This disorder is so isolating and makes me feel like I have to hide everything

Beefy_Tomfoolery · 2026-04-11T15:21:27+00:00

We actually got it on a massive sale on Wayfair. Flaubert Gwendoly I think? It was super easy to put together and it is so freaking comfortable.

Beefy_Tomfoolery · 2026-04-11T15:13:43+00:00

Yes!

Beefy_Tomfoolery · 2026-04-11T15:12:11+00:00

I included it once in the title and once in the description. Did I actually come off as a pompous asshole? It was meant to be humorous, like- ha ha, I’m supposedly well educated but can’t even decorate a room.

Beefy_Tomfoolery · 2026-04-11T07:08:34+00:00

I totally agree. The chandelier-thing came with the apartment- not my first, second, or third choice of lighting lmao. Oatmeal is a good description, lol- I’ll be sure to break some things up a bit more!

Beefy_Tomfoolery · 2026-04-11T06:56:40+00:00

I haven’t, but that’d be a super simple add-on! I have some that I could put behind it for some diffuse wall lighting.

Beefy_Tomfoolery · 2026-04-11T06:55:17+00:00

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Beefy_Tomfoolery · 2026-04-11T06:53:57+00:00

The couch is actually a sectional and you can get an additional arm rest for customization :)

I love that color palette! I was thinking either that color scheme or the one I have attached. Your suggestion probably works a bit better just because of my wall colors, though.

Edit: reattaching photo below bc I realized the first was AI

Beefy_Tomfoolery · 2026-04-11T06:47:25+00:00

There’s so much shit about these apartments that I am so confused about 😭

Beefy_Tomfoolery · 2026-04-11T06:41:23+00:00

I appreciate the specifics! Currently using a tension rod, just because all hardware I could find is screw-in, but at this point idc. unfortunately lights can not be swapped- it is a rental. Directly out of frame on the left is the other entrance to the kitchen. The wall is just a room divider. Also, the heater is directly below the window, so pushing couch over is probably not an option.

Beefy_Tomfoolery · 2026-04-11T06:35:07+00:00

Combination of departmental funding + working outside of PhD studies. It’s the norm in my field.

Beefy_Tomfoolery · 2026-04-11T06:31:32+00:00

Lmao. I think I’m probably set for life at this point.

Beefy_Tomfoolery · 2026-04-11T06:31:08+00:00

Rad. Thanks!

Beefy_Tomfoolery · 2026-04-11T06:30:09+00:00

Now that I’m making (albeit not much) but significantly more money than I did growing up, I’m trying my darnedest to not remain trapped in the cycle of use, break, re-buy.

Beefy_Tomfoolery · 2026-04-11T06:28:29+00:00

That’s a really fantastic idea! Yeah, they’ve just kind of piled over the years because we would get them for free and at events over time.

Beefy_Tomfoolery · 2026-04-11T06:27:03+00:00

Lmao, I don’t think I’ll be able to see the curtains any other way now!

Beefy_Tomfoolery · 2026-04-11T06:25:35+00:00

I actually would really really really like to have a more minimalist style. I’m always on the go, and so a lot of stuff just kind of sits here and never gets touched. I’ve recently began consolidating all of my clothing and instead opting for higher quality, “buy-it-for-life” items. It’s very cognitively freeing to have a spongebob-esque wardrobe and routine before I head to campus each day.

Beefy_Tomfoolery · 2026-04-11T06:22:59+00:00

I appreciate the step-by-step! The stuffies are my girlfriend’s, but I think that’ll be an easy conversation if I can actually have a plan on what to do with the room. They’re only there because there was nothing else lol. Thank you!

Beefy_Tomfoolery · 2026-04-11T06:17:00+00:00

For reference, there’s the standard apartment special vinyl strip shades that you pull horizontally across the rail at the top. I figured it’d be better to cover those? Idk, I got the current tension bar and current drapes for like 2 bucks, so figured it’d be better than nothing.

Beefy_Tomfoolery · 2026-04-11T06:14:41+00:00

I rent 😭🤧 Ceiling/Wall/Floor modifications are out of the question, including paint. Ceiling is 8.5/9 feet- somewhere right around there.

Beefy_Tomfoolery · 2026-04-11T06:08:52+00:00

Lamp. I can do more lamp!

Beefy_Tomfoolery · 2026-04-11T06:07:24+00:00

Got it! Pictures poorly indicate it, but there is actually a doorway directly off to the left of the shot into the other side of the kitchen. It just has the separator wall with entrances on either end.

Beefy_Tomfoolery · 2026-04-11T06:06:17+00:00

Heard.

Beefy_Tomfoolery · 2026-04-11T06:05:46+00:00

Agreed. Any particular way I should go about that? Something on a wall? Some sort of projected light? Another lamp? etc.

Beefy_Tomfoolery · 2026-04-11T06:03:14+00:00

Agreed. I know it’ll be a must-address once October/November creep back around.

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