10 ideas for your Man Cave

Man Cave Ideas:

10 ideas for your Man Cave. For years men have liked to disappear into their garages, sheds and workshops to express their masculinity and use power tools to fix and/or break stuff away from the predominantly female interior design of the family home. Over recent years these spaces have evolved even further and are taking on a new role.

Most modern man caves are devoted to a man’s hobby rather than work, such as sports, music, video games, drinking beer, etc.
In fact, the popularity of man caves have risen so much so that a lot of new house builders are starting to incorporate them into their house designs and there is plenty of research to support the fact that a man cave is a very important part of the family home.

After a long day at work, we all crave the creature comforts of home: a place to unwind and switch off. Psychologists say that a man cave is a sanctuary for a working man to de-stress and relax and be a better person to live with.

Here we have a list of 10 man cave ideas to help you design your very own space:

1. Man Cave Rules – What happens in the man cave stays in the man cave:

You can make your own Rules and have them proudly displayed for all visitors of the man cave to follow, or you can buy a ready-made list of rules, such as this large slate hanging sign from House Nameplate Company, with rules such as ‘No Bitching’ and ‘Beer is the only authorised beverage’:

Man cave rules

www.housenameplate.co.uk/large-slate-hanging-sign-man-cave-rules-sunday-sports-only-no-bitching.html

2. Create your own Kegerator (A cross between a refrigerator and a keg!

Instructions on how to go about this can be found here:

www.wired.com/2015/10/how-to-build-a-kegerator/

Make your own Kegerator for your man cave

3. Don’t just stop at a kegerator, why not go the whole hog and install a bar with bar stools?

There are lots of great ideas here to create a unique man bar:

www.diynetwork.com/shows/man-caves/man-caves-pool-tables-and-bars-pictures

Bar stools for your man cave

4. A beer bottle chandelier:

Make your own using empty see through beer bottles.

Beer bottle chandelier for your man cave

5. Wall art

To showcase your sporting triumphs, so maybe some shelving with your football/ rugby trophies or something more inventive like this homemade super cool fishing pole photo display:

www.homedit.com/man-cave-decor/fishing-pole-picture-frame/

Fishing pole picture frame wall art for your man cave

6. Entertainment

A dartboard, poker table and/or a pool table to keep you and your mates entertained with mini tournaments and leagues to create some healthy competition. You need not spend a fortune either, if you are quite handy there are plenty of YouTube videos with instructions on how to make your own:

7. A Huge Screen

With so many options out there, it’s worth giving this article a read to see which screen is most suited to your needs and budget:

www.pcadvisor.co.uk/test-centre/digital-home/best-tv-2017-uk-3652175/

8. Seating

Plenty of seating for all your man cave visitors. Coupling your man cave bar with some large comfy sofas (As shown below)provides extra seating and create the perfect atmosphere to watch the game.

www.diynetwork.com/shows/man-caves/man-caves-pool-tables-and-bars-pictures

Huge screen for your man cave