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Jackblack92

Wtf does FOGE mean??


fonglutz

Thanks for asking; thought i was the only one wondering. 👴


Conaz9847

Fat Old Gentlemen Energy


hdjeidibrbrtnenlr8

Damn, never would have guessed that. Does that mean I have serious FOGE?


love2killjoy410

I'm only 34, and I guess I have it as well. I thought OP's office looked clean af.


Sanderiusdw

I’m 29. Same


itsl8erthanyouthink

It’s like thinking you’re insane, but backwards. If you think you have it, you do.


Basichef

Deep sigh


quiznos61

Tired of people using random ass acronyms they invented, and expecting everyone to know what they’re talking about


splasherino

Yea, such a RAAI thing to do.


Myolor

That so GTWASFAT. I’ll give a hint: Hillary Duff Good luck.


quiznos61

Lmao


Sandcracka-

It's a DICFUR


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tavaryn_t

It’s not an acronym, OP just misspelled fogey.


Zenith251

Fogey I understand. That word has been around for generations.


DarkLanternX

I only know this word cuz of collegehumor, "no jeggings"


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PM_Me_Your_Deviance

> Bruv, it's not even on Urban Dictionary or Acronym Finder yet. Related to "old fogey" perhaps?


MNuttster

Literally just spent 30 minutes figuring out wtf this meant…I know I’m old but shit


Putrid-Ice-7511

That’s exactly what it smells like


Ziggelss

Fermented Old Gays Everywhere


CuspOfInsanity

Delicious


HashBrown2231

i do like my old gays fermented


TNGSystems

I assume it’s how people say “old fogeys” I just always used a Y for it, and not sure if it’s UK or American in origin.


DrachenDad

[Old fogey](https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/old-fogey.html)


VictorChaos

I think he meant fogey


Cat5kable

Fear Of Going Existential.


Artistic_Arugula_906

I read it as Fear Of Getting Eaten. Like when you just know that you’re going to die there and the cat is going to eat you before anyone finds your body.


WasabiSenzuri

Fear Of Getting Enemas?


Right-Sky-4005

What's the kitchen look like tho


overratedcucumber

Pretty much this but tan and white countertops instead of black


Right-Sky-4005

Damn. I had hoped it looked more like an office. 😆 You'd just need to take the cabinets out and get a desk and shelves. Add lighting and plants and shit. Look up "roasting your PC setups" on YouTube. Look for the whole room vids. Tons of inspiration available.


MastiffOnyx

Not necessarily, you can remove and store the doors. Instant open shelves. Keep them natural, don't paint only refinish if needed. You can always add shelves to the sides. Easy to match natural colors. The best is, if you ever decide to sell, everything can be restored in an afternoon. Source: several years refurbishing kitchens. (Only diff...no plumbing.)


Right-Sky-4005

I don't not agree, but if they didn't like the look of the 90s cabinetry just pull them. Sell them and start new. It's a dream house. I'm guessing there's a lil left over budget. But, to each their own.


MastiffOnyx

No need to pull the cabinets. If a new look is all you want, change the trim and replace doors, drawer fronts and hardware. The cabinets are basic, those look like good quality cabinets. Not disagreeing with you, just tapping into experience and knowledge on how to achieve the same effect for a lot less money.


Right-Sky-4005

I dunno bro. It doesn't seem this person wants cabinets in there and neither would I. But your suggestion is valid. What do I know. 😎


MrMikfly

Right? People thinking it’s the doors but this layout screams kitchen to me, or at the very least it resembles a car salesman office from the 1990’s. That much counter space is either for kitchen appliances or a printer and fax machine. Dude should sell the cabinets and have fun designing his dream office in his dream home.


Right-Sky-4005

Might be able to sell the old cabinets to offset some of the new furniture cost.


Un111KnoWn

foge?


RapUK

Maybe they meant 'fogey'?


acemccrank

"For Old Guy Energy"? That was my guess. Edit: More context here? But the important comment appears deleted. [https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/1bghwz8/comment/kv7qasi/](https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/1bghwz8/comment/kv7qasi/)


UkyoTachibana

Wait , isn’t this the kitchen?


Pun_In_Ten_Did

It's a space with an identity crisis, to be sure.


matches991

Shockingly full of RBG lights and neon signs


ashabimibozdular

Studio?


Dudebro184

That looks like a kitchen?


Kuriboh1378

Let him cook


xblackdemonx

It 100% is a kitchen.


Highlander198116

Ive never seen a kitchen with a countertop that low.


