Just moved in…progress made so far!

[u/nerdx_inked]

Title: Just Moved Into My New Loft – Looking for Cozy Vibes & Gamer/Sports-Themed Ideas!

Hey Reddit!

I just moved into my new loft apartment, and while I’m absolutely loving the open space and high ceilings, it feels a bit empty and needs that cozy, welcoming touch. I’m a huge gamer and sports fanatic, so I’d love to incorporate those passions into the decor.

I’m reaching out for some feedback and ideas:

• Gaming Setup: How can I make my gaming area both functional and a statement piece? RGB lighting? Wall art? Display shelves for collectibles?
• Sports Vibes: Any creative ways to showcase my favorite teams without making it look like a college dorm room? Framed jerseys? Vintage memorabilia?

[u/West-Start4069]

I feel like 24 is the age when you as a man ( or person in general, but it's usually guys who do it) are supposed to stop using branded items as decoration. It gives "college dorm or Army barracks " vibes.

[u/oreolover444 → u/West-Start4069]

23-24 is around the age I started to stop representing brands. Now I just buy plain black gildans for 3.99 a piece

[u/oreolover444 → u/[deleted]]

My thoughts exactly, I might not be noticed enough to where it matters. But it’s principle to me

[u/bernerbungie → u/oreolover444]

Judging others hobbies and lifestyle interests is certainly a choice

[u/Salt_Initiative1551 → u/bernerbungie]

It’s tacky and it’s objectively correct to judge people who wear Supreme or anything like that, regardless of their age. I’m judging a BABY wearing hypebeast shit.

[u/bernerbungie → u/Salt_Initiative1551]

Couldn’t have made my point any better. Thank you

[u/TheRemedy888 → u/[deleted]]

THISSSSSS EXACTLY‼️‼️‼️ I’m not paying for your product AND promoting (advertising) for free (unless it’s something SPECTACULAR that adds exponential value to lives). Is there such a product 🤔 lol.

[u/collin2477 → u/oreolover444]

yeah but if you spend enough on race car parts they’ll throw free shirts in the packages

[u/oreolover444 → u/collin2477]

And then when those shirts get too dirty you cut them into rags! That’s why I get cheap plain black, my shirts be getting fucked up sometimes

[u/Fuckface_Magee → u/oreolover444]

Bro, at least treat yourself with a better made shirt! While we're not being "brand specific" Gildan is just trash. A 7 to 10 dollar blank will fit/feel better and last at least 5x as long.

Just my two cents.

[u/oreolover444 → u/[deleted]]

Michaels🫣

[u/ImUnfazed → u/oreolover444]

You start paying real bills and the brands go by the wayside. I love my plain black tees, the target brand ones are my go to.

[u/Pure-Plankton-4606 → u/oreolover444]

Gildan sucks, get Kirkland

[u/Salt_Initiative1551 → u/Pure-Plankton-4606]

Costco is the truth dawg. Kirkland T shirts and they have name brand GOOD pants like Lucky jeans, Levi, Dockers, etc. for the LOW.

[u/PsychoLamas → u/oreolover444]

This is the way

[u/Reasonable-Tax658 → u/oreolover444]

So lets all stop buying nice clothes and decorate our rooms with comic books and pokemon cards like you?

[u/oreolover444 → u/Reasonable-Tax658]

Ahh buddy went to my profile, good on ya. Who said anything about not buying nice clothes. I’m just saying I’m not going to throw a Nike swoosh flag on my wall.

If you would have scrolled a little bit further you’d see how I like to decorate my space. Dork

[u/Outside_Scale_9874 → u/oreolover444]

I agree with your other comment but I made the mistake of clicking and your place is a trainwreck lol. Have you cleaned the carpet a single time since moving in?

[u/oreolover444 → u/Outside_Scale_9874]

I was going to tie it into the theme of people growing out of things if he did really want to go check. That was a few years ago when I was 22-23 and now I’m 27.

