Make Your own "Man Cave"
Here's how:
First things first and you must designate which area of your home is going to used for the "man cave", such as a basement, an attic a back spare room, a den area, or maybe even a pool room off the house or a shed off the house. Then comes the process of making into the cave it needs to be for you and your interest. Of course your wife's help is greatly appreciated since it will be a place where she won't have to deal with you or your buddies. Here are the following steps in order to create the "man cave" of dreams.
1. Be sure and get the walls finished. If this is going to be in an unfinished basement or shed, you don't want to be freezing cold during football season. So finish the walls with dry wall or framing if that is needed. You can do this all yourself or you can hire someone to finish the walls for you. Of course doing it your self saves you money but hiring someone saves you time. So which ever one is more important to you.
2. Finish the wiring and run the wiring. You will need a television so get a big one. This is going to be the main focal point in the "man cave" so go big. Plus you will need lighting if the area doesn't already have enough lighting and some extra outlets to make sure if someone brings over a portable electronics of any kind you have the extra outlets to cover it. Plus consider investing in good speaker systems and maybe surround sound.
3. Provide the refreshments. If you are a beer drinker or liquor drinker consider a wet bar or a refrigerator converted into a keg refrigerator. You can make one yourself or you can buy one that has already been made into one. If you drink wine then consider a wine keeper. Aren't you glad you installed those extra outlets now?
4. You will need to invest in a pantry as well. Men get hungry yelling at refs on the television so install a shelving system with doors on it or have a cabinet installed above the wet bar. This will allow for easy access to the snacks as well as keep the snack from cluttering the wet bar. Got to have the room for the beer right?
5. Invest in quality made furniture. A sectional, if you have the space, works great for lots of seating but you can go with all arm chairs if you prefer. You can get durable, quality made arm chairs at a good furniture retailer for as little as $250 a chair and nothing speaks more man than a big screen TV, an ice cold beer and a recliner to lay back in while the game is on.
6. If you have the extra money, consider installing an extra bathroom. Because what woman wants her husband's buddies traipsing through her clean, tidy, sanctuary? Crazy women and their areas of the house, they call their own. That's just silly!

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