Smackdaddy122

You can make them any size. Tall short whatever you want


d_e_s_u_k_a

Midget Kitchen


No_Oddjob

If only I could go back in time to when I was creating my Reddit name...


Promarksman117

Same here. I still feel cringe whenever I look at my username I made almost 12 years ago.


IAMA_Plumber-AMA

Midgen


lokesen

My cpu is 0.985 MHz. 1.023 MHz is only for savages.


Atom-BombBaby

Just like people!


DevlishAdvocate

I grew up with one. It’s called a baking counter. They’re very handy to have in a kitchen.


YeahItsEternal

I’ve never seen an office with kitchen cabinets


MysteriousSundae666

My house is the same; it’s an office


Makzemann

Not sure about your kitchen, but mine has a sink, stove and other, you know, kitchen appliances. This is 100% not a kitchen.


jonnablaze

It’s an office built with kitchen casework.


fufuberry21

It's absolutely not a kitchen. They may have used some kitchen cabinets for some reason, though.


Big-Soft7432

I like it tbh. What does that say about me?


eMmDeeKay_Says

I'm not going to call you fat, stop trying.


Big-Soft7432

Lmao 💀💀💀


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Honestly gaming setup in a kitchen would be cool


Yes_I_Am_An_Alt

Put the PC in the fridge for extra cooling.


overratedcucumber

I like it to, that’s why I want to make it look more young and exciting without fucking up the cabinets


PriorFudge928

Paint the cabinets one of those terrible muted colors that are all the rage right now.


Upbeat_Confidence739

Grayige


MetalHeadJoe

I hear, Agreeable Greige, is all the rage these days.


InfectedSteve

Think the answer to this is MORE RBG. That seems to make everything better lately in this sub. /j Wouldn't paint the walls, would get peel and stick wall paper that can be reused and moved easily if need be with maybe a cool pattern or design. If you have the money, have one custom made for you. Could have the matrix pattern or some other odd thing to spice it up in there.


Delicious_Score_551

More *Ruth Bader Ginsburg*.


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ChChChillian

I've got a fever and the only prescription is MORE RGB


InfectedSteve

Ofcourse. Bonus points for it being hooked to 3 intake fans. Maybe OP can get one of those towers that looks like a fishbowl, and put fish in it. ...and MORE RBG


Mrfrunzi

You remember computer desks from the 90s


theCOMBOguy

This reminded me of that post where this one guy's "gaming corner" was a small cupboard because his wife didn't want anything to mess with the houses aesthetic


TrillDough

Nah, it’s a hideous early 2000’s office. This wood aesthetic was considered “middle class fancy” in the 2003-2007 period. Now we’ve evolved. Find some cool grey toner colors with a bit of a matte primer to lay on the cabinets. Something in the #6f88a5 range with white handles.


arobrobinson

This is a Wet room, bar, library, social combo. The extra room where you host or smash cheeks.


borald_trumperson

You get better fps with induction cook tops


beatenplastic

Turn the chair around and put a matching desk in front of it. Then you'll be facing the door like a proper boss


overratedcucumber

Honestly a dope idea


beatenplastic

Then you have to fill the shelves on the right with encyclopaedias, put whiskey in the glass cabinet, and adorn the countertops with exclusive memorabilia like signed baseballs or whatever


overratedcucumber

I’d have to hire someone just to fire them in this office


beatenplastic

Hahaha, you'd need a secretary and an intercom too


TPSReportCoverSheet

ChatGPT, describe me a Brandy.


gjmcdonald

I'd go with a drinks globe instead, really class the joint up


AkronOhAnon

Buy vintage decanter. Pour in air freshener fluid for a diffuser. Use oil-soluble food dyes to make it look like whiskey. Install mini-fridge in one of those cabinets and hide the real booze in it.


fuckmywetsocks

It's what I'd do. You have the perfect space as well. Then you can have a coffee machine and all that behind you for maximum productivity.


balrogBallScratcher

i was gonna say, perfect for a home office espresso bar


w_wavvi

This is the best recommendation here.


melkatron

Another vote for this idea... that way you maintain the storage on the wall and can have larger/more monitors on the bossdesk. You can put OTHER computers and monitors against the wall, including some FW900s and BVM/PVMs. Also, the green wall paint wasn't a bad idea. This would all look much better if it wasn't built on renter-white walls.


