22, Moved into my first apartment about 4 months ago here’s how the living room has changed over time. Feel free to leave suggestions

I posted a few shots of this place when I first moved in a couple of years back and you guys seemed to like it so here’s a little update now I’ve filled it with a bit more stuff.

Did a lot of growing in this apartment. Getting on lexapro, 2 cats, 1 snake, and a shit ton of weed later, for the first time in a long time I feel genuinely grateful to be alive.

Can’t wait to show you guys the next one :)

edit: I’d like to acknowledge how fortunate I am to be in a career that affords me this level of luxury at my age. In this job market, even having a job you can survive on is a gift. I pinch myself everyday thinking wtf how is this the life I’m living. However, I am disappointed in any of you that have taken this opportunity to either disparage me, my work, or struggles with depression and suicidal ideation. That’s not going to make you feel any better.

A quick perusal of this sub has shown me that these kinds of posts are sadly common, but I had some online supports I promised an update to and I can’t even imagine where else I would post this, not having any other social media to speak of.

I’ve technically been homeless since I was 17 and went NC with what I used to call my family, staying at dorms, shelters, mental hospitals, actual hospitals, friends parents houses, friends couches, outside and basically everything you can think of in between.

That’s a long story, over a decades worth, so I won’t tell it all here or now, but suffice to say I’ve tread a tumultuous and turbulent path.

I’ve had periods where I’m relatively stable and work for a while, but have always found myself back in a mental hospital after a while. Hard to be that stable rock your employer implores when you deal with as many difficulties as I do, but I’m hoping this time things end up better.

This is the first time I’ve had a place I can call my own that, while I’m just renting, I know I can come back to at the end of every day and feel safe, not dreading every knock at the door. It’s hard to explain, in no small part due to my inability to precisely articulate my thoughts.

I still have a really long way to go before I even resemble the shadow of a functional person, but getting my own apartment, even though it’s unfurnished ‘cept some dust and a dead spider in the corner I’m really glad to be making this big step towards rehabilitation.

First step is going to be to buy a trashcan. Honestly can’t even believe I have to buy my own can, like there’s not even one? Never would have thought.

My very first home that I own. Finland South-Ostrobothnia. Build in 1949.

Basically everything is bought second hand, thirsted, DIY’s or bought from IKEA, the Hermes blanket is 100% fake 😂 everything has been bought on a low budget but I tried to style it to look far less cheap than it was 👏

EDIT: the Guernica artwork is a Samsung Frame TV 😅 the best thing I’ve ever bought from Facebook Marketplace
EDIT2: it’s a 1 Bed/1 Bathroom - they’re down the hallway near the plants in the first photo
EDIT3: the round chrome things on the wall aren’t hubcaps, they’re these

It needs to be cleaned up and stained some, but this is a 1:8 scale replica of a mosasaur skeleton above my entryway.

I left the suburbs and moved down to Chicago after the ex girlfriend and I broke up. Life’s never been this good. Highly suggest spending some time living in a big city if you ever get the chance before you settle down, boys!

Posted this apartment over a year ago, but have since acquired more stuff. It’s an old office building they converted to apartments, the exposed concrete ceilings was the selling factor. First time in my life having my own place. Thinking of painting a few more pieces for the walls!

$18 on Amazon. Wham bam, thank you ma’am. Would be ashamed to admit how much time I spent looking for something *’simple yet cool.’*

1 year update! Living by myself currently while going to college and working part time. It ain't much but its home for sure. Only gonna be living here for another year before I move out into a bigger place. I will definitely be rearranging everything in the 3rd picture at some point. I do remove and wash all the tapestries every 3 months. I will also be getting a bigger TV soon to fill out the whole TV stand and tweaking the whole layout slightly. Any other suggestions are welcome ✌🏻

Have posted previously and since then have gone through MANY layouts but finally settled on this one after recently picking up the wardrobe. Minimized my desk size, which helps a lot since I haven’t been using my PC a whole lot. Aiming to get a new rug soon since I’m not vibing with the blue lines anymore but otherwise very happy with :) definitely thinking about getting into a larger space tho

https://www.reddit.com/r/malelivingspace/s/E5DRTL6QE8

Its been great for the most part!
Only so much i can do while renting
I’ve tried to keep the minimal look but make it a little more “homey”
The rug is not the colour i want but it will do for now!
The TV is still on the wall a year later which is always a bonus lol
I’m most proud of the 2 tall plant stands that i made myself, they both have a swiss cheese in (Monstera)
I also made a sofa shelf which i struggle to organise, i just can’t seem to get it right.

Working from home and living alone means is gets lonely at times

Ive played around with layouts alot of the year but ive kinda settled on this for now
its mostly been organised around plant placement and light needs
I also had a play around with some wall art but just couldn’t seem to get it right so kept the walls plain, i feel the empty negative space balances out some of the busier areas

what do you guys think?

oh and bonus pics of my room mates

Been a crazy year but finally settling into NYC. Never would’ve thought I would ever live here tbh. I’m not the best at decorating, but it’s been cool settling into a smaller space

Edit: Got a new job after being unemployed for 6 months and moved to NYC from Seattle

In advance, I don’t really care if it’s; late, early, desperate, and yes I know I need to clean. Here’s part two of my living and dining room, if you have ideas I’d love them. Maybe a plant? And thank you for the upvotes on my last post.

It’s f**cking amazing, thank you to everyone who shared their input and an even bigger thank you to those who told me to go for it. It fits the space perfectly, is extremely comfortable and I’m stoked to get as much use out of this thing for years to come for both myself and my guests

With my wonderful 4 legged roommate

I was told to show every angle.

Looking forward to the coments.