5 Strategies to Nest Together While Having Fun

Free AI web copilot to create summaries, insights and extended knowledge, download it at here

2198

Abstract

hese two people walking into that room for the first time, and having a conversation about what they want the future of that room to look like.</p><p id="3329">The two art pieces above the bed read “Do all things with love” and “Live beautifully.” Though cliche, perhaps those words remind the couple of the way they want to live their life together. The headboard of the bed and the coffee table seem to be made of recycled wood. Perhaps this was a crafty project the couple did together or a conversation they had together about their values. The map on the shelf was maybe placed strategically to remind the couple of their aspirations to travel. What the image above shows is the countless design decisions in every room that can bring joy into your relationship and your life.</p><p id="d2a0">Even the mundane and sometimes overlooked elements of a home can be designed in such a way that bring you and your partner closer. Consider things like the way light enters a room from the outside, or the annoyance of a poorly placed door, or the efficiency of your appliances. We don’t often think about how these little things impact our day-to-day living, but these little things can add up over time in a way that either adds or relieves stress in the home.</p><p id="5e4f">Choosing and designing a home can be very stressful, so it is no wonder that we often don’t think about some of these things. Moving is also a very logistical and sometimes automated process, so we can often speed through choosing and moving into a new place.</p><p id="8f20">But eventually, whether consciously or unconsciously, we nest into our new homes with our partners. Sometimes it is as simple as choosing a new couch together and then cuddling while watching a romantic comedy. Sometimes it is as complicated as reorganizing all of your stuff. In any case, there are countless opportunities to grow with our partners as we nest into our homes, and of course, the opportunities don’t go away, there is always more that can be done.</p><p id="17a5">Your significant other is your creative partner and your muse. Your home is your canvas to paint life as you and your partner want it to be for your family. Your home

Options

can and should be a place of comfort, joy, imagination, and well-being. Nesting together can help you grow in your relationship with your partner while having fun at the same time.</p><p id="a88b" type="7">“The ache for home lives in all of us, the safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned.” — Maya Angelou</p><p id="ec22">Here are 5 strategies to help you and your partner nest together while having fun:</p><h2 id="33e1">1. Do some sticky-note exercises.</h2><p id="2119">Get a few packs of sticky notes, and just start brainstorming ideas. You can categorize them by themes related to your home or rooms and then prioritize them and organize them in different ways. You can also do the design magazine exercise with the sticky notes where you place a sticky note on each page that has a cool idea that you like.</p><h2 id="65a4">2. Go to a furniture store and make out.</h2><p id="59c4">Don’t go to the furniture store to buy furniture. Go to the furniture store to get ideas and to kiss on really comfortable couches. If you’re not making people in the store uncomfortable, you’re not doing it right.</p><h2 id="5eac">3. Tour some houses you can’t afford.</h2><p id="60b2">Dreaming together is fun. Find some interesting real estate listings in your area, and go walk through a big fancy house. Dress nice, and pretend you are a big deal.</p><h2 id="c160">4. Take a class together.</h2><p id="f1cd">There are so many low cost classes for everything nowadays. Find something relevant to the home you are imagining. Maybe it is as simple as a class where you learn how to tile or garden together. This will give you some ideas and build your home improvement skills at the same time.</p><h2 id="8629">5. Draw together.</h2><p id="805a">Your drawing skills don’t have to be good for you to have fun drawing your home with your partner. If you have kids, they can help draw your new home too. You can add ridiculous features like hidden doorways, slides, ziplines, and secret tunnels.</p><h2 id="7594">Final Thought —</h2><p id="baa5" type="7">“You know you’re in love when you can’t fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.” — Dr. Seuss</p></article></body>

How designing your home with your partner can grow your relationship

A frisbee player once told me, “home is where your stuff is.” At the time, he was explaining to me how ultimate frisbee players orient themselves to the field of play. If you are on the side of the field where all of your team’s stuff is, then you are on the home side of the field. If you are on the side of the field where all of your team’s stuff is not, then you are on the away side of the field. When I heard this statement, I of course thought of the old saying “home is where the heart is.”

At first, I thought these two statements were describing opposite ends of a spectrum of how people view their homes. On one end of the spectrum is a utilitarian view of the home where the defining purpose is to simply shelter you and your stuff, and on the other end of the spectrum is a romantic view of the home where the defining purpose is to facilitate warmth, care, love, and passion.

These two perspectives are actually complimentary though. Both are very useful when nesting with your partner. Moreover, both perspectives can help you grow in your relationship with your partner as you design the place you will both call home.

“The more one does and sees and feels, the more one is able to do, and the more genuine may be one’s appreciation of fundamental things like home, and love, and understanding companionship.” — Amelia Earhart

In the image above, we see a cozy studio apartment with a cute couple and a curated room with lots of little artifacts seemingly intentionally placed. Imagine for a moment these two people walking into that room for the first time, and having a conversation about what they want the future of that room to look like.

The two art pieces above the bed read “Do all things with love” and “Live beautifully.” Though cliche, perhaps those words remind the couple of the way they want to live their life together. The headboard of the bed and the coffee table seem to be made of recycled wood. Perhaps this was a crafty project the couple did together or a conversation they had together about their values. The map on the shelf was maybe placed strategically to remind the couple of their aspirations to travel. What the image above shows is the countless design decisions in every room that can bring joy into your relationship and your life.

Even the mundane and sometimes overlooked elements of a home can be designed in such a way that bring you and your partner closer. Consider things like the way light enters a room from the outside, or the annoyance of a poorly placed door, or the efficiency of your appliances. We don’t often think about how these little things impact our day-to-day living, but these little things can add up over time in a way that either adds or relieves stress in the home.

Choosing and designing a home can be very stressful, so it is no wonder that we often don’t think about some of these things. Moving is also a very logistical and sometimes automated process, so we can often speed through choosing and moving into a new place.

But eventually, whether consciously or unconsciously, we nest into our new homes with our partners. Sometimes it is as simple as choosing a new couch together and then cuddling while watching a romantic comedy. Sometimes it is as complicated as reorganizing all of your stuff. In any case, there are countless opportunities to grow with our partners as we nest into our homes, and of course, the opportunities don’t go away, there is always more that can be done.

Your significant other is your creative partner and your muse. Your home is your canvas to paint life as you and your partner want it to be for your family. Your home can and should be a place of comfort, joy, imagination, and well-being. Nesting together can help you grow in your relationship with your partner while having fun at the same time.

“The ache for home lives in all of us, the safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned.” — Maya Angelou

Here are 5 strategies to help you and your partner nest together while having fun:

1. Do some sticky-note exercises.

Get a few packs of sticky notes, and just start brainstorming ideas. You can categorize them by themes related to your home or rooms and then prioritize them and organize them in different ways. You can also do the design magazine exercise with the sticky notes where you place a sticky note on each page that has a cool idea that you like.