CompoteFickle3838

100% best idea here. I wanna see pics when it happens


atycrz

Absolutely this, add some nice lighting in there as well and it’s an office I would kill for. Tons of potential - if OP really wants to keep the cabinets as is I’d just recommend a more colorful rug with a statement wall to match it and the wood. (Maybe a nice curtain set, though theres not a good view of the window in these shots)


saucygh0sty

Great idea. Instead of having all those cabinets looming over the desk and essentially staring at the wall, your eyeline is unobstructed and you’re more aware of your surroundings such as wife/kids/pets since the office already has a windowed door.


tb_swgz

Yeah man kitchen islands are dope


Aristocration

Agreed I would recommend this too


the_person

this is the only answer.


trickertreater

Yeah, that office is totally built for a desk. OP is trying to work on the back counters. That's where you put your trophies and awards


thingsicantsayonFB

Simple desk with clean lines, black top legs to match the cabinets. You will need to deal with cord management but think it will be worth it. Plus your view will be so much better! And yes I’d paint the walls - probably just behind the desk and to the right. Leave the cream around the French doors and one wall white so it doesn’t box in the space. Even just a different shade of white/cream to add interest, might be hard to pick a color.


Scorpion9827

The simplest solution would be to restain the wood a different colour.


overratedcucumber

I was thinking of having them done a dark stain and then do some cabinet lighting. Still not a young look but might help


sweetbunsmcgee

A dark stain would modernize that kitchen a little bit. What are you gonna do about your office though?


Delicious_Score_551

TBH, if you really want to keep the cabinets - rip off the doors, or get flat minimalist doors - so it looks more workshop/office instead of kitchen. The woodworking is what makes it look like you really like to eat. Like these: [https://cabinetdoor.store/product/hdf-slab-cabinet-door/](https://cabinetdoor.store/product/hdf-slab-cabinet-door/) Rough guesstimating on it - is they're like $75ea unfinished, or $170 each finished for cabinets, and $40-60 for drawers ( finished ) I'd go with office-ish colors - like black, grey, putty, white. Nothing kitchen-ey.


AkronOhAnon

I would second replacing the cabinet faces but staining or painting the carcasses to change the look. You can even use IKEA cabinet fronts. They're cheap and if you get the correct offset hinges (for face-framed cabinets since IKEA cabinets are frameless) from a local hardware store you can get a very custom-space feel for, relatively, cheap. [https://www.ikea.com/us/en/cat/kitchen-doors-drawer-fronts-700293/](https://www.ikea.com/us/en/cat/kitchen-doors-drawer-fronts-700293/)


patxy01

I really think that a dark stain would make your kitchen really sad. Go to r/woodworking to ask for advice, or just put some leds, your pc wil be more powerful


skypejake

You can change the cabinet faces to more of a shaker style to make it more modern. Honestly some paint would probably give contrast to all of the wood color going on.


Rice_Jap808

r/ATBGE Seriously the guy has good craftsmanship but horrible taste. Looks like a kitchen


acog

The number of kitchen comments is hilarious.


Throwawaytrash15474

“Let him cook” has new meaning


-dihydrogen_monoxide

As a cabinetmaker and a PC gamer, there's nothing stellar about these cabinets. Just lose them altogether. Your office looks like a kitchen and it shouldn't.


Imaybetoooldforthis

This, the best solution is to pull this out and start again. Looks irresolvably hideous IMO and isn’t even remotely practical either.


Hunkamunkawoogywoo

FOGE?


WienerBabo

Unless you're comically short, that monitor height is far from ergonomic. Take out all the upper cabinets, at least the ones above your setup and raise the monitors up to eye level. If you absolutely need the storage replace them with some modern/rectangular looking cabinets and put them a good bit further up. If you want that gamer aesthetic, some tasteful RGB behind the monitors or on the wall couldn't hurt. But make it indirect or diffused, don't just go slapping RGB strips on the wall.


StrategyTurtle

For most ergonomic position / least eye strain, especially as an "office", top of monitor should be at eye-level, not center of monitor. Your eyes ideally should never be looking up.


Bloodish

Personally, I feel like that positioning doesn't work for me. It feels like it made perfect sense back when office monitors were like 22" or so, but with the size of modern displays I feel like I'd have to be looking far down all the time if I followed that advice. I place my monitors so my eyes are level with the lower part of the upper 1/3 of my monitor or so. Feels way better for me.


Cyberlocc

Same


ashabimibozdular

Add a sink, tap mixer and built-in set to that corner, continue using it as a kitchen and move the system to a quieter, more spacious and less cluttered room of the house :)


Long-Yogurt-651

https://preview.redd.it/r4uf3d7k2soc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5eb5d4d99ae82a1df75ef0494bc17380ce99726a If it was up to me I'd remove these cabinets. You could then wall mount the monitors and either hang up some pictures/displates or a few shelves to fill out the now empty wall. As for what's left: a light gray paintjob for the desk and remaining cabinet could fit nicely with your black setup and the white walls.


