 3) are a welcome way to build up your home together. For many people, though, marriage comes in the later 20s-early30s, so you’ve had time to build a household for yourself. Marriage is when “two become one,” and that is not just meant in a spiritual way. At this point in your relationship to combine households with your new spouse, here are some steps to making the two “one.”

Discuss what you want your house to look like. Do you both have the same décor goals, or are you modern and he is country?  Is the TV going to be the focal point of the front room, or do you want it hidden in a bureau? Draw up a floor plan with the pieces you know you want to use. This helps visualize what is possible in your new home.

Get rid of unnecessary junk. Before you move in together, clean your own house first. There are plenty of things you have that you haven’t touched for two years and will probably not use in the foreseeable future. Get rid of it. You don’t need it, and your spouse doesn’t either.

Eliminate duplicates. Two sets of pots and pans are fantastic if you don’t like washing the dishes more than once a week. But, if you can get married, you can be more responsible about the cleanliness of your kitchen. Compare what each of you have and decide which of the duplicates is in better condition or perhaps has more sentimental value.

Non-negotiables and compromise. The two become one in marriage, but that doesn’t mean you lose your identity. Stick to what you want, but also be willing to make compromises with furniture. This will be good practice for future arguments. Respect the wishes of your spouse. They may be just as invested in certain things as you are.

At the end of the day, remember that it is all just furniture. Material possessions come and go (you’ll see this when you have children), but your spouse is forever. If you are having difficulties in making decisions and aren’t ready to part with certain pieces yet, that is what we are here for. If you are living in an apartment but one day envision a larger house with a white picket fence, we can hold your possessions until you are ready to set up your home in all of its full potential.

And they lived happily ever after.