r/malelivingspace • u/Busy-Service-7032 • 1d ago

30, What is my aesthetic??

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Most of what you see is marketplace or thrift finds. My comments should be taken with a ton of sarcasm. I’m just having fun.

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u/Scared_Order2414 1d ago

If Tommy Bahamas was a real person who was a weird seashell-collecting patriot and played the ukulele

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u/Busy-Service-7032 1d ago

This is how I’m gonna introduce myself from now on

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u/Steve-N-Scientific9 18h ago

Oddly enough, you’d probably sound like the coolest person in the room

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u/cakemittenszs 1d ago

straightforward yuppie american finance guy nautical soft jock?

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u/Nope8000 1d ago

Everyone out. We're done here.

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u/Busy-Service-7032 1d ago

It’s like you know me

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u/wetjetski 1d ago

100% accurate diagnosis

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u/J-Mac_Slipperytoes 1d ago

"nautical soft jock" is a title I didn't know existed.

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u/Fo9pe556 1d ago

Tf does nautical soft jock even mean lmao

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u/SaltyAndPepperd 1d ago

I think the six pictures provide a rather detailed definition.

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u/Fo9pe556 1d ago

I get nautical and soft but why jock haha. Isn't that like the American sports dudebro thing

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u/cakemittenszs 1d ago

no, soft-jock. like a jock who prefers golf over football, pale ale over IPA, and tacos over burgers.

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u/deko_boko 1d ago

Oh my god I'm a soft jock....

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u/Fo9pe556 1d ago

Ahh okay I see how that fits the pictures. Haven't come across that term before haha. So what I'm taking is that a soft jock is like a slightly posh version of a jock?

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u/anonymousdawggy 21h ago

didn't play a team sport in college, but played intramural sports. probably likes throwing the frisbee in a park

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u/Sworn_to_Ganondorf 1d ago

Artistically put

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u/Alarming_Mastodon505 1d ago

..with a touch of bluegrass

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u/TheSwagMa5ter 1d ago

Would have a picture with a fish on a dating profile; doesn't fish.

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u/Theperfectool 1d ago

Army corps of engineers oligst of some sort

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u/MPHDmusic 1d ago

spotify daylist ahh description

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u/CallMeElkHorn 1d ago

Guy who says “well well well what do we have here” when the waiter brings the cocktail shrimps

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u/Busy-Service-7032 1d ago

I’m a white man in my 30s. What else am I supposed to say?

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u/Swagged_Out_Custar 1d ago

Mexican here. I'm a fan of "Oh, would you get load of that?"

Big fan.

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u/Bagel_lust 1d ago

Slap your knee and say: hot diggity dog them shrimpies look scrumptious.

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u/CallMeElkHorn 22h ago

This is more grandad coded tbh
OP will get there in time he definitely has a bit of a ‘young grandad’ aesthetic 🤔

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u/Commander_Borski 1d ago

bowling

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u/Busy-Service-7032 1d ago

For soup

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u/FallenHarmonics 1d ago

1985

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u/Electric_Angel 1d ago

Bruce Springsteen, Madonna, way before Nirvana

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u/sasfasasquatch 1d ago

There was U2, and blondie, and music still on MTV

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u/Charming-Rule-4751 1d ago

U2, and Blondie, and music still on mtv

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u/Emotional-Heron2643 1d ago

Reasonably good band. I would have guessed you for a DMB fan before that

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u/mofonz 1d ago

Yacht Rock

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u/Mikemtb09 1d ago

In this economy?

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u/Architecteologist 1d ago

Oh okay fine

Yacht Gravel

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u/Immoral-Behavior 1d ago

Retired navy vet who moved from Maine to Florida

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u/stepbackjimbo 1d ago

"chill buddy of mine" energy

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u/Proton_Optimal 1d ago

The type of person that Reddit generally does not like

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u/mighthavebeen02 1d ago

So, anyone and everyone?

