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♥What would the world be without great dads? In honor of the upcoming celebration of fathers, I’m posting images of what I consider to be masculine touches on a room or specific things that make me think of Hubby, one of the best dad’s I know!
Enjoy…
Isn’t this a great painting? It must have been someone’s dad.
Some dads collect watches…you know who you are.
When I met hubby he drove this car, he had brought it to the states from Germany. He wishes we’d kept it!
I heard that manual typewriters are making a comeback, they have a young adult cult following. They look great in this bookcase as a vintage decorator item.
Master of the tailored look, expert on masculine detail and probably a pretty good dad by all accounts…a Ralph Lauren room
Ralph Lauren
Hubby wears glasses similar to these…so preppy!
I love this perpetual calendar.
Architectural Digest
Lonny Magazine
Ralph Lauren
Happy Father’s Day to all of you who have loved and nurtured a child, sent them on their way into adulthood with confidence and joy…we thank you!
I’ve headed over to the Open House at No Minimalist Here, join me, won’t you?
Garden, Home & Party 
debra phillips @ 5th and state said:
my inner anglophile really enjoyed this post and your splendid images!
debra
Gretchen said:
Karen, what a fun way to remind us how important the men in our lives really are!
Carla said:
Karen….I love masculine rooms as do you. It just speaks to me of comfort and deep chairs for afternoon reading with a dog nearby..preferably a corgi. Your chosen images reflect what makes a masculine room so inviting. Thanks for the inspiration! CARLA
Linda Coble said:
Karen, I loved all these masculine rooms with taste. So often we identify masculine rooms as “man caves” and all the crapola that goes with them – bean bag chairs, behemoth flat screen tv sets, beer stocked fridges. It’s nice to see such lovely rooms that most men would feel comfortable in. Loved the sentiment at the end of this post too. Linda
hampton hostess said:
Such a stylish post–who doesn’t like a vintage mens watch or car for that matter! I’ll take one of each please! Have a great weekend, barbara
Ricki Jill Treleaven said:
LOVE this post, and that gorgeous plaid study is *to die for* ;P
I hope you enjoy your weekend!
xo,
RJ
Victoria Elizabeth Barnes said:
Hmmm. That photo of the staircase, with the gorgeous inlaid-floor?
I would totally get rid of the horse paintings and girly it all up!
(I bet your DH misses that car!!!)
Keri said:
Great rooms! I love the masculine vibe of so many Ralph Lauren rooms. Your tribute to dads is perfect!
Keri
Kathy said:
I couldn’t agree with Linda more. I think those awful man caves are an insult to men. Those are more like rooms for little boys that never grew up. Now these are rooms for MEN. Ralph does it so well. All the photos are beautiful. I hope you and your husband have a very nice day celebrating Father’s Day!
Best,
Kathy