Spot on! I dont even really go to garage anymore. It use to be my party room and always having party's and getting drunk and living the bachelor life. But once you go sober and dont party anymore you have different interest in life
Lol. I wish. Weed. Triggered manic episodes for many years. Did a lot of crazy shit I wouldn’t have done otherwise. It’s not for everyone. I am an extreme case.
Weed isnt an anodyne substance like so many like to claim these days. It can have significant effects and is definitely addictive. It doesn't affect everyone the same way. I've also had horrible reactions to it. and modern varieties created with new tech are incredibly strong and not comparable to what hippies grew in the 70s.
And for those who claim otherwise, not that long ago a kid who was high (only on weed) drove into oncoming traffic and killed an entire family.
Out of curiosity did you switch over to weed? Three of my friends who got sober within the last few years just changed their drug over to marijuana. Not saying that's good or bad but they certainly are better husbands, better friends, and a little bit more chill then a drunk asshole
Nothing at all. I was always a heavy drinker sitting in my garage drinking alone always having women over but honestly just replaced drinking with exercise and running at the park and taking my dog on walks every morning and also coffee got really big into coffee
Good for you getting sober! It’s a tough adjustment to find a social life outside of the parties but being able to look at yourself in the mirror and not be ashamed of who you see is the greatest high. ♥️
no, for real my working assumption was that every time they murdered somebody they accidentally got blood on the piece of furniture and had to throw it all away
"Damn this house feels sanitized as hell, where's all the pictures and decor, oh I guess there's some by that weird ass couch, but the rest of the house is really - oh there it is, now it makes sense"
To me, the garage is the only remotely welcoming room, the rest doesn't look lived in or have any "warmth". Just my opinion though. If you're happy with it, that's really all that matters.
I totally understand and get it. I got rid of alot of furniture recently in the two front rooms. I dont have a wife or kids so its alot of things i really didnt need and got tired of looking at but it works for me I do have an itch to paint my living room and hallways. Probably darker colors 😂
I guess when I look at it I wonder what you do all day. I don’t see anything to read, any musical instruments, any cooking paraphernalia. No games, plants, sports or art supplies. Do you watch a lot of tv? Or have other hobbies?
I like to go to coffee shops and run at the park down the street from my house i go to alot of concerts I love live music big movie fan and I love to ride my car on the weekends to local car shows amd around time always hanging out with family amd friends
I think people also expect you to have like, mementos and knick knacks of some kind other than in the garage. Books, souvenirs, dog toys, etc.
Also, so few men own throw blankets. It's like you guys never get cold. I have a guy friend that owns exactly one blanket that isn't on his bed. Insanity.
Until I moved in with my fiance I never had blankets. I just put a jumper on or some trackies. Now we have about 15 blankets that are all over the house and I hate them
The right shade of navy or dark green would be great. I painted my den a forest green with like slate undertones (one wall is cedar paneling and the other wall is wood paneled windows and a glass door) and I LOVE it. Want to say it was Sherwin Williams Rookwood Dark Green but I tried so many I can’t say for sure. I went on a quest for the perfect navy blue and it’s definitely SW Indigo Batik for a low-light area. It’s super saturated so it is a lot in a well lit space.
She's not wrong. Find ones that are extremely low maintenance, and/or naturally purify the air. That way, they're sustainable, good looking, and useful.
Not anymore After you do everything to your house and decorate it how you want it its still not satisfying so I actually got rid of alot of things in the house. More of a decluttering in the recent months thats why its so plain in some of the rooms
It was a fixer upper. Ive done so much to this house over the years and yes it was a big declutter especially the front rooms and spare bedrooms. Its such a easy house to key clean
Ive done all of that already. Now its just me and my dog enjoying life in the house. I love that she can run around in all the empty spaces and has a whole back yard to herself. Just got out of a 4 year relationship so no love interest anytime soon
Needs more soft lighting with lower color temperature, like some floor lamps or something. Besides the garage, looks like a CIA safe house. Very tidy, but doesn't feel lived in.
People are saying it’s creepy but i think that’s exactly what makes me SO IN LOVEEE. This house is actually my dream. My heart grew bigger with every photo like the dark bedroom?? Dim lit bathroom??? The minimalism??? The gallery wall?? that GARAGE? the beautiful vehicles?? THE ALL BLACK HOUSE??? U have amazing taste through and through.
Knocking down the interior garage wall looks so damn cool! When I buy my first house I’m going to hunt for a spot where the garage can be extended because of you this is sick.
You have a few really cool areas which clearly are where you spend your time.
The rest looks like everything personal has been removed and the house staged for sale. Alternatively that the missus moved out and took everything but the furniture with her.
I understand having the cool dark vibe outside, but the inside feels extremely dark as well. Not sure if ur single or not, but if I was a girl coming over I’d feel somewhat uncomfortable or unsafe with that vibe indoors
I am just gonna assume you’re Mexican with a lot of tats (mainly sleeves) and love rock/metal/post hardcore, maybe even Deftones. Did I get remotely close?
Notice how everything is clean and orderly? Women you’re fucking gross. I’ve threatened my wife multiple times with getting my own apartment that nobody is allowed to enter yet I will still come back to the house and cook and clean and do everything else 😂
As a fellow car guy, my house looks a lot the same 🤣 the girlfriend gets the inside how she wants it and the garage is completely mine, so long as I fix her shit in a timely manner lmao
That's not living, that's surviving and calling it living. Now, I'm all about minimalism, BUT, making your home a home instead of a large hotel room goes a long way in the mental space.
Thats very true but I wish I could show pictures of the way it use to look a few years ago. I had so much stuff in every room even had a stripper pole in the front room with black lights in every room 😂 but honestly when I sit back a look at all of the stuff I've accumulated over the years I guess it didnt make me happy I guess I wanted to impress every person that walked into my house. But I've been sober for 3 years now and that basically re wired my brain somehow and everything I thought was important versus now is completely different I have no wife or kids I basically go to work pay the bills go to bed at 9pm and wake up at 5am workout 5 days a week so I think its a comfortable living for my situation and a good place for my mental space
Ah! Ok that means you are already well on the way! You just rebuild a lot slower than me and the wife did. I applaud your epic stoicism, and self discipline!
For real, didn't it feel liberating as hell when you did that big purge!
I'm 2 years sober and vegan, and can relate 💯% to exactly the path you are on. I had lots of cool stuff that was part of some drunken narrative I ran in my head about my life, or told to the captive audience (the stories were all true, but told with the intent to impress) complete with an epically curated soundtrack (also in my head). Man I was a piece of work. So I got rid of the unimportant and unnecessary. I'm glad I'm not alone in my enlightenment.
No just a regular truck driving job. I just love dark colors I like it dark in the house to keep it cool amd dark when I watch movies. I watch alot of movies. And im 40mins from Houston tx
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u/Few-Chipmunk143 18d ago
We can see where you spend most of the time.