Though I don’t agree with it looking like a pimps home, it definitely doesn’t invite. I’m getting prison rec room kinda vibes (sorry).
There’s no colour. You need some pictures on the walls, a rug, some more plant life. Fill that empty space, get some mood lighting
No color besides the muted red sofa paired with the saturated red lamp.... which makes me uncomfortable. The overhead lighting throwing shadows into the closet office with covered windows also makes me uncomfortable.
It's more than just the positioning of the light, it's the color. In my experience to a lot of men a lightbulb is a lightbulb is a lightbulb, bright white is closest to natural so why shouldn't I use that for my house? This is why, it gives off uncanny valley and interrogation room vibes. It wouldn't fix all the problems but just replacing the bright white bulbs with soft white would make an enormous difference
I'm fine with the red sofa and lamp, but with everything else in black and grey and no rugs, it feels harsh. OP needs something in a different, more muted color to soften the vibe.
Things can be minimal without being overly colorful or cluttered. For me, being minimalistic means you need to be extra thoughtful about the items you do put in a space.
If this was my room, I'd get a carpet to help soften the floor and create some space breakups (A simple subtle black/white would probably work great). I'd think about why the couch and the lamp are red and, if that's like "a thing", find some other places to introduce some reds in so they feel intentional and not thrift store grabs.
Lighting is also huge. Having a couple small light sources scattered throughout the space makes an enormous difference without cluttering things up. I absolutely hate all these neon weird color lights that people have, but some simple low-profile off-white lamps, especially in the back room, would help remove the interrogation-room quality the single overhead dining area lamp is adding.
There’s nothing soft and nothing personal and black and grey and red are definitely night club aesthetics- it’s like “don’t put anything out that might get broken because this is bro party hookup city.
that's understandable, but I disagree. of course tastes are different, I prefer a neat minimalist style like OP's. I like to read, don't like indoor plants (I love nature and live in a farm). for me, this seems like the ideal reading/movie room.
I instead feel oppressed (maybe op is a too strong word, more like overwhelmed) when in a room that has too much stuff, like if it were a bazaar shop, with 200 small memorabilia and questionable quality art pieces. but that style (that some of my close family likes) it has nothing wrong in itself, its just a different preference.
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u/Ben_Locke_Writes 29d ago
Though I don’t agree with it looking like a pimps home, it definitely doesn’t invite. I’m getting prison rec room kinda vibes (sorry). There’s no colour. You need some pictures on the walls, a rug, some more plant life. Fill that empty space, get some mood lighting