This is the beginning of you both being at logger heads. How you guys handle this is very important because everyone wants their own way and everyone thinks that their way is the best way. Well, that stuff has to stop as of the minute you decided that you want to live together.
It's okay for you to want what you want and he doesn't care one way or the other but when he wants a say that is when you have to learn to compromise. For instance. You went out and bought a rug without even taking his input into consideration. Why didn't you ask him to come along with you and you could pick something together?
You're not always going to get your own way unless you've married someone who is quite happy to give you carte blanche in decorating (you haven't got that type of guy obviously). So: My suggestion is you both write down what is really important to you as far as what you're going to keep and then after you're in there then the two of you (after a bit) can go window shopping for furniture, you show him something way nicer then and more practicle then his current entertainment centre so that he actually wants to chuck the crap and get something nicer.
You don't have to have this place the perfect place (in your eyes) immediately upon arrival but if you play your cards right, you will end up having the perfect place in due time and he'll not feel like you're ordering him around or taking away his right to choose.
Good luck.
Last edited by Wakeup; 13-06-13 at 04:48 AM.
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