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I am a wife of more than 20 years. I have three sons (two teenage boys still at home; one all grown up and living elsewhere) and a three-year-old grandson. Through the years, I have tried to tone down the testosterone in my home with soft, feminine decor. My wall decor consists mostly of paintings with a floral theme. (I love flowers.) Most are accented by sconces with glass globes, shelves with figurines, or floral arrangements. The men have tried to muscle in occasionally. (I do have a framed UK poster on one wall. That was a fight I could not win.) Overall, the guys tolerate my home decor choices relatively well; but my home decor choices do not tolerate the guys so well.

Most of the figurines in my house are glued together; some are missing pieces (my grandson is determined to finish off the porcelain basset hound with the missing ear). Once, I risked a glass-top shelf with a porcelain figurine over the headboard of my bed. (No one informed me that the boys had outgrown twin-size wrestling matches and now needed a queen-size ring. I need to know these things!)

My eldest son had water trouble at his place and came over to take a shower. He used the boys' bathroom. His comment afterward: "I could feel the testosterone draining from my body in there." (Mission accomplished!) He almost destroyed my "frilly" shower curtains trying to get out. (Do you know how long it took to find that color!)

Anyway, I continue to maintain my soft, feminine atmosphere, replacing pieces as they are destroyed. It is something I enjoy....looking for just the right piece to start or finish a "wall grouping". It helps me keep my sanity in my male-dominated world.

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