How To Have Productive (Even Pleasant!) Design Discussions with Your Partner

Danielle & Mark's Modern & Laid-Back West End Loft (Image credit: Lauren Kolyn) A while back, my partner proposed installing a floor-to-ceiling tree decal on our bedroom wall. The resulting discussion was a bit...awkward because though I readily acknowledged--even listed--the positive qualities of decals (temporary, fun, easy-to-install), I could only list one con: I don't like them. When it comes to design discussions, almost everything is purely a matter of opinion, so how do you discuss thing...