What makes it likely when nothing about sex/gender is mentioned? Seems like you're the one that has a gender bias and you're projecting lol

Can you explain why it would be sexist, even if we applied mid-20th century framing to it? Why is it degrading to describe someone as having a different threshold of tolerance for aesthetics?

Well, but is it wrong? Even you knew which gender is less likely to like bare baseboard with chips sticking out. Do you expect people to actively disregard their lived experience?