Basement Mancave

[New Guy]

^haha yeah the lava lamp from my former living room upstairs is definitely moving downstairs with me.

It's a spy one from Brostock all the Moomba coozies stay in the boat so they are not lost over the winter.

The bar temporarily in place.

[chawk610]

So jealous i can't see straight. They don't do basements in Texas...
I assume Foghat was playing on the HiFi set up?

[New Guy]

The theater end of the room once I got all the can lights in. The last set of cans where the screen is going to be are on a dimmer switch.



After several hours of cleaning the old concrete I laid down some waterbased stain.


I accented the cracks in the floor with a black stain that turned out really cool but is very difficult to see in the pictures.




I am going to seal the floor tonight then hopefully start getting the bar back together.


Oh and my old Coke machine that fits beer bottles great, still takes dimes and works like its brand new.


Edit: the music of choice last night was sweaty Uncle Teddy!

[sandm]

it would appear that a basement is a prerequisite for building a house in wisconsin. not sure if it's for doing cool projects like this or escaping the cold winter. either way, looks great.. where's the kegerator going?

[New Guy]

Probably going to build it into the little side bar where the TV is sitting in the picture.

[sandm]

tell me you fill it with a better beer than Lite from miller???

[jmvotto]

The egress windows are not big enough to make it a bedroom.

Neither are mine on one end, now the twins have a suite...


Love the bar built around the water softener or purifier.... Lol

[New Guy]

^We have a three bedroom house for just the two of us. So when kids come into the picture I'm hoping to be living on the lake with an open basement but if not we'll be ok.

Scott i drink the Miller when i'm doing projects that way i don't lose my focus

[wolfeman131]

Nice work! My 4 yr old son likes to watch the show Man Caves with me. Our basement is currently unfinished and he keeps telling me that he & I need a man cave.


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[jpetty3023]

wait til you have kids . your mancave turns into their bedroom....

+1 on that. Happened to me three times and I can't afford a 5 bedroom so no man cave for me. Outdoor Bar/Kitchen is in the planning phases now.


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