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ome things may shriek male style – oversized leather sofas, black bed linen, coffee tables overloaded with video games and collections of beer mats – but there are all sorts of ways to style up a bachelor pad, man cave or fella’s flat, and ensure it’s more ‘designer cool’ than ‘macho mistake.’

Choose from one of these four decor types, so you can match your home to your personality... Ready, loyal and reliable by nature, he likes decor to match – practical, comfortable and low-maintenance. Think traditional-style and leather sofas, sturdy coffee tables, and lots of brown and black.

“Men’s spaces needn’t be boring these days, especially if they incorporate good design and embrace a cohesive look,” says Emma Brindley, group interior design manager, Redrow Homes.

“An oversized sofa can be the ultimate statement piece. Add comfort with knitted throws, and show off your style credentials by reflecting this year’s geometric trend in patterned cushions, and a rug in monochrome tones or colour. Add more personality by creating a gallery wall of movie posters.”

Murals can transform a room, and Wallsauce’s selection includes a range of Venice scenes, pictured right, from £25 per square metre. Storage is key and a traveller trunk-style Colonia Chest of Drawers (pictured right), £412.50, Hutsly, is roomy and handsome. He’d love: The Brass Knocker Alarm Clock in matte chocolate black, £25, Cotswold Trading, and a Dashing Gent Fine China Mug, £15, Chase and Wonder, both pictured left.