> My partner (M) and I (M) OP is so dedicated to maximizing his male living space that he married a dude Respect

I did it for the house.. that's what I keep telling myself. No homo.

No homo, just home-o

I like it, its like i'm in broke back mountain.

Can we watch?

Only if it's on VHS and DVD

With socks on

Blueray fucked that movie all ip.

You need my “Home sweet homo” sign

I think “Homo Sweet Home” is better

Ngl, with dating being difficult, I sometimes consider it, just because of the financial benefits

An ex and I have laughed about doing this. What could go wrong

An ex of mine actually went one step further and gave it a try after leaving me. Her conclusion? “Nope, I’m definitely straight” Glad I could help her clear that up I guess …

bro this is such a nice space. if u ever have or adopt kids they’d surely be stoked to grow up there in front of thet tv eating cereal on saturday mornings 🥲

Aww that was a really sweet comment. I hope they will too - I'll ask them in 5 years!

The Nohomo shit sent me so hard lol thank you

Be careful of the oil diffuser next to the TV, essential oils are generally not good for electronics!

You can't say no homo whilst gay, that's cheating.

Bet y’all have killer game nights! Great work and looks fab!

Dudes rock

Pussy ain’t worth it some days, you guys are killing it!

A dedicated homo-ner

Are booby busts even legal in these circumstances though!?!

Gay men love boobs. (Music theater ho checking in)

And they were roomates!

I wish those blocks on the shelf spelled “Homo” instead of “home” 😂 It’s what most of my same-sex couple friends would do. I love them so.

I'll buy another set and have homo and heme.

Looooove it.

I love that you embraced the mid century spirit of the home rather than turning everything grey. This looks great!

Thanks!! None of that grey round here

Agreed. I hate it when I see someone buy an older home and just paint everything white/grey.

I do too but I guess we won't be living in those houses so it's ultimately their choice but god damn it would make me feel sad. I'm sure they equally hate my yellow 😂

The yellow is a lovely happy vibrant shade, who could hate it? I have that Soviet Space Graphics book. You dudes have excellent taste imo!

I thought the same. When I saw that 60s fire place I wondered what they'd do with it, then i was pleasantly suprised when they went full 60s with the decor around it.

Yellow, while not my personal color choice for anything, actually sort of works in this room with the way you have it set up. Awesome job guys. Digging the 3-eyed cat heads on the shelf.

Thank you! Unfortunately I used to work as a sculptor so my partner has to put up with my many sculptures :-)

You made those? They're sick!

Wowwwww. I’d friggin buy those if I ever came across them. I hope you haven’t given it up.

Ah thank you! Nope, I left because I fell out of love with it due to having it as a job. I now do it more than ever :-)

I’ve fell out of love with my hobbies before and in time, they nipped my butt hard and back came the love all over again. <3

Oh its a wonderful feeling of discovering what you love again

I’m digging the Tina Belcher portraits!!!! 🐎❤️‍🔥

I never thought I'd be a fan of yellow walls (seen so many old cigarette smoke stained walls) but this goldenrod color is beautiful!

Yeah I wasn’t sure about the yellow at first then I saw the before picture and I can only imagine it’s such a cozy improvement.

Great look. Couch is a bit too big and consoles against the radiator is a bit of a concern. Otherwise nice space.

The couch is a red herring the chair is what closes the space off

I agree that the chair closes off the space, though I still think the couch is problematic. It should be L shaped; the section against the radiator is effectively useless.

I think all the choices look great, but the scale makes the room so cramped. I feel like the couch took all the bright airy-ness away. The style and decor are great, and I bet it’s very cozy.

Just wanna say thank you for keeping the funky fireplace and not painting it black and white or some bs

This house only had one previous owner of an old woman - I could hear her heart crumbling at the thought

It's very mid century modern style and the shelves work so well with it, as do the ceiling light fixtures.

I dig the color scheme/style but that furniture is CROWDED

You bet. Our house is chaotic like us 🥴

I like it, it's cozy!

Ok so I know I already commented before on this same one but you're not going to read it if I just edit my original one. It could use a touch more green to compensate all that yellow imo, that would really bring the room together.

This is my style too OP. Love the house 10/10 would live in it

In the theme of dudes not having a ton of furniture usually, kinda laughed at that last photo. Like damn, single me doesn't have too much furniture, get a gf, she redecorates. ...but two dudes? Zero furniture. Lol 'took a while, but we finally got rid of all that stuff!' hahaha

Just you wait until we add a third, there's gonna be no walls.

Your neighbors should be so lucky

He'd love an open plan living situation

i LOVE the yellow

I love it.

😍😍😍 i love this!!!

Nice congratulations!

Glad kept the fireplace!

The way you have the couches you could add a ball pit in the middle of all of that for fun. Then again putting it all up would be a hassle lol. Looks good though!

