Where's YOUR "Man Cave"?

man cave n. An area of a house, such as a basement, workshop, or garage, where a man can be alone with his power tools and projects.

In Tom Kelly's Inman News article Predictions for this years housing market , he's included: Caving.

"Man caves and Mom caves are coming out of the closet. Personal dedicated space for one person in a household where he/she can go and work on projects or "chill" without being disturbed -- and if so, only in an emergency."

In the Business Week Hot Property blog "Where's Your Man Cave? Chris Palmeri says:   

Upscale garages. "It's no longer the out-of-sight-out-of-mind dumping ground. Today's garage owners want them decked out with cabinet and storage systems, mini-refrigerators, insulation, heating and air conditioning and durable but residential-looking flooring."

Man caves and Mom caves. "Personal dedicated space for one person in a household where they can go and work on projects or chill without being disturbed."

The basement or garage has become such a special place for special man-projects that DIY is even devoting special programming to it:  Programs like "My Ultimate Workshop," looked at tricked-out garages and basements where guys hone their crafts, be it woodworking, car restoration, wine collecting or model-train building.

So how did the man cave make such a transformation?   

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The experts said there are several factors at play: more disposable income, better gadgets on the market for trading up, keeping up with the Joneses and the post-9/11 cocooning factor.  —"Cave dwelling," Chicago Tribune, March 23, 2004

There's even a BOOK about man caves!  It's called Manspace: A Primal Guide to Marking Your Territory . The book and some quality quotes were featured in USA Today last Thursday. The writer, Marco della Cava, picked five classic manspaces like the Soprano's Bada Bing room and the Playboy Mansion.  Check out the rest of the article here.

As a MINI owner, I was taken with the Januay "Manspace of the Month" on Sam Martin's blog.  Click here.

If you want to see some other examples of man caves, you should check out the "Ultimate Guy Space" blog on My Space. Click here.

Seeing all this stuff makes MY "bunker" at the World HQ of Brian J. Davis and Associates look pretty TAME!