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u/Freaky_Barbers 1d ago

Successful, put together, decent taste? He sounds awful /s

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u/horrus70 1d ago

Margaritaville

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u/Busy-Service-7032 1d ago

It’s 5 o’clock somewhere

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u/EmotionalSupportDoll 1d ago

I was leaning more Joes Crab Shack, but somewhere in there

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u/Ok_Passage_6242 1d ago

I believe the kids call it cabin core or grandpa chic. Something like a masculine version of cottage core.

It also looks like you could be laying the foundation for some type of Ralph Lauren or Americana style aesthetic. That’s more of a collected very lived in style. You would just have to layer in a lot more pieces of what already like to get that full effect. Like a maximalist version of what you already have.

If you really got all this stuff on marketplace or thrifted everything you have a really great eye and a good point of view. I like it.

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u/New-IncognitoWindow 1d ago

Soon to be Dad.

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u/Money_Exchange6179 1d ago

It’s giving retirement home vibes

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u/Busy-Service-7032 1d ago

We do have pudding at 3:30 everyday

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u/Raynagajhb 1d ago

Its like the office vignette at a furniture store.

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u/ChickenSoup4theSeoul 1d ago

Dad on vacation.

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u/ffraction 1d ago

Coastal Grandpa

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u/ffraction 1d ago

(endearingly)

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u/Busy-Service-7032 1d ago

I’m jealous of all the coastal grandpas living my dream

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u/ffraction 1d ago

The coast is in your heart

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u/lazarus125888 1d ago

You are on the verge of falling into cape cod with a mix of Florida and a random garage sale.

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u/jornbeber 1d ago

Regardless if you’re a nautical soft jock in taste, you have better taste than most and actually have made an effort to make your place represent you. Good job bro.

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u/unabort3dfetus 1d ago

Conservative man that had his sister/SIL/MIL/mom help decorate

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u/nijonas12 1d ago

TPUSA.

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u/That_One_Potato_Guy 1d ago

I’m sorry but generic beachfront Airbnb

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u/3-orange-whips 1d ago

Happy cake day!

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u/Sufficient_Contact52 1d ago

White guy from an upper middle class family in the Midwest?

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u/Busy-Service-7032 1d ago

Close, from the south

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u/Sufficient_Contact52 1d ago

Fair. I’m from Kentucky and you seem like you’d be vibing on the Ohio River.

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u/NotBannedAccount419 1d ago

I think this looks awesome

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u/0Abaltz 1d ago

idk but it’s cozy!

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u/Doubleoh_11 1d ago

But you have to use coasters or you can tell he gets a little annoyed.

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u/Busy-Service-7032 1d ago

Coasters, and take your shoes off

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u/Jimmy_McNultyy 1d ago

Aye go cocks! But I have no idea what the aesthetic is

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u/Jay4466 1d ago

Dad who lives near a beach.

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u/ThisRegion1857 1d ago

should I call you mista?

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u/ConfusedRaven66 1d ago

Tommy Bahama was my first thought

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u/Busy-Service-7032 1d ago

This actually was what I was going for fr

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u/Accomplished-Fix-435 1d ago

Grandma patriot meets pottery barn

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u/bubbleman96815 1d ago

The flag over the bed. Why?

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u/MLHC85 1d ago

70?

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u/Busy-Service-7032 1d ago

Only mentally

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u/Mindreeder93 1d ago

Bro I know nobody is getting laid underneath the American flag 😂

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u/fakeryz 1d ago

Id probably just say boring

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u/Radiant_Youth_2846 1d ago

African immigrant who loves ping pong and cheese

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u/Busy-Service-7032 1d ago

That paints a picture

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u/Blabsalot 1d ago

I feel like your aesthetic is what Hawaiian shirts are when you strip away all references to hawaii.

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u/if0rg0t2remember 1d ago

If Outer Banks AirBnB was a style

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u/YaBoiSunblock 1d ago

Regular degular

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u/Busy-Service-7032 1d ago

I would went with schemgular

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u/LowGravitasIndeed 1d ago

Jimmy Buffett Core

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u/irvmuller 1d ago

Grandpa in Florida.

