How should I setup my apartment as a dude in my mid twenties? What's a tasteful way to decorate without going overboard? Any rules to follow?
>>33730160Honestly, look at AirBnB pictures or generic instagram interior design shit and pick the basics. Would be interested to see if anyone has any "good" advice.Studio? 1br? 1br and an office? Maybe share the layout.
>>337302001 bedroom apartment, and above the kitchen is a lofted "office" area that overlooks the living room
>>33730289So standard then - tv stand, tv, couch, maybe console. Maybe one plant. Office area with nice computer desk, chair, and bookshelf. Bedroom with bed, two nightstands. And that's that.
>>33730160>Any rules to follow?Feng shui. Match the look of the decor to the general style of the building. The rest is up to you
>>33730160Don't think of the ideal situation, think of how you actually live. If you're like me, you take of your shirt and throw it aside, you don't pull out a laundry basket from a cabinet and put it there - so in order not to have a floor full of dirty laundry, the laundry basket has to be in a place where you can throw your clothes into it as soon as you take them off. Always have enough space so that you can easily reach everything with the vacuum cleaner. It needs to be EASY to clean because you're not going to be in your ideal mood for cleaning when it's time to do it. You want to be able to seat guests without having to improvise, it's good if you can have five guests over for a total of six seats. The bed is preferrably not a seat, I can't say if it should go above your kitchen or not. If your fridge starts humming in the middle of the night, put the bed as far away from it as possible.When it's time for decorations, have plants and candles, it's generally easy to clean and makes your place less of a bachelor's nest. https://en.wikipedia dot org/wiki/Dracaena_trifasciata can be put in shady parts of the room, and https://en.wikipedia dot org/wiki/Tradescantia_pallida can survive in bottles of water. Go to an antique/vintage shop and ask if they have posters/paintings or know where you could buy them (side quest: banter for 5/10/15 minutes with the staff about decorating your new place, it trains social skills). Only buy things that you yourself like, not that other people like, but also try to avoid manchild stuff. I have posters of the original Star Wars trilogy rolled up in my attic. I might have a place for them someday but not now.Finally, aim to have enough floor space to do burpees comfortably. This also serves as a safeguard against clutter.
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>>33730160Look at what you DO NOT like in women's interior decor. Its 2025 painted phrases on the wall like "live laugh love" is NOT cool anymore, if it ever was, and especially not in a male apartment.That warning given, ask a chick to "help decorate"Make it perfectly clear that your intentions are platonic (or not) otherwise when you ask her over to "squirt gloopy white stuff all over her face tonight" she needs to understand you're talking about ceiling paint... or not... or both...
>>33733677Not bad, you forgot the Stanley cups and there are not enough pairs of shoes.
>>33733677Lol, pretty accurate. Add way more clutter on every surface, stacks of mail and magazines that never get thrown away.Piles of used tissues and napkins.
>>33734282Learn to clean up after yourself, jesus christ. Do you people have no self respect. disgusting.
>>33730160Many furniture stores like Ikea have entire rooms pre-decorated. If you are completely devoid of interest then just copypaste one that looks good and not too gay.
>>33734310I actually sent that to my wife because I was so sick of it.The bench usually has a foot or 2 of just general shit on it because "oh look a flat surface."Women love clutter, shoes, and general STUFF.
>>33730160I pretty much went with picrel but I thought the entertainment stand was a bit extravagant
>>33734343hopefully she sorted her shit out.>Women love clutter, shoes, and general STUFF.women may like things but it's no excuse to be a messy tramp, there is nothing I hate more than a lazy fuck who can't be bothered to clean
>>33734343Man, I've been spoiled with good women, it seems.Those are womanchildren.Bonus: a woman that doesn't keep a tidy home was failed by her upbringing and is not yet fit to be a good mother.
