How long should a wife have to live with chairs her husband brought into rhe marriage that she hates? 33 years. You‘ve done your time.

I would tell him that you understand compromise is a necessary part of a successful marriage, and that since you’ve compromised on this issue for 33 years, it’s his turn.

Drag them outside and build a bonfire with them.

Advice? Divorce your husband, you get the house, and he gets the chairs. : > }.

Is he stubborn in other areas of your marriage? He has enjoyed them for 33 years, and you are asking to replace them. For him to refuse? Control, or is anything else going on? Is he dealing with any health problems? Depression? I'm trying to give him a break because it just doesn't make sense that he is making such a huge deal over old chairs and denying his wife something she has wanted for years.

Take one of the chairs. Put it on the back patio. Tell him he can sit there whenever he wants. Give the remaining five to charity and take a tax deduction. Everbody wins.

Tell him he can pick six items that you love and he can throw them away too. That would be a good compromise.

There is zero change my husband and I would be in this position. He would never want me living in a home with a major furniture item I hated and I would never do it. There’s a big difference between keeping furniture at the start of a marriage as you get settled in and find your style together etc vs you having to ask your husband permission to change them decades later. This should be a joint effort to replace but they need to be changed

That must have been one special Designer!

Thank you for all of the advice; so many good suggestions! This project may take some time.