Analyse This: Male/Female Offices

We worker bees spend so much time on the job that our workspaces, whether they’re a desk, cube farm, or office, literally become our home away from home. It makes sense to populate our work areas with mementos that make us feel comfortable, safe, and inspired. But how far should we go? Can you easily tell a male centred office to one that belongs to the fairer sex?

Analyse This: Office Workspace

Oh hello, Urban Hipster, with your MacBook and Radiohead posters. Do you shop at EQ3, too? You are stylish to boot, not that there was any doubt. I see you are an artist, of the musical leanings.

Analyze This: Underwear Drawer

If there’s one place that we don’t dare look, it’s a gal pal’s lingerie drawer. Typically, underwear is undercover and hidden from display unless you’re smack dab in the tangle of The Bay’s bra racks, or going for it full-throttle in the midst of a moment of passion.

Analyse This: Cosmetic Case

First Glance: Our exhibit on display today is something that we all near and dear to our hearts: our make-up case. You’d be hard pressed to search through any woman’s hand bag and not score such a collection.

Analyse This: His & Hers Medicine Cabinet

The medicine cabinet. For many, it’s the final frontier of privacy and personal hygiene. Upon prying open this bathroom cupboard, the first rush of information discloses that one super tidy couple lives here. Wow! Check out how ultra neat it is.

Analyse This: Shoe Selection

First Glance: Shoes! Glorious shoes! Welcome to the home of a typical Slice girl. This closet floor is chock-full of fancy footwear. A gal has got to step out in style and our subject certainly has the kicks to do so.

Analyse This: Desk Drawer

First Glance This desk drawer is annoyingly neat—yes, this is neat to me. If you can nonchalantly close your desk drawer without a) great gale force or b) shoving, cramming, and smooshing all the items into the nooks and crevices, then your desk is too neat.

Analyse This: Pool Pup

First Glance: A sure sign of summer! The pool’s open and all hands are on deck, including those of the family pet!

Analyse This: Cover Band Closet

First glance Was this taken with a black and white camera, or is it my monitor? My first impression of this clothes closet (i.e. rod with a curtain – is it her shower?) is that this person’s morning sartorial challenge must be even bleaker than my own.

Analyse This: A Superhero’s Office

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s…Wonder Woman’s office? There are telltale signs that indicate this diva is living an ultra-cool life, perhaps as a double agent.

Analyse This: Cosmetics

First glance Gee, I lived these first 33 years of my life (24 if you account for gender-identity realization) pretty darn sure that I am, indeed, a girl. Looking at this, I am no longer sure. This is a lot of makeup. This much makeup in a store makes me uncomfortable...

Analyse This: Russian Dolls

First impressions can convey plenty and this cabinet, chockfull of colourful mementos, has oodles to say. Starting with the bottom shelf: the overwhelming feature of this display is most definitely the Russian stacking dolls. Nineteen dolls in total, they take up the most space. Perhaps this person has a fond connection to Russia, either through travel or genealogy

Analyse This: Dog's Birthday

First Glance: Wow. At first glance, I think, “The dog is already five and they’re still baking cakes for her?” I mean, it’s cute and all that, but when they’re a puppy. She’s even wearing a pink lei! And the cake has a candle! That’s lit!...

Analyse This: Cookbook Shelf

I spy with my little eye...

Analyse This: Jammed Freezer

First glance: The person who owns this jam-packed freezer is my kind of people, mostly due to the presence of the delectable dessert topping Cool Whip (I will ignore the fact that it’s the light variety; regular Cool Whip is almost completely calorie free, isn’t it?!)...

Analyse This: Closet

Brrr.. it’s cold in here, there must be some Toros in the atmosphere. Forgive the Bring It On reference, but don’t you get the impression that this woman is always really cold?...

Analyse This: Jewellery Case

If there’s one thing this person doesn’t lack, it’s sass appeal! From the get-go, it’s obvious this jewelled miss is quite confident in expressing herself. She’s her own personal stylist, spending time with different accessories until the perfect outfit is found...

Analyse This: Bookshelf

Now that is one neat bookshelf. Did you notice it’s organized by size, from left to right? Vintage books, by the same publisher also live near one another. Is that an evenly stacked pile of magazines on top?...

Analyse This: Pantry Shelf

It looks like a hippy busted out the food versions of lava lamps and peace signs from a quick glance at their pantry contents. Talk about groovy, this nature-friendly citizen surely believes that what’s good for the earth is good for the soul...

Analyse This: Fridge

If Axl Rose were to write a song about this fridge, it would be entitled “Condiment City” and it would go: “Take me down to the condiment city, where the food is green and the jars are pretty.”...

Analyse This: Medicine Cabinet

My first impression of this shelf is that it belongs to a bachelor—or, at the very least, is dominated by the male of the relationship. Not because of the shaving foam in the forefront (women do or should use that sometimes!)...