Nursery argument with my husband. WWYD?

elizjane26

So DH told me yesterday that he wants to put a poster in the baby's room. It is a free poster that we got at a college football game last year. It is a cartoon version of our college's mascot, so it's sort of a kid-ish poster. I absolutely do not want to put a poster in the nursery, much less one that doesn't go with anything else in the room. We kind of got into a small argument about it. I hate to say no way to the one thing he really wants, but I think it will look awful! We will be going with a pastel, very babyish, nursery and he wants a big red Razorback cartoon poster on the wall. What would you do in this situation?

wmramsel

Wait until baby is toddler....I'd probably say no, too.  Talk about random!

sandylou

I agree with you, but sometimes I feel like it's too much about me and DH needs to have a little bit of a say in somethings. I might consider putting it on the back of the door as a compromise?

wmramsel

sandylou:

I agree with you, but sometimes I feel like it's too much about me and DH needs to have a little bit of a say in somethings. I might consider putting it on the back of the door as a compromise?

Ooooh, good idea!! 

broccolitree

If it's the one thing he's asking for, I'd try to compromise... is there a similar poster or drawing you could get with the mascot in a more muted color palette that'll be less jarring?

All else fails, hang it on the inside of the closet door, so it's in the room and he feels like he's represented, but it's not in yo FACE all the time.

elizjane26

sandylou:

I agree with you, but sometimes I feel like it's too much about me and DH needs to have a little bit of a say in somethings. I might consider putting it on the back of the door as a compromise?

This is what my mom suggested. I think this might work.

mbh10220

Can you cut out the actual character in the poster and then stick it on some pastel posterboard that would work with the nursery?  Maybe if you could do that and then put it in an inexpensive, white frame or something it wouldn't look so awful?

good luck!

ACindyinCanada

I must admit that our nursery is not exactly what I wanted because I compromised with DH.  I just want him to be as involved in this whole process as I am.  For me it's important that he make decisions to.  So in this situation -- I would probably allow the poster, but I would frame it -- and I would get to choose how it's framed/the matte to try and incorporate it as best as possible?

swrlygrl

Well although I wouldn't be a fan I would say ok if it was something he reallllly wanted. It is just a baby room and it's not like allot of people would see it. To make it cordinate more I would get it framed and have the matting done in a pastel color that cordinates with the razorbacks logo or go a step further and have it scanned and recolored in pastels then printed and framed. Honestly I look at it this way in a marriage we all know picking and choosing your battles is important and this is one I would give into

pawcall

sandylou:

I agree with you, but sometimes I feel like it's too much about me and DH needs to have a little bit of a say in somethings. I might consider putting it on the back of the door as a compromise?

Late to this party, but this is probably what I'd do...

honey740

I am going to be the odd one out and say if it were me, I would just say no. But, my DH doesn't really care and just lets me take care of decorating. If it is really causing a huge deal, I don't think it's worth losing sleep over and both of you should talk about it and compromise.

taggiecb

yea, maybe I'm a hard a** but I would tell him we aren't in college anymore and posters are for dorm rooms not nurseries.  Yea, I do feel sorry for him...sometimes...

Tz's_Bride_2B

Offer a sexual favor as a trade for no poster .  Seriously though, that's what I would do.

tulips12_30

Tz's_Bride_2B:

Offer a sexual favor as a trade for no poster .  Seriously though, that's what I would do.

This is great!!! LMAO...However, I would try the same thing as I would not want the poster in my DS's room! 

lovemytannerman

I would hang in on the back of the door.

When I was pregnant with our son, the Angels won the world series. At the time, Tanners  nursery was bunnies and rabbits, and the room was green and yellow. I went in there one day and he had hung up an Angels Red and Blue Pennant. I just left it. I figured that was his touch on the room. It wasn't as big as a poster though...but I suppose we have to give and take, you know? Let him hang it on the back of the door.

 Or like someone else says, trade sexual favors. Those are the kind of things my dh is most receptive too..hahaha!

maltwin1

mbh10220:

Can you cut out the actual character in the poster and then stick it on some pastel posterboard that would work with the nursery?  Maybe if you could do that and then put it in an inexpensive, white frame or something it wouldn't look so awful?

good luck!

I think this is a great idea! A compromise, but something that makes it look less college poster-ish.

My other idea was if there is a 2nd bathroom that will be the "baby's bathroom" that you could put it in there as kind of an extension of the nursery.

midnight*sun

Is there any way you could frame it and have it look better? Like a pp said maybe compromise and put it somewhere where it wouldn't stand out, but still be apart of the nursery.

holiday819

i'd say put it on the back of a door so that way DH doesn't feel left out and his opinion doesn't matter.  or you could get a stuffed animal of your college's mascot and put it in the crib.  granted i know you already have the poster but at least then LO can cuddle with the stuffed animal.