seriously?

I want that giant kitty cat!

Did I miss the post wherein it was discussed that the male species doesn't decorate their walls? I'm confused.

I am not parsing this headling correctly.

Sometimes I wish my boyfriend and his roommates hung less stuff on the walls. Their collections are, umm, interesting.

I decorate with empty motor oil cans and old condom wrappers (size XXL) from one night stands. Secretly I just want to be held.

If I left a bar with a man and he had that giant cat decal on his wall, I would not walk, but RUN, away. Dealbreaker.

bad taste knows no gender. or good taste, for that matter.

Men hang like THIS, women hang like THAT.

Good lord I swear to heavens that if there is one more post based on the premise that men are manly men [zilch about women, we ignore women, no need to target women, preconceived ideas and biased research say they'll read our design site anyway, amirite], I may well never return to AT. Not to mention the fact that probably every single one of us knows men who hate football, prefer wine to beer, and have great color sense.

(Cue the "oh get a sense of humor already" replies. To which I would say, "grow up already, design is for humans, it's all-inclusive, no one likes to be pandered to based on made-up differences.")

This is going to be one of those special posts, isn't it?

*makes popcorn*

Growing up also involves not going on holier-than-thou rants.

I'm pretty sure this post was just an excuse to use the titular pun. And what can I say? It made me laugh. That makes at least two of us who need to grow up already.

"Not to mention the fact that probably every single one of us knows men who hate football, prefer wine to beer, and have great color sense."

Hmmm - Where can I find a man like that...
...Oh wait, I AM a man like that!

somebody needs some!

In my opinion - pink is NOT keeping your cojones.

"In my opinion - pink is NOT keeping your cojones."

Actually, pink shows that you don't care what other people might think about your cojones.

Great post! :D

I hate pink--but love men who likes pink :P

I admit, I giggled at the pun, it's clever. And I can respect the desire to convey the image that this site is welcoming to men, since home decor is typically a "womanly" domain, but it seems kind of like we've had a lot of "guys! guys! hey, you males! look over here! this can be ok for you to do!" posts lately. It's starting to feel a bit intrusive or forced.

More importantly, that cat is TERRIFYING. homygod.

Wouldn't it be cool to apply glow-in-the-dark paint to the cat's eyes?

But john doe, I think that all dudes' cojones are a kind of orange-ish pink color on the inside (and some dudes' cojones are pink on the outside as well).

Pink: the color of manliness. Or at least huevos.

I think the kitty is cool, and I'm really much more of a dog person.

i like most of the examples here except for the big cat. i've had a few weird encounters with single guy cat people. a giant cat just screams "run away" to me.

Yea, i agree with you rosenatti. I think i'll make some popcorn too...well maybe too late at night to do that:-)

Sorry, had to go there, but i do love the title and it does conjure up some beautiful images:-)

I don't get the "Inside Man" subhead.

I enjoyed this post. Very fun!

And, Jack is hot.

I'd have more of a problem with a man with pink walls than a man with a cat on his wall.

I seem to be the only one who had never heard the word "cojones" before today. My vocabulary is now one word larger. Not sure I'll ever have an occasion to use it though.

Technically, isn't it two words larger?

This explains the "Inside Man" subhead:

http://theinsideman.apartmenttherapy.com/

I'm a guy and pink is one of my favorite colors to decorate with. I love a very, very pale pink wall color especially. Everyone looks great in it. Hot pink is, well, hot also. Pink, pink, pink, pink, pink, pink, pink, pink. And pink again.

I admit this freely to anyone who will listen. I'll also tell you that sometimes I sit down to pee because, well, I'm too tired to stand. Or I need to think. Try it sometime.

Chalk pink with lots of black and accents of white in some one else's home can look elegant, but I can't stand pink in my own home, or wearing it myself, unless it's orangeish--coral, shrimp. So much for stereotypes.

Lol. Kevinderrick, I've noticed this to happen to links that I save in my Bookmarks in Safari.

Great post, popcorns aren't a stupid idea at all.

The cat is in a hotel room, which I would assume to be all-gender friendly...

and just to be clear, I'm pretty sure Maine Coon cat murals are all-gender friendly too, even though they are large cats & have long hair in their ears.