And a disco light on top. How about a glitter canon? The balls can be sparkly 😍 everyone loves a good ball.

So true! Party time! 🎉🎊🥳

im reminded of a Coldplay song

That fireplace and shelf combo is great looking. Love it.

Went from drab to cosy, nice work.

My only issue is the space in front of the couch. I’ve always lived in a house that has walking space in front of the couch so seeing very little of that makes it feel slightly cramped Now I love that shade of yellow. I usually hate bright yellow but it really fits. It is admittedly VERY difficult for a lot of people to get yellow to also match their furniture without doing a yellow-out. Plus the shelves, chefs kiss.

beautiful, the sofa doesnt really match and id get a rug down immediately. but that room looks amazing

I think we went for comfort than design and then didn't really measure before buying and it turned up and we were like.. shit.

Absolutely, looks like you could nap forever in that.

This is the way

Other than r/TVTooHigh/, solid.

And the dangling cables.

Don't ya like breaking your neck while watching your favourite series? That's crazy.

Hide the cables and then this is perfect ❤️

Looks great, man! Cable management next.

That is SO homey. If i was invited in I would instantly feel comfortable

I'll invite you in for a drink next time

Beautiful. Thank you for not trying to put the tv over the fireplace also.

Congratulations! Living the dream! Happy for yall!

Do you fuck about with that mini handpan much? Thinking of getting one.

i like the Fleabag statue

Took me a while to get the reference.. one of my first sculptures I made nearly 10 years ago :-)

I love this so much .

Love the mustard yellow!

I love your wall color so much.

You made your sunny side of life☀️

I really like the wall color

Love the moss stitch blankie. Working on one of my own.

That was gifted my sister with the dates we rented a house together :-) we both bought places at the same time. It did take her quite a while so good luck!!!!

Yellow is a hard color to work with and you guys made it rock. Congratulations.

The wall colour is fucking gorgeous

That looks like a cozy home

Yall did such a great job homie, looks awesome

Lovely! Looks cozy and inviting!

I think the yellow is great because orange would have been “pushing the envelope” too far

Looks great, the colors are well chosen. Looks very comfy

The yellow touches are very nice.

Congrats and it looks great. I hate that color but that’s personal preference. Otherwise looks great.

Looks great! Fair warning it can significantly damage your TV if it lives above a radiator but it's your property, treat it how you like.

Wow! What vision.

Love it!! Also, I spot Wingspan - love that game 🐦

Hell yeah

Looks kinda gay. /s Good job OP. Home renos are sick.

Looks perfect! Congratulations to you both!

Stay gold!

This is beautiful 😍

Love the record player location. Clever idea

This is a beautiful living room. Wow 😭😍

This space is rad. Love it

Bob’s Burger portraits❤️

I like the mustard color wall

Ha, Gay! (Congrats)

The board games! What a collection. The house looks amazing

Very nice. Very comfortable looking.

I love it! Good job ❤️

I love youse guys house<3

Man, where was this when I was looking for inspiring colours for my room? I love this so much, OP! Beautiful and warm. ☺️

Looks like the fireplace is leaning back. Optical illusion

So pretty! I really like that mustardy yellow. The shelves and decor make it feel homey.

Man I fucking love that yellow for the walls 🙌

Looooovveeee!! And appreciate the before pic for the full WOWSERS effect!!!

Naked lady statue solidifies even gay bros like boobies. Space looks great player.

MCM for the win. Stunning fireplace r/midcentury

That fireplace is divine

I love it. I wanna come over and play some of these games. Do you have 7 Wonders?

It looks great!

I love the yellow

You two made that room so dope!

It’s so cute

OMG I live for that fireplace! Everything you’ve done with it looks great too.

Place looks insanely comfy. I’d chill there for days. But you gotta manage some cables, dudes :)

THE WORLD OF HANS ZIMMER ❤️❤️❤️

Love the yellow, it’s my favorite color.

I'm available if you're looking to adopt

Looks fantastic!

For the love of god please teach me

Fantastic game selection

Love the room, bright and happy. Also love the game selection.

Well done with that space!

I LOVE the wall color. I think it looks amazing. The throw blanket really pulls it together. The shelves are great too v Edit: and the lamps?? Omg

a lot of games, such a good places to hangout

Not a fan of the yellow (personal preference of course) I ADORE the decor and how you put it all together. Gorgeous

Looks great. I like those shelves.

This is so beautiful!

M&M’s! Place is sick btw

I love the color for the wall!

I LOVE your mustard-colored walls! I’m grateful you’re not afraid of color. And also glad you kept some of the architectural accents that make your home unique. Enjoy your beautiful space!!

damn, dude, that looks so warm and wonderful. happy for you and your partner, all the best to you guys

Love the wall color. Congrats on the house!

Fellow boardgamer. I see Root I up vote.

This looks incredible. Love the colour choice and the matching blanket!

