10 ways to create a bachelor pad

1. See life in black and white

Right now, it’s all about black and white prints which age well yet will quickly update your digs. Show you're fun and sporty with this Tom Amp Crew Diamond head print (£5.95) from Easy Art. Don't miss our top ten black and white prints.

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2. Show your wild side

Follow your animal instincts and pick up safari style accessories – as seen at cutting edge Paris design event Maison&Objet. The spotlight was on animal prints and skins; from zebra to goat and everything in between – all with timeless appeal. This zebra printed cow hide (£395) from Graham & Green will inject a living room with a distinctly masculine edge.

3. Get a big enough sofa

Entertaining space is key so the sofa should be large enough for a crowd to watch the big games. Think Bauhaus-style sofas like Le Corbusier’s slick and manly Cassina lc2 armchair and sofa (£6,380) from Nest.

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4. You need a testosterone TV

Wire up your fortress of solitude with a plasma flatscreen TV but the less shiny, the more masculine. As every man knows, size is everything so go big with this Toshiba 37" widescreen TV.

5. Create a manly mood

Invest in remote controls that can kill the lighting and amp up the mood with music so she'll never say ‘I should be getting home.’ The girls will melt and the lads will be jealous of this podspeakers (£489.35) from The Conran Shop.

6. Get your caffeine hit

Bachelors don’t hang around in the kitchen – just enough time to whip up a brew on their Luca Trazzi slick espresso machine (£375) from The Conran Shop.

7. Show you like vintage

Functional without embellishment makes for a trouble–free zone but do scatter testosterone accessories across your space. Prop this leather football (£39.99) from I Want One Of Those on a bookshelf.

8. Show that cufflinks count

What is it about boys collecting cool boxes? The ultimate James Bond–types seem to have a fetish for containers. Keep your shindigs tidy with this faux snakeskin cufflink box (£22.50) from Graham & Green.

9. Get lashings of leather

What’s a boy’s den without a leather chair? The Le Corbusier loungechair (£515) from Artdeco design shop is a real design classic and will add lashings of understated style to any room.