Inspiration: Dude Design

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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Window seat = guy living there? With all those pillows?

posted by ghunt on October 27th 2009 at 4:18pm
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i like number 3- manly... but elegant

posted by CozyLittleCave on October 27th 2009 at 4:21pm
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love the emmy as toilet paper holder....

posted by malpal4426 on October 27th 2009 at 4:24pm
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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

posted by MODERnestS on October 27th 2009 at 4:26pm
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"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.

posted by gochrisgo on October 27th 2009 at 4:30pm
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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..."

posted by bepsf on October 27th 2009 at 4:46pm
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Number 8 reminds me of a Matt Helm movie!

posted by Milady on October 27th 2009 at 5:16pm
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is there anyway to find out the specific paint color in picture 6 sort of looks like "looking glass" or "legendary gray"

posted by wigday on October 27th 2009 at 5:58pm
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I want rooms 1, 2, 4, and 5... now!

posted by dunklekatze on October 27th 2009 at 9:59pm
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Oh man, that bathroom in #4 is so off-putting in so many ways.

posted by KidMoe on October 27th 2009 at 11:57pm
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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.)

posted by Idril on October 28th 2009 at 9:12am
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Anyone know where to find a sofa like the one in #3? I love the low profile and it looks SUPER comfortable. Thanks!

posted by scoobiewu on October 28th 2009 at 12:25pm
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#8 reminds me of dr. venture's bedroom.

posted by Kpaige13 on October 28th 2009 at 1:31pm
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"per se"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Per_se

posted by cmelton13 on October 28th 2009 at 5:03pm
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The correct spelling is "per se," not "per say."

posted by misohungry on October 28th 2009 at 5:03pm
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MODERnestS: I know the artist who made the giant portrait.

posted by Elizabeth II on October 28th 2009 at 11:10pm
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