Is my husband in the right?

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Long story "short"
Inlaws seperated.. we moved in with FIL after MIL left to help him emotionally. We agreed this was strictly temporary since we're having our baby in December
We got rid of her old decor because FIL hated it and put in our decor (that I bought myself) from our old apartment
MIL and FIL decide to make up, and she moves back in. She didn't care about the redecoration at all. She actually kinda liked it. 
We decide it's finally too crowded and need to move out next month before baby comes
Inlaws don't want us to move but have no choice but to let us go (hubby's an only child 😂)  They want to help out for the first couple of months with rent (because of baby) and give us $500 every month for a few months. They are well off enough that this won't disrupt their finances. 
My husband and I are extremely grateful!!
I let my husband know that once we move, I want my decor back. We won't have any for our next apartment and aren't exactly in the place to buy ALL new decor. And yes, decor really matters to me. It makes my home feel more like home 🤷🏽‍♀️ plus, I payed for it all myself and it wasn't cheap. I bought it all with the idea that I'd have it for years down the line.
My husband puts on a stank face and says we need to leave it all at my inlaws because they're helping us with rent. I don't think that's necessary but he keeps insisting and now I'm kind of pissed. I don't even think my inlaws would care if we took it all back or not. I don't feel it's fair to me because I bought it all with MY money, to MY taste, for OUR apartment.
So... what do y'all say? Let them keep it and rebuy it all in similar style little by little or take it back because it's mine?

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He's wrong. First if they are financially stable enough to hand off $500 extra monthly they should be able to buy furniture. It's YOUR furniture not theirs. So tell your hubby unless he's willing to buy you entirely new furniture by the time y'all move to suck it up and get the furniture out

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i think it still belongs to you. furthermore it's not even really your husbands choice. that's more something his parents and you should agree on

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If they are generous to help you with rent then they may just outright say take the furniture! Maybe drop a couple of hints, like look at some furniture on the laptop around them etc. It is slightly catch 22 though!!

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If they want to help out financially then I'm sure they'd understand you not wanting to waste money on buying new decor.  Plus I'm sure MIL wouldn't mind getting to redecorate. Hubby is in the wrong here.

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I would just take 1 or 2 important pieces, but leave the majority. It's less packing and you can redecorate your new space with appropriate sized decor that is baby safe. After your baby(s) grow you are going to have to redecorate. My son is 21 months and I have had to switch our living room rug 3 times now because of stains or  carrot vomit. I ended up switching my ivory rugs for a dark gray cause babies are messy. I can't wait to get a new couch even though ours is 1.5 years because I have had to take it apart several times now to wash cookie smudges and spilled milk.

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Um, it's yours. You should take it. I get what he's trying to say, but I don't think decor makes up for what your in laws are doing for you.

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Can you leave some things and take others? Maybe some of the items you didn't put as much effort into. I get it I actually create spaces for a living it takes me years sometimes to decide on items for Myself/our place after much research and looking. (It took us two full years to purchase a couch even though our Dog had peed multiple times on the couch and it was falling apart, I would not leave it for 500 dollars a month)

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It's yours and you should have the right to take it with you when you move. However, if you must compromise, you could offer to help them pick out new decorations for their place so they still love their space without any hard feelings towards you for taking your things back. Also, someone else mentioned the aspect of baby proofing your new place.. Are your items all safe around a baby/child and how much would it hurt you if the baby pooped, peed, vomited, slobbered, colored on or did anything else to destroy your personal decorations? There may be some practical reasons to take some items and not others.

Is my husband in the right?

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