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Old 11-04-2013, 10:44 AM   #38 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Chuck33079 View Post
Being a single guy with a house is like having a secret weapon. Seriously. Keep it clean. Decorate it. Buy curtains (I'm completely serious). Have something alive in it- can be as simple as a houseplant or fish tank.

And if your buddies don't manage to get you out for a birthday and post-breakup issues, you may need new friends as well.
Crazy great advice. Having a plant or fish tank, even in an apartment, transforms it completely. If you have poor lighting or suck with plants, just get a few hearty ones, and splurge on fake ones in the corners and out-of-the-way places where they won't be closely inspected. The fake ones are more believable when next to real ones.

I also love the art advice. You don't need to be an afficionado. If you have money, buy some art from local art students or from a local art fair. It'll be unique, and shows you're generous. Otherwise, find some things that interest you and look up art pieces based on those things on ebay or etsy or something. You can get some really nice looking stuff that to someone who knows the subject, will go crazy over it, but to anyone outside that hobby will just look like a more abstract piece of art. (canvas silhouettes of favorite anime/movie characters, things like that).

And frame your damn posters.

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