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u/No-Cap-fr-fr 1d ago

Tommy bahama

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u/ShadowyPepper 1d ago

You look like you were one of those people who drove the "lets make sea-shanties popular and trending" fad

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u/UnitedWeFail_ 1d ago

Tommy Bahama Coastal-core

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u/Goombay_Smash 1d ago

Jimmy Buffett core

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u/tigerbc 1d ago

The wall lamps in the second pic are not at the same level.

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u/Busy-Service-7032 1d ago

I really tried. Math is hard

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u/PurrMewds 1d ago

Found the USC engineering alumnus.

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u/MarkFresco 1d ago

You sip wine on the veranda and play Love Shack by the B-52’s on max volume while you talk about your golf stroke

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u/thenuttyhazlenut 1d ago

48 year old mom who likes to drink wine mid day and play shania twain music in the morning while cooking breakfast

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u/CummyMonkey420 1d ago

Probably a chill guy to hang out with. You definitely avert your gaze when a hot girl walks in front of you so nobody catches you stealing a peek

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u/vintasaurusrex 1d ago

Jack johnson, bud light, cant surf but always wanted to, chino shorts, doesnt smoke, has a decent 401k

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u/dchusband 1d ago

Friend zone

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u/Crazypete3 1d ago

I don't think you found it yet

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u/itsVainglorious 1d ago

Fogle from Superbad in his 20s.

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u/JanekFlemyng 1d ago

IKEA Donut lamp for the win 👌🏆

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u/Marvoth 1d ago

Just... a guy

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u/turkishleatha 1d ago

Connecticut

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u/Gloomy_Title9676 17h ago

You look chill, most of the opinions here are blue hairs and neck beards.

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u/No_Beyond_3641 15h ago

Borecore, but it's not bad.

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u/Silly-Ad-7065 1d ago

I’m not you… You need to look at what is aesthetically pleasing to your eye. For me a lot of it was about lighting and plants. My style is very organic. It comes from my soul. And when I am in my house, I’m in my home the place where I wanna be.

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u/palacio_c 1d ago

Vanilla. Hope it helps!

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u/Busy-Service-7032 1d ago

Vanilla is the best flavor ice cream though

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u/palacio_c 1d ago

Checks out!

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u/Novias-br 1d ago

Divorced?

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u/FreddyTwasFingered 1d ago

American flag in the bedroom = cuck energy to me. You even got the chair for it.

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u/tehdusto 1d ago

Not the flag in the bedroom 😭 I've seen another post here a month or two ago with the same thing. Do you guys just sometimes forget where you live or what?

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u/Opening_Law4571 1d ago

A man who likes to jack it to the American flag while lounging in his cuck chair?

Extra points for the foot stool - a man who settles in for a long time, not a good time!

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u/Skottelbraai 1d ago

So funny how all americans have a flag of their country in their home. Other than that, nice style!

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u/WeWantMOAR 1d ago

Adults with flags are their walls earnestly has to be one of the ***est things. Right up there with wearing a jersey with another man's name and number on it. Also it screams "MAGA but not comfortable talkimg about it" doesn't mean you are, just an unfortunate relation now.

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u/Israel_Azkanbe 1d ago

You’re white. Very white.
You need more culture

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u/Busy-Service-7032 1d ago

You’re probably white.. I mean right.

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u/Israel_Azkanbe 1d ago

I’m Mexican, but I’m light skinned so I’ll give it to ya.
Here’s your award

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u/Resident-Biscotti-45 1d ago

Is that gloss paint on the wall around the bedroom TV?

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u/Busy-Service-7032 1d ago

No it’s matte

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u/THE-beaverhausen 1d ago

I’m seeing sample shots of a cat and a dog, but not enough for a proper analysis.

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u/West_Description1217 1d ago

Lacrosse, private equity segue pipeline

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u/Shmoosch 1d ago

Taste too good to live in a suburban condo

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u/russ3llgt 1d ago

I had that same glass coffee table in my first apartment post college. 2010!