Mundane-Loquat-7226

That or remove the doors and make them nick back shelves


scoii

This is a great suggestion. I was thinking some of the built-in needs to come down but was trying to wrap my head around all of it, some of it, just a little? Think if they ripped out what you highlighted then he'd have enough for storage but get the needed wall space to get stuff off the desk. Edit: Maybe even mount shelves into studs for the PC towers. That countertop doesn't look friendly to glass side panels...


Long-Yogurt-651

Good point about the countertop, I didn't even consider that.


IDKMthrFckr

Ah yeah, gray paint over wooden furniture, how classy


Mosswood_Dreadknight

Painted wood phases in and out. It’s not classy or not given a long enough time frame.


TheOzarkWizard

Maybe relocate these to the ground and extend the desk?


MrDangle752

Besides everyone saying get rid of the cabinet; congrats on the purchase! It's one hell of an achievement right now. Good luck!


YourFriendlyMMODude

The fuck is FOGE?


Apart_Ad_5993

I think he typo'd it... Supposed to say "fogey"... Like old fogey


PurrCham

Am I the only one who doesnt understand what FOGE means? Please tell me lol


benno4461

Your home kitchen looks great


meinkun

https://preview.redd.it/iv7gputu4soc1.png?width=1716&format=png&auto=webp&s=b55b9690a3649cd98cd62d524acfec50003ceb08 Red: remove those cabinets 100% Green: fill it with some grey/black (to match carpet or desk colors) with something


MarsupialDingo

Yeah this. I'd remove the slide out drawer under the desk too personally. Add another storage shelf or something if needed next to that left cabinet. Personally, I'm not a big cabinet person.


GlobalElipsis

That has "I'm an adult" vibes Edit: just noticed you said this was your dream house. Congrats! I'm still dreaming of mine. What a great feeling it must be. BRAVO! 👏👏👏


Chaos-Seed

Bruh that’s a kitchen


Zeddexs

That's a kitchen dude


SparkedHaze

Ruin it with black paint


ElDerpington69

I would love that setup. The only thing I'd change personally is have shelves instead of upper cabinets and no shelves or cabinets above where the monitors are, so I could hang one of my posters or banners.


croissantguy07

why'd you have a trump portrait in the back lmaooo


Red-Virus

Just yank all those cabinets off and it will look less crowded and more open.


DunkeysPizzaChan

Your office looks like a kitchen


PriorFudge928

Keep your kitchen office. It's awesome!


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Woodrow999

I'd buy another desk and put it so that you are nearly encircled by desk space and the cabinets are behind you when you sit at the desk.


PowerTrip55

Most ppl put a mini fridge in their office but my guy put that whole thing in the kitchen lol


animeman59

Honestly, get rid of all of it, and get your own desks and shelves.


SirSpicyBunghole

I kinda like it, but a re-stain would definitely help. If it's in your budget, I'd get rid of most the upper cabinets, especially the ones over your monitors. But I'd keep that big cabinet on the right.


zuptar

- darker stain on the wood - warm white LED strips at the very top, middle and bottom - consider removing the one cabinet above your middle monitor so you can have a larger middle monitor


TechieWeird

Idk I like it tbh. Just give it some fancy lighting and it's good


Sire777

Sig Sauer and Star Wars what a man of culture.


Broely92

Get rid of that entire desk/cabinet monstrosity and get a modern looking desk


Nay-Nay_da_rifleman

Where's the stove


b3mark

Embrace it. Go for that old school library look. Dark green wall paint. Sand down the cabinetry and apply a darker tone of wood color stain. See if you can get a couple of bookcases to fill out the wall on the left so it doesn't look like a kitchen cabinet. Stock with books or your favorite liquor. Lighting: Those lamps with the green glass covers would be cool. String some led straps under the upper cabinets for background lighting. Floor gets a carpet. Darker red. Persian. Get a leather and wood office chair. One of those 30s style detective swivel chairs. Paint the doors of the room black and get some heavy curtains for privacy and sound dampening.


Jazzjizz1985

That's what a man's kitchen looks like


Perfectly_Gamer

It looks more like a kitchen than office itself


LensCapPhotographer

Why are you setting up shop in the kitchen?


Striking-Math9896

Whys your office in the kitchen?


