The outside of your house looks much more interesting than our previous house but the interior could have had the same contractor. I loved that house. It was a cottage completely out of the 40's and it felt so homey inside.
My loving hubby doesn't buy without talking but he's a bit of steemroller when he sees something he gets enthusiastic about. He thinks we're discussing the issue but he doesn't actually hear anything I say against the decision. He doesn't mean to ignore my input, he's just so focused none of it really sinks in. No serious miscalculations so far but I've been glad a few times that things fell through instead of him getting what he had focused on.
The other day he saw flamethrowers for sale in the news... I think he heard me when I told him that he couldn't have one unless it would work while mounted on the RV. It took him a few minutes to consider the question but I think I've dodged the bullet.