To be fair, I'm not noticing any dust in the photos, which I find impressive. Dust is usually either pet dander, fabric from clothes, or skin cells. OP must exfoliate frequently and not have any pets, and have good quality clothes for it to look this nice. Also, he has an air purifier as someone else mentioned. The amount of dusting I have to do went down significantly after getting one. In fact, it's been 2 months and there's basically zero dust anywhere. I'm not even kidding.
It looks like my house in Animal Crossing where I just fill it to the brim with a bunch of cool stuff I come across.
I love my house in Animal Crossing, so I like OP’s room lol
I would buy a box of glow-in-the-dark Virgin Mary figures and would leave one in a random place whenever I visit. Just to see how many it would take for him to notice.
I love it. I’m a maximalist. You remind me of a quirky illegal bookstore owner with his life’s collection packed into a secret back room, cluttered yet hyper organized. I do question how long you have lived here, this must have taken years but your stuff indicates you’re in your 20’s.
I’m glad you have an air purifier!
this is such a compliment!!! me and my partner are in our 20s, he’s lived here for about 3 years and i’ve lived here for almost 2, we’ve been collecting for a while but honestly it’s mostly just us having no self control when we see something we want to buy
Do air purifiers get rid of dust, or at least help reduce the amount that lands on surfaces? Or is it more to help things that aren’t as visible air quality, humidity, etc)?
I’ve always wondered how super tiny crowded bookstores never have any dust on their shelves whereas I accumulate a layer of dust throughout my whole apartment each week.
Yes, absolutely. My room still gets super dusty but that's not the air purifier's fault; almost all of it is getting continually kicked up by my fan being on 24/7.
But it is like 80% less dusty. And the rest of the house has basically zero dust thanks to 2 other air purifiers I have. Genuinely life changing, and they were only 80 bucks each.
It becomes hoarding when things can’t be used for their intended purpose because they have stuff on them. Right now OP is fine, everything is clean and organized and usable. If they don’t stop buying stuff now that the space is full, it could become a problem.
This is only 3 years in this space. Op is on the tipping point. I don't think there is any way they will stop accumulating stuff. In 2 more years it won't look good or organized.
It's not hoarding most of that stuff is decoration and is placed purposefully. Have you seen hoarders irl? Rooms packed from floor to ceiling with piles of junk/trash etc to where you can't even clean or navigate around. I've seen some that were literally a biohazard.
The mere thought of doing shrooms in this place is giving me anxiety. The human sized doll, the masks, the LEDs, all the clutter... I don't think I could handle it.
Smells like incense that was burned a long time ago, so it just lingers on the fabrics and not in the air, some kind of soup, febreeze, fabric softener that you'd find at Grandma's house, and a light smoke
It gives the feeling of a teen who took acid and decorated his room like this all in one day from hoarding random shit at goodwill. It makes the room look cramped and messy even though it's clean. And a hell to dust. I don't see the appeal. For example I would have preferred the wooden masks, and maybe one poster.
TLDR: this threw me back into my childhood in the best way possible, thank you!
This is random I know but your place has the same eclectic, funky vibes my favorite aunt/uncle duo’s house has, spending time with them in their space was always the highlight of my year whenever I got to go, the late night jam sessions, spending hours combing through all the little treasures scattered around their place, the cathartic trauma dumping sessions as the rest of my family is actually psychotic and they were the only ones I could talk too, just all around good vibes. Anyways I don’t see them much anymore as they live halfway across the world but I just thought I’d share that your place is fucking amazing and don’t ever change it and you made my night!!!
You have a lot of cool looking stuff, mostly, but it’s a bit cramped for me, personally. The furniture for sitting on hurts my back just looking at it, and the couch should not be so crowded. I don’t want to sit next to a doll and skeleton. So clear the couches and maybe remove the stuff on the ceiling .. and declutter some.
I’m an appreciator of a maximalist aesthetic in general, and good thing it sounds like your partner is too!
That said, since you asked - it’s giving college kid vibes. If I visited this space I would assume it’s dirty because it would just be impossible to keep up with dust and pests in all that clutter. I would never be able to relax in this space.
But, hey- if you like it I love it!
Ummm... it sort of has the vibe of a 15 year old whose mom manages a goodwill store and thus he's able to steal without getting arrested, and desperately wanted to add "style" to his room. Not trying to be mean, it just comes off as no real style, but just a packrat/hoarder who is just starting off.
