For a while, Havis Wright considered acquiring a piece of taxidermy to hang on a stone wall in his manly Crossroads Arts District loft.

His friends protested. The animal lovers thought it was cruel, and the trendsetters considered it passe.

“Everyone was like, “Oh, dude… That’s so played out!” Wright says.

So he decided against the idea. Which was good, because the loft is already a certified man cave.

The masculine décor includes oversized tufted leather armchairs, framed paintings of pheasants and an impressive collection of bar glasses and bottles of high-end liquor. Wright says he’s not much of a mixologist, but he loves to entertain. On a recent Friday night, “we had 40 people over for cocktails and dessert,” Wright says.

The 30-year-old insurance underwriter loves to cook and bake. Cookbooks, including five by Ina Garten of “Barefoot Contessa” fame, clog a window in the loft’s tiny kitchen. When we visited, the most decadent chocolate-espresso cake was sitting under glass on the kitchen countertop. Here’s a taste of the rest of Wright’s space.