Designing the Best Man Cave

Designing the Best Man Cave

It’s every man’s dream to have a room all to themselves, a room with your favorite recliner, sports memorabilia, fishing trophies, beer, and a hell of a TV. Well, that’s the typical man cave you’ll find on websites like Pinterest, but you can design yours anyway you’d like. No matter what the size of the room, there are ways to make it your own. Below are some additions that you won’t regret looking into!

Seating

Seating is everything in a man cave. Let’s be real, the majority of the time you’re going to be spending in there is going to be sitting down watching a game or having a beer. There are a million different routes you can go when it comes to buying chairs for your cave. Some of the more popular options are single La-Z-Boy recliners or three seat recliners. If you’re really looking to get original, check out this pit stop furniture or Cadillac seats.

TV

The TV is the highlight of the room, especially if it’s going to be used for watching the big game. If you’re a big sports guy, you’ve got to have a decent sized TV with high resolution and great clarity. The better your TV, the more popular you’re going to be among your friends. According to Forbes, the best TVs on the market are the LG B7A OLED TV, the Samsung Q9FN, the Sony X900E, and the TCL R617. You can add an awesome touch to any of these TVs by making them a TV Mirror. Companies like FrameMyTV can take your choice of TV and turn it into a mirror when it’s not in use. This disguises the TV, but allows you to watch it clearly when it’s game time. If you don’t want a mirror mounted to your wall, you can go the artwork path instead. Either way, it’s a super unique feature that’ll add some class to your room.

The bar

Every man cave must have somewhere to keep drinks cold. Even if it’s a tiny mini fridge at the side of your recliner, it’s a necessity. If you want to get a bit more creative, you can incorporate something like this keg bar. Some guys even decide to build their own bar to add their own personal touch. The options are endless once you get a hold of the DIY Network man cave edition site.

Games

Another must (with room permitted) are arcade games. You don’t need to have the typical pool table, but can instead include something like air hockey, foosball, ping pong, darts, a basketball net, or even a poker table. When you’re not watching TV down there, what’re you going to be doing with the guys? Playing games and drinking of course.

Wall Décor

Depending on what you do for a living, what kind of person you are, or what you do for hobbies, no two man caves are going to be exactly the same. If you’ve dedicated your life to cheering on the Eagles, then 2018 is your lucky year because you can find sport memorabilia just about anywhere. Maybe you’re a movie buff and want to decorate with old movie posters. There are even man caves out there with unique themes like firefighting, NASCAR, music, or alcohol. The decorations are what make a man cave unique to the person who designed it.

You want your man cave to be fun, personal, and a talking point for all of your friends, but you also don’t want it to look like the basement of a frat house. Go high class when you’re picking out furniture, TV’s, and décor. You want it to scream that you designed it, but you want it to feel clean and welcoming to your guests. If you can balance out the two, you’re going to be entertaining more than you ever thought you would be.