(But, it could also be a Norwegian Forest or a Siberian)
Meow.

Pink looks good only on young girls and old ladies.

I had no say in what I wore until I was a teenager, and by then I'd had enough pink to last me for the duration.

I think if the cat were wearing a Yankees cap, or smoking a pipe it would be less terrifying. We've seen that god ugly pink room with the visual assault of a chandelier a few times now on AT. It's like a cold sore that wont go away.

Why so much hate on the pink room? I like it.

This post seems to have found that space between condescending gender stereotypes and a desperate desire to be humorous, not exactly a brilliant combination of ideals. But thank you so much for telling me I could "hold onto your cojones" if I "Man up and add some flair."

If you wrote an article such as this about why women should decorate you'd get a seriously enraged backlash at your sexist comments. Perhaps next time talk to men, like adults and they might listen to you.

Although I personally can't stand pink, this is not about hate.

I just can't accept the social color of little princesses, barbie and quite every other piece of plastic junk ever made for female children as a manly color. - Especially considering a post that mentions cojones.

@donkey: nope, i think all people are mostly red/pink on the inside. ;) So it may pass as the color of intestines?

I think I'm really going to like this series.

My best friend (okay, I'll level with you, AT, I'm a girl, he's a guy, and yes, we're friends) has a really, really great sense of style, and between all of his moving, he's really struggled to cultivate it. There's a fine line between "disgusting bachelor pad" and "swank place I would hang out in", and I think he's done a great job of staying on the swank side of things.

One of the ways he's done that is with concert posters. Very simple, yes, but he's a music lover, and loves displaying his signed posters from concerts past. That, and the Naked Clown calender.

Sometimes, it's hard to know what art will look too "girly" - hell, I struggle with it myself sometimes. I'm glad guys have somewhere to go for some real ideas now!

inside man? some of these rooms are "balls out" especially the one with the kitty on the wall.

Miami's Elaine--

Thanks for the clarification. Guess it's all in support of the Valspar promo.

I really wish all the supporting visuals were real men's homes. Images of hotels are a total cop-out.

And for the record (and although no one asked) I look hot in a pink shirt. :)

Siroko--

While this post, and the supporting images, aren't necessarily the best examples, there is a wide gap in the interior world besides "Man Cave" or "Bachelor Pad" and something far less sports-bar-cliché, for the non-frills tailored set (which INcludes a lot of men --gay and straight-- and, for the record, does not at all PREclude many females).

There is also a difference between "catering to" and "pandering to."

But introduce gender (roles, stereotypes), mix with a dash of humor and innuendo, and yeah, it can get kinda ugly.

And to your point: if this were about "Feminine Decorating" you bet your @ss there would be hue and cry.

Here's a sample I would have included:
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/ny/big-window-challenge/the-bachelor-party-by-patrick-j-hamilton-bloomingdales-big-window-challenge-room-3-074402

:)

@patrick (the other one)--Thank you for sharing that link. I knew you're good, but I didn't know you're that good! Love the purple and red!

Not!

Miami's Elaine--

Thank you!

Tangerine--

What was that comment aimed at?

Hate pink, no matter who uses it.

The headline was definitely a "gotcha" since I had to see how far the pun was perpetuated.

I have no problem with "guy" oriented decor posts -- I do think a lot of guys have a different aesthetic, and that's fine. I doubt most of the "bachelor-types who like leather recliners and sports motifs" will ever show up here, though. (I use quotes to indicate a category of guys that include the specified items, so no, I'm not accusing all males of this approach.)

@patrick the other one re: my vocabulary

Good point! AT - it's an education. :p

idiotic gender stereotyping...keep up the good work, AT! ugh.

This is not what I was hoping to see when I clicked that link. :-(

a HUGE cat painted on the wall...im female but i gotta say that would be MY wall.....

Geoff- you're hilarious. Your posts always make me laugh!

Help me! Anyone know where that coffee table in the second row, second photo is from?

ha ha, samnotis!!

I LOOOOOOOOOVe the shipwreck chandelier. Too bad it's an original/not for sale (I'd assume). . .