10 Things No Gentleman Should Have In His Home
Words: Alex Woodhall
A man’s home is his sanctuary, a place to escape come the end of the day. Your abode shouldn’t be littered with poor interior design decisions, ensure it reflects the gentleman you are by banishing these offending items.
1. CHEAP BEDDING
You sleep in them everyday, why are you settling for cheap, poorly made sheets. Invest in something a little more luxurious; you wouldn’t walk around in a cheap suit and shoes would you?
2. A BLACK AND WHITE CITYSCAPE
Aren’t these just a little dated? It makes it worse when a) you didn’t take the photo and, b) you’ve never actually been to the city in question. Trust us, it doesn’t make you look well travelled in the slightest, in fact more the opposite.
3. A LAVA LAMP
This could extend to novelty items of any kind but the lava lamp is the worst offender. There’s something about them that implies you spend most of your days smoking weak drugs in dimly lit rooms; hardly befitting of a gentleman.
4. POSTERS
That Scarface or Ali poster should have come down the moment you became an adult, possibly sooner. Invest in a contemporary print or some discerning art rather than an unframed film or pop culture poster. If you’ve put it up with Blu-Tack, it shouldn’t be on your walls, period.
5. EMPTY BOTTLES
Just put them in the bin, is it that hard? A collection of empty beer bottles isn’t art or character, it hints at alcoholism.
6. FAKE PLANTS
Nothing gives the impression of irresponsibility like a fake plant – this encompasses cacti also. Get something you actually need to water every so often to keep it alive when adding a little greenery to your sanctuary.
7. EXPOSED LIGHT BULBS
If you live in a home, not a cell, there’s just no excuse for this.
8. DIRTY DISHES
A gentleman’s home is a reflection of himself, you wouldn’t leave the house without a shower, so don’t leave dirty dishes in the sink, or worse, scattered around the place.
9. SHOT GLASSES
Even worse if they’re on display, shots are fine but this particular activity should be partaken outside of the confines of your own home.
10. UNIMPRESSIVE TROPHIES
Let’s not have those school trophies, the participation prizes and the like on exhibition. The only awards that should be discreetly displayed are those concerned with your profession, and nothing less than the equivalent of an Oscar; or an Oscar, if you’ve actually won it that is.
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