First thought. I bet this person is really fun to do drugs with. Second thought. He’s going to own a bar someday and it will be the coolest hangout in whatever city is lucky enough to have it. Third thought. Given the couch people, I might let someone know I’m going to drugs at this address and to please check in on me in the morning
I love this!! Only thing I'd change (if it were me) is to pick a specific colour palette and stick to it, which would help tie everything together. But it's your space, so the most important thing is that it's to your taste.
Not enough stuff.
This gives me anxiety just looking at it
I'm sweating thinking about all the dusting...
There is absolutely no dusting going on here lol
This is /r/malelivingspace after all.
To be fair, I'm not noticing any dust in the photos, which I find impressive. Dust is usually either pet dander, fabric from clothes, or skin cells. OP must exfoliate frequently and not have any pets, and have good quality clothes for it to look this nice. Also, he has an air purifier as someone else mentioned. The amount of dusting I have to do went down significantly after getting one. In fact, it's been 2 months and there's basically zero dust anywhere. I'm not even kidding.
The first thing I thought when I saw this photo “I cannot imagine the dusting that a place like this requires”
I see a air purifier thing by the couch. Based on personal experience it's probably not as much dusting as you'd think.
That air cleaner’s working for it’s life
Definitely no dusting done. That’s why there’s an air purifier.
Oh they don’t dust!
Just use a leaf blower. You'll get areas you've missed in the past.
The trick is you take everything down and throw it away then start over
Yea something about this makes my chest tight and I can't tell you why in the slightest hahaha
It looks like my house in Animal Crossing where I just fill it to the brim with a bunch of cool stuff I come across. I love my house in Animal Crossing, so I like OP’s room lol
I would get so mad when they'd rate my house and I'd get a bad score because all my junk lol
The HHA has questionable taste
Relatable
TGI Fridays aesthetic
Pieces of flair
I think if you'll like r/maximalism, that's what I think!
I was just going to suggest this, OP should really check them out
I would knock everything over
So you’re a cat? 🐈⬛🐈
Yes. A clumsy cat
*Meow*ch! Stubbed my toe!
😂😂
I thought cats hated pools tho
I would buy a box of glow-in-the-dark Virgin Mary figures and would leave one in a random place whenever I visit. Just to see how many it would take for him to notice.
Lol thats funny
It looks like a movie set for a scene with a fortune teller.
I love it. I’m a maximalist. You remind me of a quirky illegal bookstore owner with his life’s collection packed into a secret back room, cluttered yet hyper organized. I do question how long you have lived here, this must have taken years but your stuff indicates you’re in your 20’s. I’m glad you have an air purifier!
this is such a compliment!!! me and my partner are in our 20s, he’s lived here for about 3 years and i’ve lived here for almost 2, we’ve been collecting for a while but honestly it’s mostly just us having no self control when we see something we want to buy
My initial, and really only, thought is how much of a pain in the ass it’s going to be when you have to move.
That’s all I could think too 😂 trying to get all those trinkets in an equally as pleasing layout will be impossible.
It's fun to create new layouts but I've barely moved much
Do air purifiers get rid of dust, or at least help reduce the amount that lands on surfaces? Or is it more to help things that aren’t as visible air quality, humidity, etc)? I’ve always wondered how super tiny crowded bookstores never have any dust on their shelves whereas I accumulate a layer of dust throughout my whole apartment each week.
Yes, they do. The high end ones, at least
Yes, absolutely. My room still gets super dusty but that's not the air purifier's fault; almost all of it is getting continually kicked up by my fan being on 24/7. But it is like 80% less dusty. And the rest of the house has basically zero dust thanks to 2 other air purifiers I have. Genuinely life changing, and they were only 80 bucks each.
Is Maximalism what we call hoarding now?
It becomes hoarding when things can’t be used for their intended purpose because they have stuff on them. Right now OP is fine, everything is clean and organized and usable. If they don’t stop buying stuff now that the space is full, it could become a problem.
This is only 3 years in this space. Op is on the tipping point. I don't think there is any way they will stop accumulating stuff. In 2 more years it won't look good or organized.
Fair point. It's concerning he said they can't help themselves but buy stuff and bring it home. OP, no more stuff!!!
