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Rajiv got it right.

jungle cat painting = AWESOME!
that painting alone i'm sure has resulted in the majority of notches on that bachelor's bedpost!

Some of these examples are great, but a couple of them are so smarmy that I wonder if they're consciously going for a 'bachelor pad' vibe. I mean, nothing screams 'sexy and classy' like a painting of a naked lady with a panther, amirite, folks?

not into the painting over the bed at all

also not into the waxy-looking black duvet and uncovered box spring

bachelor #5 seems to like his kitten-heeled mules... he left 'em right out in the middle of the floor

The bed area should be simple and without too much fuss. Though it's been almost 14 years since I've been a "bachelor" (and then my pad was a dorm room), my better half seems to like furnishings to have a very masculine vibe.

Oh, and while some risque art can be cool to have around, hide the more explicit artistic stuff in private areas. I keep mine on the inside of my wardrobe doors so it only shows when opened.

I like those (Eames?) ottomans at the end of the bed!

Pic #1 - Are those Teflon sheets?

I haven't visited a bachelor bedroom in quite some time, but the ones I remember had sleeping bags (usually plaid) and clutter everywhere! Beer cans... and this was AFTER college. (I guess it all depends on the bachelor...)

I like #2 the best for it's overall simplicity and modernistic stylings, however, I'm not a fan of gray or black walls in a bedroom and I LIKE color, even in my bedroom. I will agree that a little masculinity does indeed go a long way but I don't go out of my way to make my space be so.

#1 and 6 look to be, I dunno, smarmy, what with those round mirrors above the sofa? C'mon, and that tit painting in #1, ugh. It's just cheap looking no matter the subject matter.

#7 simply has nothing going for it. It's just plain.

I guess bachelor pads HAVE to be painted dark grey??

I agree with Sherry -- the true bachelor pads I've seen were pretty much devoid of style, and were characterized by bad lighting and tangles of wires.

Seems like most prefer dark sheets to save trips to the laundry. I have two sons....they pick the same dark colors.

I agree that most -actual- homes of young single men have zero style. The most "bachelor-paddish" guy's room I've ever been in had a huge bed (a full and a twin pushed together), a bean bag chair, and was lit by Christmas tree lights. And you can't forget the ginormous TV and three game consoles.

So while I -adore- the slick and smarmy style of these images (I really love the panther painting...serious fun camp, plus breasts. what's not to love) this is not an accurate representation of what an actual bachelor's "pad" looks like.

There's a difference between bachelor pads and "bachelor pad", just as there's a difference between "country kitchen" and an actual kitchen in the country. "Bachelor pad" is cool and sexy. Most bachelor pads are awful - messy, utilitarian and badly stained.

Defining the bachelor pad look are clean lines, an absense of frills and definitely no more than two pillows on the bed. Pictures will tend to be pop culture references rather than fine art - movie posters, album covers, vintage advertising or graffiti art. High end electronics will probably feature, as will toys (plastic and vinyl, never plush). Colours will be subdued... mostly because no man wants to it to be imagined that he fretted over which precise shade of tangerine he wanted for his walls.

Um, the lady will take the pipe fitting canopy bed. Holy hell is that thing gorgeous.

I'm trying to decide if I would sleep with the person with the panther painting. It's a tough call. I hate it and love it at the same time.

I think the important question about the panther painting is... did he paint it himself?

It's a sexy chick/panther painting in an homage to the style of Patrick Nagel. I can't help but perversely admire whoever did it, just a little.

EEWWWW that whole room screams STD to me!!!

(not to mention bedbugs, fruit flies and nasty unmentionable staining)

What trailer park in what decade is this room from???

Ewww. Have to go take a hot Lysol shower now after looking at it...