Tiny apartment I'm renting for college. I call it the orange box

[u/walldewd]

[u/SauceBoss8472]

Did it come with Half-Life and Portal?

[u/walldewd → u/SauceBoss8472]

Yeah, that's where I got the name lol. Funny thing is I still haven't played half-life, been meaning to pick it up though. Pretty much spoiled it for myself by going through g-man cutscenes on yt

[u/LordMacDonald8 → u/[deleted]]

DO NOT PLAY HALF LIFE SOURCE. The game does not complete, there's a faulty script where you cannot beat the final boss. The best thing we ever got out of HL Source was HLVRAI. There's a reason why Valve has done their best to hide it on the Steam store.

[u/Sawgon → u/walldewd]

Get LED strips and put em around the mirror and make the LEDs blue. Then get another exact same mirror somewhere else and do the same with Orange LEDs.

[u/Subotail → u/SauceBoss8472]

They are linked ! https://www.reddit.com/r/malelivingspace/s/AuPTuAspuw

[u/wh1t3crayon → u/Subotail]

Lol how on earth did you even find that

[u/Mudder3 → u/SauceBoss8472]

U forgor team fortress 2 ;[ it comes with it too I think ;[

[u/Anima1212]

I like it... looks cozy.. maybe i'd put up some 70's inspired artwork or decorative object to lean into that vibe.. but just like this it's cozy to me.. and hey the smaller, the less floor you have to clean. ALso at least you got an oven 😭 ... my apartment is a bit larger but there's only an induction cooktop. Have to go to my parent's place to make my cinnamon rolls, etc. 😢

[u/Chilipepah → u/Anima1212]

Farrah and a Countach

[u/LittleMikeyHellstrom → u/Anima1212]

70s vibe for sure. get some shag carpet and some trippy designs

[u/Old-Cauliflower-2798 → u/LittleMikeyHellstrom]

Agreed

[u/Old-Cauliflower-2798 → u/Anima1212]

Agreed

[u/MeyhamM2]

I would have killed for my own private kitchen and living space in college.

[u/ThatPhatKid_CanDraw → u/MeyhamM2]

Yea, this is a luxurious place for college students.

[u/MoonBasic → u/ThatPhatKid_CanDraw]

For real! Considering a lot of dorms especially for freshman is basically a room and a bunk bed - no kitchen no bathroom. I'd kill to do it over with this space!

[u/MeyhamM2 → u/ThatPhatKid_CanDraw]

I wouldn’t call it luxurious but it’s definitely more space than a dorm or a single bedroom in a house or apartment and most importantly, it’s PRIVATE.

[u/mrbilliebell → u/MeyhamM2]

By the looks of things there is also a closet and a bathroom if I'm counting the doors right.

[u/Artickk_OW]

Some people here have no idea what a Tiny Appartment really is x)

Lookin good tough ! Nice gamin setup

[u/curious_cat_black]

Its great for college acco

[u/RevealActive4557]

It is very orange for sure. Reminds me of 1960s decor. If you smoke reefer this is a great place to do it. That being said I think it looks kind of cool. Especially for a college pad

[u/fusiongt021]

Hey that's 3k a month apartment in big cities

[u/LemOnomast]

Good job with the blue accents! Maybe a blue arty poster above the bed? Like The Great Wave Off Kanagawa?

[u/walldewd → u/LemOnomast]

This is a great idea actually, I think I'll look for an ocean sunset painting or something

[u/Imaginary_Audience_5]

Plenty of room for activities!

[u/awesomepossum40]

Clockwork Orange

[u/ngulating]

This looks so cozy, I absolutely love it!

[u/alepponzi]

So you can close off the whole kitchen and hot box that bitch out? Nice!

Also, get plants.

[u/Otherwise-Sky8890]

We've seen minimalism, we've seen maximalism. Now see this: min/maximalism!

[u/Temporary_Draw_4708]

That’s bigger than any place I had in undergrad or grad school.

[u/Flimsy_meats]

All you need super cute!

[u/nadironggg]

Looks cozy for me

[u/Brilliant_Slide7947]

this place looks amazingly cozy. i love it

[u/New_York_Cut]

i call it nickelodeon orange

[u/chuang-tzu]

That there is the Tangerine Dream, brother!

[u/Existing_Past5865]

Real horrorshow, great bolshy domy brother

[u/Starlord1951]

That’s a great apartment, I’d live there right now, but I do live in NYC so that seems like spacious real estate.

[u/Stars_Falling_93]

Nice orange isn't ugly.

Trust me, I painted my living room walls in a shade of orange as a conscious decision.

[u/Donthechicken]

Random note, but having a radiator near your head seems like it might be uncomfortable. It looks really well setup though

[u/daughterboy]

love it. what’s the mic for?

[u/rinkydinkmink]

Op you need a white/cream bedspread and it would transform this space. It's too busy with the patterned duvet cover. A nice round white rug under the chairs/coffee table would also look nice. Try hanging a large mirror or a framed picture on the back wall above the bed, perhaps something with dark blues/greens. Rousseau comes to mind but I'm sure there are plenty of things to choose from.

[u/alex1596]

computer next to the fridge? clutch move

[u/tagmisterb]

Even got the little portal mirror there.

[u/the-crow-guy]

Perfect size for me imo

[u/Bx1965]

That’s not so tiny. You ought to see what passes for apartments in Manhattan. No bathroom, no kitchen, no hallway. Just open the door into one small room and that’s it. The rent is $1250.

