Man Cave Makeover

So I’ve had my mind on decor a lot more than normal lately, watching re-runs of Fixer Upper on HGTV, and I’m focusing on areas I never thought of before, like the Man Cave. As a female, I’m initially all about my woman space, and no I’m not just talking about the kitchen. In my world, my version of a Man Cave has large plush sofas like a comfortable light and bright chic movie theater with a lovely entertaining space. It got me thinking that female design style is not much different from a guy’s, at least when it comes down to design essentials. I asked my guy and did some research, and there are certain elements that we both need in “our own” spaces: comfortable seating, entertaining space with bar and area for food, and classic touches.

When Man Crates approached me about their “Man Cave Makeover” campaign, I decided to come up with an inspiration board of my make over-ed man cave. Man Crates is a one-stop shop for all the men in your life, the ones who I always seem to have a problem gifting. Man Crates ships curated boxes of goodies in actual wooden crates that the men have to pry open with a crowbar. There are awesome crates for the dad, brother, boyfriend, or the athlete, gamer, and beer nerd in your life. Although, I have a mostly rustic, vintage, classic style; I do still love industrial and minimalist touches, that roughen up the overall femininity. The inspiration for my room came from my guy, who is a scotch and beer connoisseur. I see my man cave resembling a brewery, and since I’ll be spending a lot of time in this man cave during football and hockey season, I wanted to evoke a light, comfy, rustic and cool place to hang out. I would get him the Whiskey Man Crate with the personalized flask and the Barware Man Crate, since throughout our entire friendship I’ve given him special beer glasses. As fitting as it is November, or as some men call it No-Shave November, it’s an important month to raise awareness on men’s health and it was just perfect I put together this post with Man Crates for the men in our life. Here is my vision for the Man Cave…

Although, it’s a bit darker than my normal taste, there is something about the aesthetic of this bar that inspired me to re-envision the idea of the typical man cave. I love the mix of rustic and dark industrial designs.