Ahhh, that awkward moment when you finally bring her over to your place…

She walks in the door.

You start throwing out plans for dinner (take out? grab a bite to eat before hitting the couch for a movie?), but you and I both know you are actually glancing at her, searching for any sign that she approves.

But you do it on the downlow (shhhh.. I won’t tell!) because God knows you don’t want her to think you actually care about her opinion of your pad.

But you do.

Admit it.

You do.

If you want my opinion on decor…

Avoid posters that have to be tacked to the wall or have that icky putty stuff stuck to the back.

Or pictures of slutty biker chicks. (but you already knew that, right?)

Simple. Modern. Clean lines.

Or take a look at Restoration Hardware. LOVE that decor.

I love black and white pictures of buildings. That’s always a safe bet. Like this
, this, or this.

But this post isn’t about decor.

The number one thing to remember about making an impression with your digs, is to make sure it is clean… and it SMELLS AMAZING.

There is NOTHING more off putting (READ: TURN OFF) than walking into a man’s domain and realizing it smells like a musty highschool boy’s room.

If she walks in and her brow is furrowed as if her nose is trying to distinguish what for heaven’s sake that dog awful smells is… her eyes darting around the room searching for the incriminating gym sock or pile of 3 wks of laundry that needs to be thrown in the washer PRONTO…

bad bad bad.

My grandma always used to say “Cleanliness is next to Godliness.” Don’t think that’s actually biblical, but cleanliness is a HUGE turn on.

If your man cave smells icky or off in any way… she’s going to associate that with a lack of personal hygiene… and worse, she’s going to wonder what else you got going on that might also smell icky or off… (if you get where I’m going here!)

SOLUTION

1. Make sure you have a working AC unit, for one, if you are in warm weather. For some reason cool places always feel cleaner.

2. Do your laundry every week.

3. Take out your trash every week.

4. Never leave food out or dirty dishes in the sink overnight. (hello roaches!)

5. And TRUST ME on this one… BUY THIS plug in scent, Eucalyptus Mint from Bath and Body Works.

She’s going to walk in your apartment and think Wow, this is what a clean MAN smells like. And then get this… Your amazing smelling pad is going to be the IT topic when she gets together with her girl friends…

Oh my gosh you won’t believe how clean and amazing his place smells. I am so impressed!

And they are going to be like, Seriously, can you sneak us over? I wanna smell this place!

For more man style inspiration, check out Restoration Hardware!