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THE BATTALION
I Senior Russ Johnson said
uhen it comes to setting up an
apartment, it is all about details.
I “If a girl comes in and
notices you pay attention to the
little things, she’ll know you'll
p y attention to her,” said
Johnson, a telecommunications
engineering major.
I After leaving the dorms and
moving into their own living
psace in a house or apartment,
many students have few ideas
on how to give their place its
own style.
Johnson’s apartment includes
a marble-topped bar with glass
ice cubes, a shot glass chiller
and four different shakers. The
bar is also lined with margarita
glasses and shot glasses.
Johnson takes his style one
step further into his bedroom,
which is finished entirely in
tans and browns.
“Guys gotta go with earth
tones. 1 like the browns and the
wheats,” Johnson said. “And any
technology has got to be black.”
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Another key is never hang
ing posters with thumbtacks,
but in fitted frames. A simple
photo of his dog in the brush is
hung in a dark wooden frame
above his bed.
Curtis Proske, a senior man
ufacturing engineering tech
nology major and the creator of
Johnson’s marble-topped bar,
is in the process of blowing up
black and white pictures his
girlfriend took in Italy. He has
also built a patio, headboard,
aquarium and installed custom
lighting in his living room and
bedroom. For each project, he
picked out the materials and
tools and built them himself.
“I just came up with things
that fit my lifestyle and that 1
couldn’t afford,” Proske said.
“1 was not settling for boards
just glued together so I took the
time and patience to make
something that would last a
long time.”
Using one sheet of particle
board, one roll of foam, two yards
of fabric and a staple gun, Proske
created his own headboard.
He said many girls compli
ment him on his living space,
including his girlfriend, Tasha
Olds, a senior marketing major.
“It’s very cozy and good for
entertaining guests or just
watching a movie.” Olds said.
“It was impressive that he
could build his own stuff. He
even helped me build my own
entertainment center. I was
very impressed.”
Teresa Legate, a senior bio
chemistry and genetics major.
said when she meets guys with
nice apartments, she thinks
they have had some training.
“I think they must have girl
friends or good mommas,” Legate
said. “They obviously care about
how they present themselves.”
Proske said he puts so much
time and effort into his apartment
to raise his own and others’
expectations of himself.
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It’s a quality of
life. Its more than
just pimping.
— Curtis Proske
senior manufacturing engi
neering technology major
“Walking into someone’s
house gives me a feeling of what
to expect out of them” Proske
said. “I get feedback from people
and they expect more out of me.
It’s a quality of life. It’s more
than just pimping.”
Proske said when furnishing and
decorating an apartment, students
should find their own styles.
“Students should pick up a few
magazines before buying any
thing,” Proske said. “Keep things
simple and buy for quality.”
Randy Smith, a senior bio
chemistry major, said the key to
having a posh pad is to simply
be a posh host or hostess.
“I know this guy who is the
best host. Anything you want, he
will try and get it and if he does
not have it, he
says, ‘I’m sorry, I
don’t have it but
I’ll have it for
you next time,’
and he will,”
Smith said. “You
can also have any
kind of drink at
his place. He’s
got a fully
stocked bar and
not just beer.”
Another neces
sity for a posh pad are appropri
ate drinking glasses. Many girls
can remember drinking wine out
of 32 oz. Aggie football cups
from Kyle Stadium.
Legate said she and her
boyfriend drank from Dixie cups
until he got a job.
However, sometimes all stu
dents need are the right beverages
and enough seats.
Cadee Beyer, a graduate law
student at South Texas College
of Law and class of 2002, said
a case of beer and really com
fortable couches are essentials.
“Big, soft, comfy leather
couches are great,” Beyer said.
“I guess some students really
can’t afford it. but if they have
just graduated and have a job
they might.”
Beyer, who recently gradu
ated from A&M and now lives
in her own apartment, said bot
tles of wine are pleasing and
easy to serve.
“You need bottles of wine,
just open up and pour,” Beyer
said. “You should also know'
something simple like rum and
coke. It goes over well with
guys and girls.”
Beyer was also impressed
when she entered the apart
ment of a friend who had
painted the walls of each room
a different color.
“He painted the front room a
pale greenish color, the kitchen
had two orange walls and the
bedrooms were blue and tan,”
Beyer said.
However, since most apart
ment complexes forbid painting
walls, students can substitute
paint cans for large sheets of
fabric in deep colors tacked
onto walls.
Beyer, a fan of flowers, has
fresh flowers throughout her
apartment.
“They make me feel happy.”
Beyer said. “They're very fem
inine and girly. I like that.”
However, Beyer said some
girly things must be hidden
when having the guys over.
“You have to hide girlie
things like magazines because
guys don’t want to see tampon
ads,” Beyer said. “Oh. but keep
out the chocolate. A girl’s gotta
have chocolate.”
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