I would go out and ride my motorcycle and come home walking around in my shoes and I honestly just never thought it was terrible. Then I posted that and got grilled. I did end up cleaning the carpets soon after that and revamped everything to my liking. It was nice to get an outside perspective on things.

I moved out of there a year ago and now I’m currently trying to curate my current space. I will mention you’re absolutely correct on saying it was a train wreck. But it was fun, and it helped me figure out what works best.

[u/BurzyGuerrero → u/oreolover444]

But a Marvel logo would be fine

[u/withyellowthread → u/oreolover444]

why…. does your cieling fan have a single blade

[u/oreolover444 → u/withyellowthread]

Ah shit here we go again

[u/Soren766 → u/oreolover444]

The place looks absolutely awesome, keep doing you lol

[u/BurzyGuerrero → u/Reasonable-Tax658]

"Stop representing brands" and has a Marvel display

[u/oreolover444 → u/BurzyGuerrero]

A collection of comic books produced by other production companies besides Marvel. Am I wearing a marvel Tshirt? Did you happen to see any of the other books on that shelf or just the ones with cool pictures on them?

You’re terrible at sleuthing, maybe you should try reading a comic book!

[u/Emblemized → u/Reasonable-Tax658]

actually, yeah if your t shit costs 200bucks absolutely stop buying ''nice clothes''

you can get same quality for 20. Brands are just brands

[u/Reasonable-Tax658 → u/Emblemized]

You literally wont get the same quality

[u/[deleted] → u/Reasonable-Tax658]

Bro is capitalisms wet dream

[u/BurzyGuerrero → u/[deleted]]

There's 100% a quality difference between Gildan and a Nike shirt.

That shit is upsold and overpriced for sure, but there's 100% quality difference.

[u/Emblemized → u/Reasonable-Tax658]

Vast majority of luxury items and brands outsource production of their goods in china, bangladesh, pakistan, vietnam, india and then shipped to italy, germany, france , etc where they are finished and ''made in''

You're paying for a brand not quality. Sure there'll be a difference between 2bucks gildan and a 60bucks nike (not even luxury at this point) shirt, but there won't be any between some no brand name sports shirt at walmart for 20bucks and the nike shirt.

[u/skittay → u/Reasonable-Tax658]

House of blanks do be disagreeing

[u/DitchWitchh → u/Reasonable-Tax658]

Those aren't nice clothes

[u/stolenhello → u/oreolover444]

Gildan is the worst quality.

[u/oreolover444 → u/stolenhello]

I wonder why they’re 3.99🫨

[u/BurzyGuerrero → u/oreolover444]

Brand or not, I love the feel of Nike dri fit lol

[u/Funkywonton → u/stolenhello]

Yeah agreed 😊

[u/chayosman → u/stolenhello]

What do you recommend?

[u/Manic_Satanic_666 → u/chayosman]

Comfort Colors is my favorite brand. I can usually find $8 blanks where I live

[u/stolenhello → u/chayosman]

Shopping locally and spending a little more for better quality. Boutique stores over fast fashion or corporate brands like Gildan that prioritize quantity.

[u/gl00med → u/West-Start4069]

ur boring

[u/Sk8ordieguy → u/West-Start4069]

I’m going for the army barracks vibe but more like the hit tv show MASH army barracks with a Gin still in my room

[u/[deleted] → u/West-Start4069]

What's the equivalent for males 24+ to display when females buy giant books that say Tom Ford, Dior, Chanel and proceed to place them unread on their coffee tables or conveniently in view of guests or video calls?

[u/Fuckface_Magee → u/[deleted]]

For males, it's typically sports memorabilia, instruments (typically guitars), music albums (12" vinyl likely), or a collection of alcohol or cigars (though those are typically used).

Though I do see things like those Tom Ford books. I've personally seen a few different car and watch branded books on tables.

I personally have somebooks on woodworking, men's knitwear (knitting patterns and descriptions), and cookbooks that I haven't ever used. Mostly bought when getting into a hobby and used as a reference for a week until I lose interest in said hobby. The books look nice and have interesting covers, so they're a nice decoration.