Shopping For Interior House "Art"

[gldendog]

Is there a more insufferable task in life? Holy sh*t. I'm supposed to care about this crap that's just gonna end up in a f*cking box in this basement next year? She claims I'm supposed to care tho she's known since Day 1 I'm the least artsy f*ck on the planet. Why are women's DNA encoded with the never-ending need to waste $ on JUNK? Turrible, Charles. Here's some $, go buy it yourself and let me watch football. Christ.

 

[DOUG93]

I hear that. Congrats on the she.

 

[UncleBill69]

Is there a more insufferable task in life? Holy sh*t. I'm supposed to care about this crap that's just gonna end up in a f*cking box in this basement next year? She claims I'm supposed to care tho she's known since Day 1 I'm the least artsy f*ck on the planet. Why are women's DNA encoded with the never-ending need to waste $ on JUNK? Turrible, Charles. Here's some $, go buy it yourself and let me watch football. Christ.

 

[ncaaball2]

Buy some oil paint and a canvas and do your best landscape attempt and then put a nice frame around it. Oil on canvas with a nice frame usually looks good even if a 2 year old does it. Although a nice frame is expensive, you could find one that fits the purpose for a decent price. I am trying to get my 4 year old niece to splatter some oil paint on a canvas and then I will frame it, but I don't live near her so it would have to be shipped so it's a pain.

Don't waste your time with any prints of pieces that have no significant meaning to you. No point in having a fake monet hanging on your wall.

If you are short on options look for some local artist stuff to buy. Doesn't even have to be someone well known, just give a local struggling artist some cash for a few pieces and you can tell people that you really think he/she/they are going to blow up some day in the high end philly cultural scene.

 

[tjc3844]

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Is there a more insufferable task in life? Holy sh*t. I'm supposed to care about this crap that's just gonna end up in a f*cking box in this basement next year? She claims I'm supposed to care tho she's known since Day 1 I'm the least artsy f*ck on the planet. Why are women's DNA encoded with the never-ending need to waste $ on JUNK? Turrible, Charles. Here's some $, go buy it yourself and let me watch football. Christ.

Take some meaningful photographs, put them in frames and hang them up. You can ave them blown up to almost any size you want. They actually mean something and bring back good memories as you get older.

 

[Vicks99]

I figured you were a dogs playing poker poster kind of guy.

 

[ChuckSullivan97]

Good advice in here.

Bottom line - don't waste money on crap that you don't care about. Also, guys are more minimalist by nature. Accumulation of useless garbage in the house is an ongoing battle for me. Shut it down early.

 

[NickleDimer]

People without hobbies and interests usually sink into meaningless consumerism.

Don't overdo photos. It can slip into a weird territory of narcissism if your house is all pictures of you and your vacations. Same with random junk. Your walls end up looking like a TGI Fridays.

 

[WhiteChocolate]

I'm a cheap SOB, i limit my 'art' to anything i can pick up at home goods. Good advice on the oil paintings.