One of my favorite little corners of Reddit is r/MaleLivingSpace, where men share photos of their homes (and their design choices). It’s a blend of hilariously sparse rooms, inspiring stories of people getting back on their feet, and the occasional tastefully designed room that makes you go, “Ooh, I should do that.”
However, one recent post made me laugh out loud as soon as I saw it, so I need to know what you think. The OP, elliottbaytrail, wrote, “Partner placed his polarizing art by our bedroom reading corner. I relocated it and revoked his decorating privilege.” This was the first photo I saw, and I was like, Where’s the art piece? I only see a guy by the window.
And then I scrolled and saw that THIS IS THE “ART.”
Yes, your eyes do not deceive you: That is a human-sized, anthropomorphic bull statue, looking out the window in a contemplative manner.
The OP decided that the statue shouldn’t be by the window (probably so as to avoid having a heart attack anytime he entered the room), so he moved it to the hallway, like this:
Now, clearly I am not an interior designer, because I was surprised to see that the comments are almost entirely on Team Bedroom and not Team Hallway.
People felt like it changed the whole vibe of the statue.
I mean, I guess I understand, but I feel like if I was reading in that corner, I would have to keep looking up from my book to make sure the statue hadn’t moved.
There were plenty of puns about it in the comments.
And more than one person thought of that episode of Modern Family with Jay’s dog butler statue.
(Here’s what that looked like, by the way. I see the resemblance.)
Regardless, it seems like everyone in the comments agreed that ol’ Baphomet* should stay by the window, so I guess I’m wrong.
What do you think? Where should the statue go? (And we will also accept “in the trash” as an answer.) Let us know in the comments!