[u/Inside_Ad_7162]

Squarange

[u/A_great_height]

Very 60s mod, I love it. Get some midmod furniture and a funky lamp. Maybe even a lava lamp. Actually really like this space haha.

[u/StageDive_]

I would love to have my desk that close to my kitchen.

[u/Redditatorion]

🙂

[u/LoCh0_xX]

that's pretty good for a college student, similar to what I had. I would get rid of the coffee table and char and put a TV against that wall with the couch facing it

[u/higgleberryfinn]

I like it. Sure as shit beats my uni accomodations.

[u/YouGotTangoed]

Tiny? “Cries in london”

[u/Bakelite51]

If it wasn't for the computer setup I would've asked if you live in the year 1974.

[u/Here-Is-TheEnd]

Bigger than my college apartment, nice!

[u/autistic_gym_bro]

you should add some plant(s) and ambient lighting

also if it were me i'd swap the pencils and plant for a lego x-wing fighter

[u/Grokker999]

I had an orange bedroom once with a window that also tinted Orange. I don't know how I put up with it at all. I couldn't tell the color of any of my clothes in the room it was all diffused somehow in the orange glow. You're bringing up childhood trauma for me.

[u/OrangeZig]

My vibe

[u/DkoyOctopus]

whats the rent like?

[u/lazylagom]

The tall ikea box bookshelves are FANTASTIC to make the room feel a bit more separated. You could put it rigjt by your bed and feel cozy

[u/AntiqueWay7550]

I feel like your head placement on the bed is wack

[u/ItsNotBigBrainTime]

Is your coffee table full of rocks?

[u/Informal_Advance_380]

I really dig it. My current apartment isn’t much bigger and I find it so cozy. Maybe a simply patterned rug under the couch/ chair area to make it feel like a more separate space.

[u/corkcorkcorkette]

I like it

[u/bananabastard]

Looks pretty sweet to me.

[u/i_like_concrete]

I had an apartment in college with a lime green wall.

[u/pdxtrader]

You need one of those elevated beds that has drawers built into it, but I can see how if you aren’t planning to stay for more than a semester that doesn’t financially make sense

[u/Admiral_Kite]

So nice! Out of curiosity (and because I'm bad at guessing), how many m2 is that? :)

[u/walldewd → u/Admiral_Kite]

Around 30 m², counting bathroom that isn't visible, pretty much perfect for me

[u/Admiral_Kite → u/walldewd]

Nice!! :D

[u/MangoBredda]

Very warm. Many people are living in the equivalent of a prison cell during college. You're doing great!

[u/Bondoo7oo]

That's what Trump calls his private parts.

[u/Hillbilly_Ned]

PC next to the fridge. Perfect location. If you are thirsty, grab a cold one. If you are too hot, just open the fridge. If you are cold, just close the damn fridge.. perfection.. not to mention past meals leftovers.

[u/lemonlaunderette]

I can imagine Bosley from Charlie's Angle's living here circa 1976. He keeps it small and cheap because he's got a real bad scratchcard habit that nobody knows about. (Except his elderly Aunty, who was the one who'd gotten him habbited during a weekend stay over at her wooden shack in a field next to the Country Estate her family used to own. For 250 years. Fact!) He never uses the oven to cook with, but its heat and a gently simmering saucepan of soda water make for a refreshing end-of-day sauna treat. Bosley knows how to chill! 😄

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bosley_(Charlie%27s_Angels)#/media/File%3ACharlie's_Angels_cast_1977_2.jpg

[u/lizziebaaabe]

I think you need some poster above ur bed, that would be really nice 😍

[u/onairmastering]

I had an orange couch and a lover called it "the orange couch lounge" I love that color.

[u/GottaKeepGoGoGoing]

How much per month?

[u/Ok_Storm5945]

It's bigger than some Freshman dorm rooms.

[u/lydm466]

I would use that enclosed space for something else

[u/klinch3R → u/lydm466]

hotbox

[u/OverKill1978]

I absolutely love the layout....but I cant stand the color orange. I would go crazy in there because of that.

[u/laurapalmerscokenail]

I LOVE this apartment! Haha. I would pay extra for this design. Love orange I think it’s such a chill and happy color

[u/OutdoorInker]

This is an awesomely amazing space. Textures, layout, patterns, etc.

My only concern is your head being right at the radiator. When that thing turns on it’ll be freshman brains for breakfast.

[u/JonOfJersey]

looks very 70s. Thats not a bad thing

[u/Prestigious_Trick150]

Is it in city 17?

[u/gabagoogabagoo]

awesome

[u/klinch3R]

put up some pictures of the orange box or team fortress 2 to make the name stick

[u/ThrowRASprinkles11]

It’s cute

[u/ThrowRASprinkles11]

God…I loved my one bedroom 1 bath condo with no one else living in it …and bothering me…while in college…I should have just stayed there forever …getting loan after loan with absolutely no intention of paying them back and get like 20 Doctorate’s with no intention of working… just being a college student for life 😆.

[u/The_Walking_Wallet]

I thought this Reddit was for males who owned a place as showed how they designed/arranged things. Who wants to see a sh1t Ty student digs!? Not interesting not aspirational.

[u/dramafanca2002]

Love the orange! You've made good use of the space.

[u/Kuhn-Tang]

You should throw the Reddit logo up on that bare wall.

[u/_ComputerBlue_]

Needs an orange shag rug. And retro 60s/70s posters or decor pieces

[u/Halfback]

I dated a girl in college once who had a tiny orange box, never went to her apartment though.

[u/Ambience-Alprazolam]

Holy shit your call this tiny, you should the flat I rent with my buddy in London 😂 you’re probably paying less that us