The Man Cave; A Celebration of Labor Day

When it comes to owning a home, most men will agree that there needs to be a part for “him”. A place to call his own, where friends can sit around and talk shop and argue everything under the sun all the while have a good laugh. This place has been called many things but its most commonly known as the man cave. Yes, the infamous man cave.

The man cave is the place a guy likes to hang out after a hard days work and have a cold beer. Man caves appear in many forms. From the weekend getaway man cave to dialed in garage man cave, they all look different but they serve the same purpose — relaxation.

Guys! You spend most of your life working your butt off to have a place to call home but what fun is working if you can’t spruce the place up a little bit? So if you are not going out of town this Labor Day weekend take some time to work on your man cave. Here are a few of my suggestions for the garage man cave that can be done relatively inexpensive.

Start out by removing every item in the garage then sweep and clean the concrete surface. Use an epoxy floor covering to seal the garage floor. UCoat It has an array of products that can make bring style, appeal, and easy clean up to any working man’s garage man cave. Besides all the cool side effects of putting down a stylish floor, the epoxy will help protect the garage concrete from elements and hazardous chemicals.

Now what man cave would be complete without a kickin stereo system? So fix that problem by going high-tech. Today, most household have at least 1 personal computer with an internet connection. If your computer’s are hard lined into the cable modem just a add wireless router to an existing cable modem. Then take an old computer, or new one depending on the budget, and place a wireless network card it. Boom! Now you’re mobile. Purchase a LCD TV off Craigslist for cheap, make sure it has a HDMI hookups in the back, and use the LCD TV as your garage computer monitor/TV. My personal man cave has a 50″ plasma hooked up to a high powered gaming computer – I highly recommend it. Now you have a CD/DVD player/internet ready computer in one nice package and next time you need to look up a installation manual there is a computer with nice sized screen to look at and get the job done.

With all this work a man is bound to get a little thirsty. This is probably one of the most fun aspects of the man cave and the creativeness I have seen is astounding. From the simple keg-o-rator to the elaborate oak bar complete with 6 beers on tap, the possibilities are endless. If space is a factor then just opt for a single keg-o-rator that can hold a 1/2 or 1/4 keg – just make sure to keep the isle all the way to the keg-o-rator. There is no need to hide this garage beauty behind boxes of stuff that should have been donated years ago.

So the floor, stereo, and beverages are covered. What’s next? Well no garage man cave would be complete without a place to rest the bones. Google various terms and look for bar stools with flames, hot rod patterns, or the traditional checkered flag. Have more room? Look for couches with recliners and cup holders.

Now you are styling and high profiling in your very own garage man cave, sit back and celebrate why you work so hard day-in and day-out. Have a great Labor Day weekend from all of us Barnett Associates Real Estate, LLC.

Share pictures of your man cave creation? Email them to toby@barnettassociates.net and I will gladly add them to the post along with any credits.