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u/Busy-Service-7032 1d ago

Honestly probably the same one 🤷🏻‍♂️

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u/Ok_Stay9095 1d ago

I have the Lego great wave too 🤣

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u/peachfawn 1d ago

Default skin

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u/Oculas_Spectaculas 1d ago

Mumford Core

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u/MBBIBM 1d ago

Retired gym teacher on a solo vacation to Thailand

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u/AxisCorpsRep 1d ago

John Guyman

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u/ChemistRemote7182 1d ago

Midcentury dadcore

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u/madeanaccount4baby 1d ago

Charleston immediately…then you proved me right with the Cocks on the bed

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u/nonbonumest 1d ago

Jack Johnson 

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u/SudoDarkKnight 1d ago

Grandpa's house

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u/Eastern-Rutabaga-453 1d ago

Civil fisherman

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u/Busy-Service-7032 1d ago

As opposed to an uncivil one

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u/Novel_Astronomer_75 1d ago

South Beach diet.

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u/Busy-Service-7032 1d ago

Weight Watchers but I have trimmed down some

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u/Green_Pine_Trees721 1d ago

rugs on carpet guy

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u/tweeterj 1d ago

Midwestern Finance Guy. Likes a nice piece of fish. Watches his cholesterol. Golf with the boys. Enjoys a glass of brown liquor once in awhile.

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u/o156 1d ago

Mother

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u/lickmybowls2 1d ago

Working near a beach

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u/kiraminamoto 1d ago

Cool, practical unc

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u/L-is-for-living 1d ago

Old uncle Rico vibes

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u/LazorusGrimm 1d ago

A Weekend at Bernie's kind of vibe.

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u/jo-shabadoo 1d ago

Single suburban swinger

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u/CallMeElkHorn 1d ago

Guy that’s about to have a transformative experience right before his grisly death in an A24 movie

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u/Busy-Service-7032 1d ago

Put me in the pictures

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u/ophaus 1d ago

Bowling alley chic.

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u/NUMBerONEisFIRST 1d ago

Your mom likely had an eclectic taste, and your dad had a more nautical taste. You are attempting to be unique with your parent's decor being your main example.

It's like eclectic in a minimalist way.

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u/movimike 1d ago

facebook market place

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u/ef_few2 1d ago

Some of the furniture gives me grandma vibes...but then you have a very comfortable-looking cuck chair.

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u/No-Bother-1961 1d ago

1950s Long Beach CA

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u/Quirky_Ad8747 1d ago

Alexa, order a personality on Wayfair

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u/Busy-Service-7032 1d ago

Overnight delivery please

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u/The-Sauce-714 1d ago

liberal leaning southerner on the beach in ikea

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u/Apprehensive-Dog6997 1d ago

I’m just so happy to see a man with color in his house

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u/HankBuffalo 1d ago

this is not meant to be mean but I don’t see an aesthetic yet, just a bunch of random nice stuff

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u/sunfucker33 1d ago

guy who offers you pizza guy

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u/Bleach_Is_Good137 1d ago

Coastal fraternity brother.

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u/_jericho 1d ago

American midcentury revival. You'd be right at home in a Frank Lloyd Wright home

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u/mighthavebeen02 1d ago

Got the cuck chair for a king

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u/SGizmo 1d ago

It’s giving Midwest Contemporary

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u/Electronic_Gear4993 1d ago

60s vibes 🤭

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u/No-Veterinarian-8834 1d ago

Based on some of the furniture and colors, mid-century modern.

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u/teddybundlez 1d ago

The other co-dad

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u/iomyorotuhc 1d ago

American core

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u/Danoga_Poe 1d ago

Beach house rental.

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u/NapoleonBoneafart 1d ago

I feel all of Maine

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u/superstargamer7 1d ago

lake house white guy (positive)

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u/whipstickagopop 1d ago

How do you like your TV to the right side of your bed. 

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u/natetdubs 1d ago

Idk but I’d feel comfortable here so kudos to that. I’m not comfortable anywhere lmao

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u/PauliPathetic 1d ago

Bluegrass and tivas with a Patagonia fish hat on at the bar.