convincing the husband: danielle oakey

With two girls and one guy in the house, the balance in Danielle Oakey's home naturally tends toward feminine! She has fantastic ideas for creating unique and personal space on a limited budget. While initially hesitant, her husband loves what she has done with their home--and she has done a lot of great things in a pretty small space!

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Hi, I am Danielle from Danielle Oakey Interiors. I am so excited to participate in Marissa's Mens Week series.

Incorporating my hubby's style into our home... hmmm, you're suppose to do that? I must have missed that class in interior design school. I am the luckiest girl, my husband does not care. He lets me make all the decisions! Although my husband is compliant, he is skeptical about my design decisions. Actually, I think he doubts most of them. Let me show you a few:

One of the first purchases we made when moving to Salt Lake City was this yellow credenza from Ikea. Zack, my husband, was not so sure about this purchase. He has since changed his mind.

Imagine his reaction when I purchased 2 christmas reindeer from Michaels and transformed them into wall art. Guess who likes them now?

The B&W stripes in my daughter's room had him really worried.

"Are you seriously painting her room black?"

A couple days later, "Wow, that looks really good!"

And the silhouette animal plates, who does that?

He wasn't convinced about the ikat curtains in our master bedroom.

I actually think he still doubts that decision.

I recently added blue trim to our bedside table lamps. Guess who doubted me? I think he has changed his mind now. (btw- the finger prints on the lamp are my daughter's contribution to the decor)

I also added this gallery wall to our hallway last year--$12.00 total from the thrift store. He didn't love the bottom middle picture.

He finally took matters into his own hands and replaced the picture with a print of his choice.

See, I let him add his touch.

One day, when we live in more than 900 sq. ft, Zack will have an office to design the way he wants. I can't wait to see what he comes up with.

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Fresh, colorful, and fun without being too girly. Beautiful. Thanks, Danielle!
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