Dude design, otherwise known as the man cave. What makes a home decidedly manly? Nothing per se. It certainly doesn’t make you more of a man to choose one design aesthetic over another, but there is such a thing as an unequivocally masculine look.
Here are a smattering of hunky rooms that say "a guy lives here."
(Images 1 casaCARA; 2 Tom Ackerman Photography; 3 Architect Vincent Van Duysen’s home in Vogue Living Australia; 4 Thom Filicia’s apartment in Loft Life, photographed by Tom Ackerman; 5 Material Girls Blog; 6 well-plaid; 7 Ralph Lauren Home; 8 Spy Vibe)
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Comments (16)
Window seat = guy living there? With all those pillows?
i like number 3- manly... but elegant
love the emmy as toilet paper holder....
It seems like it this example darker colors are more prominent than in more decidedly feminine rooms. I like the giant portrait. Makes me think of these giant decals, which now that I think about it...are quite masculine, aren't they?
http://www.modernests.com/2009/07/wall-decor-decals-that-are-bad-a.html
Whereas this giant cat mural could really go both ways (feminine or masculine).
http://www.modernests.com/2009/01/trend-watch-large-murals.html
"Dude Design" is such a better phrase than "man cave." That phrase man cave really shivers my timbers for some reason.
I dig the green gray in #6.
I'm having lustful thoughts about #5 and 7...
But Thom Felicia's place hardly counts as a "Dude Design" - It's not the vulgarity of using an Emmy as a TP holder: It's the stack of coffee table books on the floor by the toilet...
"Sorry about the books, Dude..."
Number 8 reminds me of a Matt Helm movie!
is there anyway to find out the specific paint color in picture 6 sort of looks like "looking glass" or "legendary gray"
I want rooms 1, 2, 4, and 5... now!
Oh man, that bathroom in #4 is so off-putting in so many ways.
So-- judging by these-- to make a room masculine, you need dark browns & grays, leather, and dark unpainted wood. (And some kind of shiny metal gets you bonus points.)
Anyone know where to find a sofa like the one in #3? I love the low profile and it looks SUPER comfortable. Thanks!
#8 reminds me of dr. venture's bedroom.
"per se"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Per_se
The correct spelling is "per se," not "per say."
MODERnestS: I know the artist who made the giant portrait.