[Alumiyum]

My apartment is very boho, full of art pieces and pieces that I've found at thrift shops and yard sales and repurposed. Probably not something a dude would be into, but FYI, buying things like end tables at thrift stores and sanding and spray painting can save a lot of money. Like a ton. It took me one afternoon to sand and spray paint a mirror and two end tables, and counting the paint cost me about $40 total.

Most guys I know don't really bother decorating...it's a mish mash of free couches and random furniture. Which is cost effective, yeah, and when you throw parties it isn't the end of the world if someone spills a drink on the couch. All you have to do to pull it together is buy a couch cover and repaint some furniture. Pick a neutral and a color and use those to create unity. (My apartment's furniture is mostly black and brown with a deep red as an accent color...you can use a couple of cheap throw pillows for color and interest...I have some that have reds and golds in them to keep the place from being boring.)

Framed art looks more professional than posters, but that can be expensive. You can go to a thrift store and find cheap framed art and posters and either use those or take them out of the frames and reuse them. Same with mirrors.

If you have a big budget find a chain store like Pier 1 or World Market...they can suck to deal with, but they also have huge inventories and usually have a lot of stuff on sale. That way you can grab a few things you like and see them together in the store to decide if you'll like them in your apartment or not.

My boyfriend has the highlighters in a bottle thing going on at his place. Not my thing but I'll admit...it looks pretty crazy in low light and even crazier under a blacklight.