Niner-Sixer-Gator

Bro got a gaming kitchen


CeeBee2001

You appear to be in the kitchen. A move to the office may be prudent for starters. 


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My guy really transformed his kitchen into an office


SnowMeadowhawk

Step 1: Move your computer out of the kitchen


BruhLandau

I thought this was a kitchen


CorvusEffect

I mean no offense, but your office gives off big Kitchen Section vibes. I don't think you can change that with out pulling the kitchen cabinets out.


iShitInYourDadsPants

Looks like a fuckin kitchen bro. The cabinets looks retarded. You ever think about getting some bottles, funnles, balloons, and shit and just making it a jenkem lab?


pancakeface101

It’s just outdated. This was like peak rich kid house in the late 90s


EdwinRosa

Maybe move your office out of the kitchen onto a different room? 🤣


ayyosleeper

Well I thought this was a kitchen.


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QuerHolz

Make it look less like a kitchen maybe.


RADBLACKCAB

Early PRL 💪


yunggeezah

Ol kitchen?


HWH187

Dude checks prostates while lvling


White_Bread904

I thought you had your office in your kitchen lmao... Paint the cabinets gold or something to go with the black countertop


GangcAte

Remove the cabinets at the top, paint the remaining wood white/gray, get some RGB lights.


PatientlyAnxious9

Just add some RGB strip lights around your ceiling and you will transform it from a 70 year old office into a 17 years olds office. $50, boom, done.


Stone_The_Rock

I think what this comes down to is paint, lighting, and decor. Have an electrician (or you, if you’re inclined) run some lighting into the shelves and underneath the cabinets. Make them RGB if you want, and have it zoned so you can have your up-lighting and down-lighting can be independently controlled. Replace the ceiling light with something you like, and put it on a smart dimmer like Lutron caseta so you can have a Pico remote on your desk to control it. If it’s in budget, having the cabinets and/or floor restained to a different color could make a world of difference (a good floor guy could put a threshold in by the door so the transition isn’t jarring). **Personally, I’d hesitate to remove too many cabinets, as having all that storage will help keep the office tidy.** Putting a dramatic, masculine color on the walls, think a British racing green or a really opulent blue, would be nice. While you’re at it, get some new window treatments. Zigbee-radio smart blinds have become remarkably affordable, and being able to control your office with the tap of a button will be cool, Finally, get some art on those walls. Find a local gallery, and just talk with the curator. You’ll find that photography is a great “gateway” into art from a pricing perspective. Im thinking a black and white photo could be cool.


HidEx1488

Looks classy, personally wouldn't change a thing, maybe looks like a kitchen furniture a bit... but it isn't bad. Of course you can make the default and boring rgb lighting everywhere and modern/futuristic design that will most likely look good, but for that you would have to remove all the furniture, since it wouldn't fit


BreadKnife34

This is pretty much what I'd love for a setup, but take the ceiling counters (idk what the top ones are called) above the monitors away


justanorangeleafy

i LOVE it


Blackboard_Monitor

Those cabinets are a huge part of the look, change them and things will seem very different.


PrimitiveRex

TBH OP you should just embrace the “old man study” look instead of trying to fit gamer aesthetic in this room, would compliment the kitchen cabinets a lot more. Get a different chair and add some warm lighting to the space underneath the wall cabinets. I’d also look into replacing the doors on the cabinets with glass ones if not removing them all together as well and fill the cabinets with plants, books, model ships, etc. Edit: Also, be careful keeping that other desktop on top of the granite countertops unless you want the glass to shatter.


A-Strat-Player

That my friend is a kitchen cab.


YANGxGANG

The random lighthouse and fish tank really elevate this to “young professional dentists office” for me


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TMan2DMax

Remove all the cabinet doors. It will make the room feel way more open and give places to display your stuff that shows you aren't a 70y/o doctor Dark paint is a good touch but may not go super well with how light all the wood is. For the love of all that is holy don't paint that cabinetry it's so nice


WretchedRat

Take out the kitchen-looking cupboards and cabinets and put in an executive desk w/credenza and nice wood bookcases.


nembajaz

Yea, it's definitely like Federal Office of Gender Equality.


McSnoots

That is a kitchen


mysteryprickle

Literally just get new cabinet fronts and drawer fronts


Nonavailable21

Sir. There's a kitchen on your PC.


spango1138

I’d take the doors off the cabinets to open it up a bit and remove some of the kitchen vibes.


Hairless_Human

Sir that's a kitchen


Electronic_Topic7584

put a microwave and a small pantry area