Geeks can spend the majority of their salaries/allowances on collectibles often associated with kids toys. Comic books, action figures, and even video games do not scream mature adult the way we want them to. This does not mean you have to get rid of your geeky treasures. Instead, use them to your advantage and create some impressive displays.

Wall decorations

Instead of hanging paintings of scenery and fruit, hang some original comic art or even the comics themselves. Keep your best comics bagged and boarded and put them in some flattering frames (simple black from the art store work perfectly). Sparsely layout the comics in your living room and brag about their value, both financially and spiritually. This validates the thousands of comics neatly organized in your bedroom.

Shelving

The simplest of displays, shelves obviously hold things. For our geeky needs, the more shelves the better and the more stuff to put on them the better. I keep my almost 300 action figures on a large bookshelf. Even my mother (who threw out my first action figure collection) was impressed. Video games work just as well: replace those bookshelves of books you never read with all those video games you never beat.

People at first scoff at the childish display, but at quickly impressed by the size of the collection. Lesson learned: size does matter.

Things to avoid

Remember that some close-minded people might not be able to look past stereotyping our love of geek culture.  If you entertain lots of business folk in your apartment or house, keep your geekier paraphernalia away from more common areas.  Keep your living room clean, but your office is your domain.  Also, if you plan on entertaining a great deal in members of the opposite, or same, sex, limited the shocking geek gadgets from your bedroom.  You don’t want a giant Balrog action figure breaking the moment.