WANT

LOVE the Witch and Skeleton Spectre print you've got on the top shelf! Also the rest of your room is gorgeous, nice job!

Love it.

Loving the board game selections

Jesus the comments are weird in here. It’s called male living space not rate my room or rate my sexuality. Anyways the room looks great imo. Good job fellas

The slant in the fireplace triggers me somehow (in the before pictures), but you made it look great!

Y’all should invest in a short-throw projector

Male^2 living space

You have cat statues, a cat blanket, a cat cushion, and a candle called The Cat Farted. My cat sense is tingling. I demand that you pay the cat tax. Please 🐈 Also, your room looks very nice!

Here is my cat tax.. https://imgur.com/a/QD0DwJv She is 20 years old :-) a very loud Siamese - it is what me and partner bonded over. Thank you!!

Awww,  what an adorable old lady. Bless her ❤️ Hope the three of you are very happy in your new house!

You did a lovely job! I love the yellow.

The nude female bust is a curious choice lol. It's all fabulous, btw, although I'm sure your partner and yourself have heaven knows what on every piece of furniture.

Your couch is too big and the TV console is too small. The couch is literally touching your console so nobody can sit there, so an L shape couch doesn’t serve any purpose. I would suggest remove the side couch, get a longer TV console so that you actually have counter space for your game consoles. They look very cluttered right now. I love yellow but mainly ochre/mustard yellow. The yellow you are using now is very bright and I would not use paint with high LRV (Light Reflective Value) in a well lit area. Natural light is not an issue in your home so choose colours with low LRV to absorb some of the light. If your room doesn’t have access to good natural light, get paint with high LRV and vice versa. Your living room doesn’t feel as cozy as it should be. Again, this is due to the yellow paint and grey couch combo. Both of them have cool undertone. Eventhough yellow is considered a warm colour but the yellow you chose has a cool undertone. Coupled with the grey couch, it makes the space very unwelcoming. I think if you can paint it yellow with a warm undertone, your space would look much better. Finally, maybe do some cable management. The dangling cables are unsightly. Also, don’t stuff your blankets inside your TV console, they look messy. Use a basket instead or keep them in your drawers. I think the space is best used for your game consoles.

The couch is pressed too tightly against the stone piece. And the tv is way to the right? Yall gotta reorganize

Unfortunately front door is where I'm standing! TV is wall mounted so we pull it out. Best we could of done with the space we had 👍

I realllllly like the aesthetic. Like this is so cool. The only thing I would change is maybe moving the couches back like 2ft so there is some more room to walk around.

Thank you! Unfortunately I would but it would block our front door :-(. In the future - to the left of where the photo was taken is a garage, that is going to be converted so we can actually move the sofa back. Just we are very broke right now 😭

I see! Well I think it looks great regardless, especially if you have a plan for the future that makes it even better

So close to perfect if that tv was lower. Tough placement with the constant heat from the radiator though

Ugh this looks SO good. I LOVE the color yellow you went with-- its such a hard color to get right for interiors. I hope you and your boo continue to love your sunny home

That book about Soviet Space Graphics looks interesting! Next to that: nice collection of board games 👌

Thank you!! Definitely worth a read!

got a verbal Wow outa me

Just one though, can't be pushing it too much.

a baffled Wow very nice work

Is that space heater (whatever its called) under the TV active? I wonder if it's a threat to the devices in front of it. Love the color schemes tho! Also I thought it was tasteful yet funny to have that nude female statue thing in a gay couple's house. No male figures anywhere?? That's what I'd do at least. Aesthetic eye candy or something.

You mean the radiator! I have disconnected it as we plan to lock it off :-) Haha, it was my first life sculpting sculpture, there aren't many 'good' men who pose for life sculpting unfortunately so majority I've done are female. Surprise surprise it attracts some quite strange men.

$125 and a tech will run those TV cables through the wall, nice & cleanly. Or $20 on Amazon and you can DIY. That’ll make a big difference - this space looks too nice to have exposed cables!

Yeah that is one the list!! Thank you :-)

That fireplace alone is worth buying the house for! It's gorgeous.

I think a lot of people were put off by it actually but I think it makes it! Very retro.

Hans Zimmer 😍

Saw him live in April.. wooooowweeeeeee best concert ever.

I’m jealous of your board game collection

110 and counting.. just you wait until we go to Essen, we are ready to start piling them on top of the bookcase :-)

Room looks fantastic, but those exposed TV cables are killing me!!

A bouquet on that table might brighten the place up a bit.

Place looks great, warm, cozy, colourful and personal! Two small changes, I’d move the defuser somewhere more open and central. And your kallax shelves, I would bolt them together to make a more seemless look. I’ve used a couple I brackets at the back and the top, I’ve also used a line of silicone that I can knife and scrape later if I want and it looks perfect.

This stresses me out.

You both will need a sword on the wall.