Rosie on the House – Man cave: Where should it be in your house?

If youre wondering where that whole man cave thing got started, it might have been in a 1992 book Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus. Author John Gray didnt exactly talk about man caves, but his theory was that when things get tough, the tough guy gets going into a cave to think things over and maybe watch a basketball game.

But since then, the man cave has become a synonym for a guys retreat; maybe it could be a spare room, a den or a basement.

If youre single, of course, the man cave usually becomes your whole house or apartment.

The man cave concept has always seemed a little tough in Arizona because almost none of us have a basement and many of us dont have a whole lot of extra living space.

So for some homeowners, the man cave is in the home theater or an office. But somewhere along the way perhaps boosted by the DIY Network it has also become something that network calls the Garage Mahal.

The garage idea can be tricky, but here is how it could work if you have a basic garage to work with.

To start, clean out the garage. Haul all the old golf clubs, boxes of holiday ornaments, and high school yearbooks to a storage unit somewhere.

Then, have cabinets built in the garage to store the old tax returns and whatever needs to be close by. You can even build a nook for a flat-screen.

Then it gets complicated.

For one thing, theres the space issue.

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Rosie on the House - Man cave: Where should it be in your house?