Ever wanted a real man-cave — perhaps a cozy pub or media room? Many homeowners want to make a dedicated “man cave” but don’t really know how to go about it. Think of the flooring first. If you want the real cave look, then dark hardwood is the way to go. This also works for the darkened aspects of a media room. You can’t have all of those big games reflecting off a light wood floor! Real rock or pebbles can be added for that genuine cave feel, and perhaps they could be on an accent wall or around a fireplace. These can be hard to stick to a vertical surface so get a bit of advice if you aren’t too confident in this aspect of your room creation. There’s also an option of painting your walls, and an accent color on one of them always draws attention to the TV or fireplace, or behind the bar. Take a look at all of the engineered hardwood in darker shades that they have at floormall.com.
After you figure out your floors, and always be sure and calculate for a little extra in case of damage a few years down the road, and you’ve decided on how you want your walls to look, then determine what type of furniture you want, and if there’s room for a nice wet bar over in a corner. If you have a larger room or basement you can put the bar against a back wall for that real pub look. There has to be room for a big-screen TV so figure out where that’s going and if you have the right satellite or cable connections. Allow space in case you want a bigger TV down the road, and look to make some built-in storage for the satellite receiver, PVR etc. A rug is always nice on the floor and it can help define the seating area. For some great alternative floor coverings, check out floormall.com.
If your home is a bit tight on space for guests, for instance, there’s furniture out there that can make you man cave into a guest room/office/media room, so it will be truly multi-purpose. Murphy beds come in modern configurations and there’s one that, when it’s folded up, has a desk that you can use. Bookshelves are available and putting one on either side could counterbalance your TV wall at the other end of the man-cave. Think about your sofas and chairs. Arranging them on the floor in a shape that enables everyone to see the TV will create the right atmosphere. Consider buying some carpet tiles from floormall.com and use them under your coffee table. If you buy a few extras, there will be no worry about stains on the carpet, because you can just replace that piece.
You can sketch you man-cave concept out first and then rearrange (in your head) anything that doesn’t work out. If you reach a stumbling block then a visit to the “university” at floormall.com may help you over it. Because your man-cave may be subjected to several parties, always be sure that your flooring and furniture are durable, attractive, and easy to keep clean!
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