My exh had one but I took 3/4 of the autographed jerseys and other memorabilia since I was the one who acquired them. I also took the theater seating and left him the big screen.
Post by rachelberry on Jan 27, 2015 21:28:20 GMT -5
H has what he refers to as his "sports room". Giant room with a huge TV, surround sound, all of H's sports memorabilia hanging up--and it also has the majority of the kids toys in it. I have a craft room of my own though, and it's not like I'm not allowed to hang out (and often do) in his sports room.
We don't call it a man cave but he has one. We have a detached garage that we do not park our cars in and he's got cable out there, seating and he's currently having a half bath installed out there. Keeps him out of my hair.
Post by lavender444 on Jan 27, 2015 22:53:04 GMT -5
I said, no. but my husband does have spaces in the house that I almost never use. We have a home office off the entry that I almost never use, but he does. We converted a guest room to an additional home office for work when he's in town (separate from the home office for tax purposes and so he can spread out his work stuff) and he has a work shop in the garage.
It just occurred to me that he has more private spaces in the house than I do.... Although, I do have a craft room, so I'm not suffering.
Post by missmaddie on Jan 27, 2015 23:04:20 GMT -5
SS - No, but if the basement was set up/finished differently, I know he'd want to put a bar, etc. in, and I would be cool with it.
I have a guest room that is wall to wall bookshelves with my stuff on them, and enjoy a big tub to soak in and read, etc., so he could have the same areas he enjoys. Right now we both use the basement together (walk out to yard, and fireplace is downstairs), but when it's just me I would rather watch Netflix in our cozy bed. I find myself frequently telling DS and DH to take their hockey (mini) sticks downstairs and out of the living room, so it's more not wanting some of this stuff (and them!) underfoot.
Post by lexxasaurus on Jan 27, 2015 23:07:06 GMT -5
Also, we each have a room of our own for stuff - his computer and some collectibles are in his and my art supplies are in mine. No real man cave though, we spend most of our time in the living room.
No. We're in a 2 bedroom 1.75 bath. He does have an office if that counts. Of course we want to turn that room into a nursery asap. Someday maybe he'll get one but more than likely it'll be a den/office for everyone's use. He'll survive.
No...kind of? I would never call it a "man cave" lol...
We have a bonus room upstairs that is bigger than our living room. We have a big u-shaped couch up there and a huge tv. There's also a microwave and a mini fridge that is stocked with water bottles, beers, sodas. The decor is sports apparel, signed jerseys hanging on the walls, etc.
Our living room downstairs is pretty feminine and that's where I hang out most of the time when I'm home alone. When DH is home and we want to watch tv together, we usually go upstairs. But 90% of the time, if that upstairs tv is on, it's because my 5 year old turned on cartoons
Post by textbookcase on Jan 28, 2015 1:35:17 GMT -5
We are 5 people living in a 1400 sq foot home. No "man cave" to be had. We do have a small office, which has his aquarium in it, but I also have a craft table set up in there. We had a shed at our old house where he and his friends would hang out and play darts. He also stored all of his gems and minerals in there. Now they're all in the bedroom
DH and I both hate the term, plus he said that even if he did have a "need" for a space like that, he wouldnt want me to feel like i can't use it too.
He plays video games. I don't. He sets it up in our bedroom. But he'll only play during the day when I'm not home. Doesn't affsct us when we're all home.
No. Our house is small. If we had more room, I might be ok with him having one if it meant I could have my own space in the form of a craft room/office.
It's got four walls of floor to ceiling bookcases and a big chair, ottoman, reading lamp, computer stand and the best view in the house. The closet contains my sewing stuff. Sometimes DS reads in there. DH is more likely to bring his books down stairs to read.
My parents have some obnoxious friends who are always blathering about the DH's Man Cave. For the longest time DH thought it was between the wife's legs if you KWIM.
Post by sunshineluv on Jan 28, 2015 8:29:56 GMT -5
No, our house is too small. And it is unlikely we will ever have a house big enough, we would want a guest room, then an office, before a man cave.
A lot of people in our neighborhood use their garages as "man caves". Have a tv/couch/bar area. I don't like the idea of hanging out in my garage, but if DH had a bunch of buddies over to watch sports, I can see the appeal of making them stay out of the living room.
No he doesn't. We live in a condo and don't have the room. And if I have to hear my mom say one more time that he "deserves a man cave" for "working so hard," I will lose it. We both work full time and are equal parents. Where's my cave?
My DH has a bedroom where he keeps all of his crap. He has a lot of it and it's best it stays out of the rest of the house.
We have 4 bedrooms, 1 is our room, 1 a nursery and the last is my room/guest room. I have a sewing machine and some cabinets with craft stuff in there.
If we ever have a second kid, I plan on moving my stuff up to the loft area where we currently have a desk and computer.
We each have our own office. Mine is where I work every day and stash all my craft stuff. His office becomes SS's room when he is here with us. Otherwise it houses a crap-ton of jiu jitsu stuff and basses/musical equipment. The garage is also kind of his area too.