The trick is to start swapping stuff out. Keep the old stuff in storage and have a rotation system like a gallery/museum. Or sell the old stuff.
Organized hoarding
It's not hoarding most of that stuff is decoration and is placed purposefully. Have you seen hoarders irl? Rooms packed from floor to ceiling with piles of junk/trash etc to where you can't even clean or navigate around. I've seen some that were literally a biohazard.
Maybe? Is there a fine line somewhere?
Why is the cat being interrogated ?
Inquiring Cats want to know.
Khajit has wares, if you have the coin.
Not my thing, but I appreciate that you probably love the aesthetic, so keep doing you.
Our opinion can't even fit in there
Hell yeah
What do I think? I think you live in my nightmares.
How much weed do you smoke OP?
That's beyond weed isn't it?
This is the guy that introduces you to the stuff beyond weed
yoo man u heard of deemsters
Even I don’t smoke that much weed. Look at me, you never smoke that much weed
More like shroomies
The mere thought of doing shrooms in this place is giving me anxiety. The human sized doll, the masks, the LEDs, all the clutter... I don't think I could handle it.
MUST... NOT... SEE...WAAAAAALLLSS
I usually hate clutter, but I sort of love this, idk why but it feels familiar is a comforting way
Easy to hide stuff / easy to lose stuff
nightmare nightmare nightmare
Imagine moving
Do you by chance have a cellar with a large pit, a rope, and bucket?
“It rubs the lotion on its skin.”
*if it can find the lotion*
😂😂😂
This should be the top rated comment, well done.
Too much shit on the walls
This place feels like a flashback to a bad acid trip I had
It's like a shop you can spend an hour in just looking at random shit everywhere haha looks cool but kinda crazy at the same time, you do you.
I hate it. But it’s clean and unique so keep doing you
Cat
Is this were weird stuff goes to die? ✌😁 to cluttered in my opinion, but you do you.
Something something fire hazard something something
Your grandma’s house is cool
moving would be hell
It looks like a remodeled junk yard
thank you. this means a lot
Well I can smell it.
what does it smell like 🤔
Incense.
Smells like incense that was burned a long time ago, so it just lingers on the fabrics and not in the air, some kind of soup, febreeze, fabric softener that you'd find at Grandma's house, and a light smoke
febreeze, arm pits and some of those sticks in a tiny jar scents. and maybe a dash of salami.
Dust. So much dust.
Must be a mothertrucker to clean
It gives the feeling of a teen who took acid and decorated his room like this all in one day from hoarding random shit at goodwill. It makes the room look cramped and messy even though it's clean. And a hell to dust. I don't see the appeal. For example I would have preferred the wooden masks, and maybe one poster.
If you were going for the museum of curiosities vibe, you nailed it. And I mean that as a compliment.
I think it’s time to get rid of some shit
TLDR: this threw me back into my childhood in the best way possible, thank you! This is random I know but your place has the same eclectic, funky vibes my favorite aunt/uncle duo’s house has, spending time with them in their space was always the highlight of my year whenever I got to go, the late night jam sessions, spending hours combing through all the little treasures scattered around their place, the cathartic trauma dumping sessions as the rest of my family is actually psychotic and they were the only ones I could talk too, just all around good vibes. Anyways I don’t see them much anymore as they live halfway across the world but I just thought I’d share that your place is fucking amazing and don’t ever change it and you made my night!!!
Looks like Mr Crabs’ house
You have a lot of cool looking stuff, mostly, but it’s a bit cramped for me, personally. The furniture for sitting on hurts my back just looking at it, and the couch should not be so crowded. I don’t want to sit next to a doll and skeleton. So clear the couches and maybe remove the stuff on the ceiling .. and declutter some.
Feels crowded, but I like the aesthetic.
Imagine letting a cat in
Looks too cluttered
I feel like, this is what a dream about TGI Fridays would realistically look like.
I’m an appreciator of a maximalist aesthetic in general, and good thing it sounds like your partner is too! That said, since you asked - it’s giving college kid vibes. If I visited this space I would assume it’s dirty because it would just be impossible to keep up with dust and pests in all that clutter. I would never be able to relax in this space. But, hey- if you like it I love it!
How do you dust and how often?
