What’s left to do when you’re America’s most influential rapper, made money, movies and a music video with Katy Perry, beaten a murder rap, been banned from entry to Australia and have your own reality TV show called Father Hood? If you’re Snoop Dogg, you build a man cave at your LA home with help from the DIY Network’s man cave experts – and being Snoop Dogg, it is so awesome that there are ten things other prospective man-cavers can learn from it.
Running the gamut from Snoop Dog’s lair to an exclusive Vegas theme poker cave… these caves will either make you insanely jealous or inspire you to start customizing the perfect man cave at your crib. We’ve gone through a few of the top ten list to show you how you can take these ideas and use them at home, on the cheap.
- Snoop Dogg’s Lair
Sure, we’d all like a giant custom painting of ourselves looking like a boss hanging from the wall of our man cave. It’s the perfect way to remind your boys of just where they like to chillax. A quick and easy fix? Order a blow up print of your favorite photo of yourself from your local pharmacy or online at a site like shutterfly.com. Make the photo more “artsy” and Warhol-ize it at http://bighugelabs.com/popart.php. Another custom route – get a caricature done at the local fair or carnival.
- Sound-proof music cave
You wanna jam with your crew without waking the neighbors? Start by laying down carpeting if you want to set up a drum kit. Hang drapes for a cheap alternative. Even cardboard egg-cartons can be stapled to a wall to cut down on noise pollution.
- Dan Patrick’s Studio
Instead of throwing down cold hard cash on a basketball court or a golf-swing simulator… pony up for a Nintendo Wii or Xbox Kinect. These new consoles let you play golf, hula hoop, or just about any other sport – and you can play with your friends too.us.wii.com, http://www.xbox.com/en-US/kinect
- A.J. Calloway’s D.J. Booth
If you don’t have the cheddar for a custom d.j. booth – just hook up your iphone or ipod to some bose speakers. Can’t think of the best music mix? Try one of the free online radio stations that custom build a playlist around your favorite artists. Trypandora.com or listen.grooveshark.com
Tune into our blog for all the newest accessories and tips on how to take your man cave to the next level! We’ll have previews of upcoming products, reviews of the best man caves around, and style tips for the design-challenged. Don’t let your man cave stay in the stone age… trick it out for the 21st century and savor your bro time or alone time in comfort and style.
Chris Burke, and internet consultant, lives in the New York City area. His mancave is powered by a playstation 3, a wii, a 120″ screen… and one hell of a christmas tree.
Chris shares the details of his cave with us:
- 120″ Screen in all it’s 1080p glory.
- Gaming:
- (2)Xbox 360′s (though i forgot why we have two lol)
- Nintendo Wii
- PS3
- Rock band, guitar hero, dj hero, singstar we have a lot of fun with those on party nights
- 10.1 Surround Sound System
- HTPC (home theater pc) which houses over 3,000 HD movies, Al l season s of 54 different tv shows, and an archive of over 8,000 music videos i “aquired” from my time atMTV during the digital conversion
If you’re ready to start the ultimate home improvement or just taking that next step in stylin’ out your mantuary, then reading this should give you some great ideas. This article entitled 25 Man-Datory Items for Your Man Cave from brobible.com has pictures of the Best 15 Man Caves on the internet and outlines the Top 25 Man Cave Must Haves. Go get your man cave on!
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