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How to navigate house hunting when you have different taste?

My Husband (32M) and I (31F) are in the very early stages of house hunting for the second time in our relationship. We live in Perth Western Australia. Our first property was inherited so we didn't have much say, but this one will be something we choose for ourselves. Our issue is that we disagree on a lot of the details.

My Criteria

  • Mid Century Modern A Frame with a modest garden (husband likes a mid century home, hates gardening. Feels nervous about an older house needing lots of updates/repairs and fears our cats will destroy any beautiful hardwood floors they come across)
  • Colonial Cottage in a historic suburb (non-starter, husband does not like the realities of living in a house older than our grandparents, and isn't a fan of the suburbs I have in mind)
  • Modern open plan townhouse in an inner city suburb (it could work for both of us except for the small kitchen as we both cook and have already outgrown our current kitchen)
  • Owner build open plan home incorporating elements of the above (closest bet but I would prefer not to wait upwards of 2-3 years, and building seems SO stressful)

His Criteria

  • Industrial inspired apartment/loft/warehouse conversion (not opposed, but hard to come by in our city and not always super family friendly)
  • "boxy" Modern Contemporary homes (not always my vibe, often prone to trends that fall out of fashion and poor construction)
  • Owner build that we design ourselves, but more industrial and brutalist ( I could be convinced but may be hard to style)

We're looking for our "forever" home and are incredibly fortunate to have a budget that affords us a lot of creative freedom. We know these are champagne problems to have and I'd live with him and our 2 kitties in a shoebox as long as we were all together.

I can see hope in the pockets of crossover but they're few and far between and I'm starting to feel a little checked out of the process. Has anyone else navigated house hunting when you both have very specific tastes and made it work? What helped you find your middle ground?

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