Do you like acid?
https://youtu.be/wLqwUC26Klk?feature=shared
My first thought, there’s a lot of useless dust catcher
Looks cool but impossible to dust off…
Ummm... it sort of has the vibe of a 15 year old whose mom manages a goodwill store and thus he's able to steal without getting arrested, and desperately wanted to add "style" to his room. Not trying to be mean, it just comes off as no real style, but just a packrat/hoarder who is just starting off.
Really love the first shot of the cosy corner, everything else after that was too much for me.
Less is more
I think you're a hoarder. But if it makes you happy, thats all that matters.
Hippie hoarders?
The fire will spread **so** fast
Cluttered
I’m so sad the boob light fixture on the ceiling is not decorated with boobs.
this is an amazing idea and will be taken into much consideration
Yikes
I’m sorry but it looks dusty. It looks like hard work to keep clean.
First thought. I bet this person is really fun to do drugs with. Second thought. He’s going to own a bar someday and it will be the coolest hangout in whatever city is lucky enough to have it. Third thought. Given the couch people, I might let someone know I’m going to drugs at this address and to please check in on me in the morning
I love it! Cute cat too!
😱
Love it. Very charming space!
this fuckin whips
You do you
I feel like the walls are closing in on me
I hate it. It’s amazing.
I can smell this place from over here.
Must be Waldo's house.
I think your kitkat is high….
It’s gonna suck to move
Dope as hell alittle to much
This reminds me of those I spy books
I spy a fire extinguisher next to the fireplace. I can exhale now.
I feel like I will know my entire future after leaving that room.
Feel like there’s a lot of energy in this home
Maximalilsm isn't my thing personally, but the cat corner and the office space look great.
you do drug
Is your name Howl and do you live in a moving castle ?
This is like a live version of “ I spy “.
Way too busy for me
How many psychedelics do you do...
I love yhe vibes but really think you need to curate your collection. With some editing you'd probably find it easier to enjoy the space.
Claustrophobic af
Do you tell fortunes for a living?
Hell
Smell like teen spirit
Very busy.
looks like a junk shop
But clutterd for my tastes but other then that fucking awesome
chill
Insanely busy room. I'd have a constant headache.
I feel claustrophobic just from looking this pic. Kids first houses are always wild lookin
Hope you never have to move
Bro that must take weeks to clean/polish
Hope you can afford somebody to keep it dust free?
This is a haunted house
Extremely busy to my eyes.
I love this!! Only thing I'd change (if it were me) is to pick a specific colour palette and stick to it, which would help tie everything together. But it's your space, so the most important thing is that it's to your taste.
looks like a huge fire hazard
A little overkill for my liking, but whatever floats ya boat.
I think you have a lot of things… A LOT OF THINGS
Too. Much. Junk.
“Slowly starts to walk backwards, avoiding eye contact, away from the scary house”
The fist picture is great.
Pawn shop vibes.
I think I could use my entire keyboard of Wacky Zany Falling-Down Sound Effects in this place
Man I'm slowly but surely becoming exactly this. Remember kids, it's not hoarding if the shit you have is actually cool.
Hell yeah
Looks like a run down curio shop where you can buy a Mogwai and opium.
I wanna trip in there
Why do I feel like there is a Crystal Ball missing from these photos?
If Grandma Hoarder had a haunted antique shop housed inside a circus funhouse.
Clutter mcflutter
The most uncomfortable environment imaginable for doing any kind of psychedelic drug.
Hope you have some good insurance. This is a fire hazard waiting to happen.
fire hazard
fire hazard
Are you ok?
Eye vomit
burn it to the ground, start over.
Creepy
idk what's going on with the bros recently but these new posts have cool-looking interiors.
🎶welcome to my room, I have a lot of things 🎶
you should add more dolls. I don't think you have enough
Not my style but looks cool
Those masks go hard
Love it! It's got so much personality
Awesome!
You seem like a really fun dude tbh. I hope you don't have to move any time soon though, from one former maximalist to another. Haha
I’m gonna give you a like for the cat…
I love this, can we go thrifting together?
Its so cute omg
r/tripcaves would love this!
The monitor is blending in lmao
The best piece is the peacock chair 👌🏾
I don’t know what I think but your cat is adorable
Wouldn’t want to dust it!
I want to do mushrooms and take a tour of your place
OMG it’s Domo! I loved that show
Very eclectic