The man room

  • Wade Boardman
    Grand Rapids, MN
    Posts: 4453
    February 23, 2017 at 4:56 pm #1676345

    I wasn’t going to post pictures until the room was 100% done. But that won’t be until summer. So, here is my man room. Converted the third stall in my big garage into my man room. 14’x 29′. Still have to acid wash the floor, reface the furnace and put in the sliding screen garage door. Not to mention go get the last 3 ducks I’m waiting for my taxi to finish. Oh, and here is the mobile bar I built so I can roll that out to the camp fire (“oasis” ) area I built last summer.

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    Wade Boardman
    Grand Rapids, MN
    Posts: 4453
    February 23, 2017 at 4:58 pm #1676351

    Some close ups.

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    munchy
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    February 23, 2017 at 5:01 pm #1676355

    Nice! Do you need a new friend? toast

    Where did you get the wood? Pallets?
    Really like the mobile bar!

    Wade Boardman
    Grand Rapids, MN
    Posts: 4453
    February 23, 2017 at 5:05 pm #1676356

    I was going to do pallets. Grabbed some. Took them apart. Said “to heck with that”. Bought “weathered wall boards” from Home Depot. There is always room for friends (new and old) in the man room. Let the stories flow.

    mplspug
    Palmetto, Florida
    Posts: 25026
    February 23, 2017 at 5:07 pm #1676359

    If you ever move, I have a job for you.

    Eelpoutguy
    Farmington, Outing
    Posts: 10374
    February 23, 2017 at 5:18 pm #1676364

    High Five! waytogo

    Wade Boardman
    Grand Rapids, MN
    Posts: 4453
    February 23, 2017 at 5:20 pm #1676367
    mplspug wrote:

    If you ever move, I have a job for you.

    We figured the moose and stag would be huge talking points down in FL. Humidity would kill the mounts though.

    bigpike
    Posts: 6259
    February 23, 2017 at 5:22 pm #1676368

    That man cave looks sweet like butter milk!

    munchy
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    February 23, 2017 at 5:25 pm #1676369
    Wade Boardman wrote:

    Bought “weathered wall boards” from Home Depot.

    And at $25 for 10sqft, you have more pull with the wife than I ever would! bow

    Wade Boardman
    Grand Rapids, MN
    Posts: 4453
    February 23, 2017 at 5:28 pm #1676370

    No pull. She drove the decorating for this room. She’s the artist. I didn’t want to spend the money. She said “do it”.

    I didn’t want to do the pallets, after I tried. I was thinking rough cut my own stuff, but it takes a long time to dry and age.

    gixxer01
    Avon, MN
    Posts: 639
    February 23, 2017 at 5:32 pm #1676372

    That Stag though!! applause

    Wade Boardman
    Grand Rapids, MN
    Posts: 4453
    February 23, 2017 at 5:34 pm #1676373
    gixxer01 wrote:

    That Stag though!! applause

    South Island New Zealand. Kiwi Safaries. Highly recommended. Honestly the Tahr next to the Stag was the best “hunt” of the hunt.

    tomr
    cottage grove, mn
    Posts: 1275
    February 23, 2017 at 5:44 pm #1676374

    Very nice!!

    mplspug
    Palmetto, Florida
    Posts: 25026
    February 23, 2017 at 5:48 pm #1676375
    Wade Boardman wrote:

    We figured the moose and stag would be huge talking points down in FL. Humidity would kill the mounts though.

    2 words. AC.

    gixxer01
    Avon, MN
    Posts: 639
    February 23, 2017 at 5:49 pm #1676376

    The Stag is on the maternal family Crest and wish to put one on the wall at some point.

    nhamm
    Inactive
    Robbinsdale
    Posts: 7348
    February 23, 2017 at 5:52 pm #1676377

    The wood on the wall is freakin nice. Mixing up the colors can be such a pain in the ars but well worth it in the end. toast

    Wade Boardman
    Grand Rapids, MN
    Posts: 4453
    February 23, 2017 at 6:06 pm #1676380
    nhamm wrote:

    The wood on the wall is freakin nice. Mixing up the colors can be such a pain in the ars but well worth it in the end. toast

    It was pulling my hair out pain staking. The wife would hold multiple pieces up
    To make sure the colors contrasted and flowed. Result is great. But I was not as patient as I could be.

    Wade Boardman
    Grand Rapids, MN
    Posts: 4453
    February 23, 2017 at 6:08 pm #1676382

    A couple pieces were very nice. Cherry picked to be put in view but not obvious.

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    nhamm
    Inactive
    Robbinsdale
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    February 23, 2017 at 7:03 pm #1676392

    Tell ya what, I’m a sucker for a good looking piece of wood, wait, wrong thread? Ha

    But seriously, character in some chunks can be spectacular, glad to see you placed em where they should be. Sweet cave. woot

    mxskeeter
    SW Wisconsin
    Posts: 3753
    February 23, 2017 at 7:50 pm #1676400

    That man room is SWEET! Great job. waytogo waytogo

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
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    February 23, 2017 at 9:05 pm #1676417

    Very nice Wade!

    I had the need for a man room…once upon a time. crazy

    SuperDave1959
    Harrisville, UT
    Posts: 2816
    February 24, 2017 at 2:28 pm #1676641

    For anyone contemplating a man cave, check to see if you have a Restore in your neighborhood. They are fairly new and part of Habitat for Humanity. All their surplus materials from house jobs are going to these stores to be sold on the cheap. I’ve been picking up 1/4″ X 4′ X 4′ oak sheets for $5. It is working great on a project inside my camper. Oak plywood at the big box store would have cost me a fortune.

    Matthew Sandys
    Inactive
    Grand Rapids, MN
    Posts: 82
    February 24, 2017 at 4:05 pm #1676671

    Awesome I want to come over and relax in it.

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