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Okay, so there is this room off of our garage that I found out is fully insulated and has it's own phone jack and heater...perfect for a "man's room"! We need one, 'cause Abby won't leave people alone when they sit on the floor to play with the game systems...and I hate hearing the games...so it's a good thing all around!
So, he doen't have a clue that that room is anything but a storage shed, so when he's at work, I have emptied it out, patched the walls, primed and painted, and now am trying to decide what all to put in it, and I could use some suggestions from some guys! (girls, too!!)
So far, I have a TV, recliner, compact fridge, and dartboard...what else would be good???
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You must have a pretty good relationship to do all that for him. That is neat.
My cousin has his own room off of the garage and it is pretty cool. He practically lives in it!
Maybe add some music paraphernalia (sp?); i.e., radio, cdplayer, .....
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Wow!!! What a lovely, thoughtful gift idea for your hubby!!! I'm sure he'll be so thrilled on Christmas day! The only idea I can come up with is: Is there room for a sofa or more comfy chairs so hubby can have his friends over?
That really is a GREAT gift!!!
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For the last 8 years ( ) he has ALWAYS guessed what I got him, even when I got the most off-the-wall things...this year, he swears I'm making a fire truck shelf for the living room, to hold his trucks...
Yeah, RIGHT!!!
I considered a microwave, to go with the fridge, but I'm afraid to give him both food AND drinks out there...I may never see him again!!!
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Does he enjoy reading? If so, what about a bookshelf?
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Having him pick his own chairs sounds like a good idea.. He might want to have some input into the decor so it feels more like "his"!
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Ah! This is where my evil-genius ways come into play!
He HAS picked the colors, and general design of the room, AND the TV and fridge...he just doesn't have a clue that I am 3 months ahead of him! He was planning on turning my cat's room into 'his' this spring, when things at the fire station slow down...
I'm telling ya...he's gonna be shocked!
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Its the little touches that will complete the room, posters and such to decorate the walls, the right lighting to give it the feel of a mans room
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Oh, that is so great! He will LOVE IT. Wish I could get my guy something like that!
How 'bout a little bar? Some beer mugs, to go with all the drinks you're probably putting in the mini-fridge. Maybe a nice bottle of Maker's Mark or Jack Daniels or Jim Beam, with naked-lady shot glasses? (If he drinks, that is.)
OOOHHH! Or, how about a folding table and chairs with a poker-table-cover set-up to go on it, and one of those poker sets that has chips and cards and stuff? I know I've seen a lot of those poker-table deals on ad this season, 'cause World Poker Tour is so popular, I guess. I think you can also get real tables with like cup-holders in them for pretty cheap, too. I think I saw one advertised couple weeks ago at Linens and Things. Do you have those where you live?
Or, what about a trophy-shelf/case for trophies or sports memorabilia, or action figures, or whatever other ugly stuff that he collects that you don't like to look at in your actual house?
How about one of those car/girlie calendars? Most men like those.
Or you could always stock the room with like sports videos, or whatever he likes to watch, if you have a VCR/DVD player in there.
Oh, that is such a rockin' present! I wish I could come out there where you live and help you fix it up! Have fun.
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That certainly is a great present!!!!! You'll have to be sure to tell us all about his reaction when you open the door and let him see it!!
Maybe you could get a beanbag chair so when he has a friend over and they are playing Playstation2 or Xbox or Gamecube(or whatever it is he has) his friend has somewhere to sit too.....and beanbag chairs are great for sitting down to play some games---I'm a secret Playstation junkie myself.
What sports teams does he like, if any???? You could get a blanket with the team on it to drape over the recliner, and some sports posters/pennants etc......Are there windows in the room??? I saw one show on TV where they used pennants as a window treatment going across the top of the window.
You could make a photo collage to put on the wall with pictures of him and his family and friends.....you could buy a few of those frames with openings for pictures and take that out and just stick a whole bunch of pics of him and his buds in it!
Like Shani said a lot of the rooms really coming together with be in the little touches....
When it's finished maybe we can see some pics! That would be cool!
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Mine would be lookin' for the computer out there in his own room, on his computer he has a tv, a dvd burner so he can watch movies, and he's got sur~round sound *4 speakers* stereo and tons of those on line games and games him and the boys play on them, like pool, pinball, etc.
He might like one of those gift cards that look like charge cards to get himself something "HE" likes.....something personal that he picked out himself...
I also like the muggs you can put in the freezer to have a really cold one in.
How about his own coffee machine or something of the likes...
Weezie
P/S Barley that is such a nice idea!!! Although my hubby keeps saying he's going to take the upstairs over, *we haven't had tenants in our upstairs since April* he says if we don't rent it out soon, he's going up there... I said, I'm comin' too!!! We would love to convert the upstairs into a bar/game room thing...and a crafting area for me, and a side little area for the boys to play.... Butttttttttttt, when we get it rented out we can really use the extra money, sure would have been nice for Christmas...
And what Cindy said, sometimes it's VERY TRUE!!
And sometimes it's not....I would miss mine terribly if he was in the other room... That's alot of the time we spend together, even though we have seperate computers, they are in the same room and we both have tv's and so, we both can do what we each like, surfing the net for what interests us, and watch different shows, but we're still in the same room, talkin' and conversin' during commercials...
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I like little nick-natty things. I just got another catelog from Lillian Vernon and there is a "classic solid wood vehicle" that you can get for $20. You can choose between a firetruck, pick-up truck or convertible roadster. And you can get it personalized with his initials. Its really nice! They also have grand pilsners that you can get personalized. The ones in the catelog are personalized with "Mark's Tavern" and they are running a special if you buy 4 of them you get $15 worth of neat napkins for free. They have hearts, spades, diamonds, and clubs on them. And someone mentioned a little bar....are you going for a classey look for the room? Because there is the AWESOME revolving globe bar in the catelog. It looks like a regular globe, but it opens and there are 4 sections for glassware, bottles and you can even put an ice bucket in the thing!! That can get personalized with initials also!
The other day I was at Sam's Club and they have the World Poker Tour card set on sale....don't remember for how much tho. And a friend of ours has a thing that sits on top of a table that is a poker table. Has places to put cups and your chips and when your not using it, it folds up into quarters.
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You guys are GREAT!! I hadn't thought about most this stuff!
Bean bags are a great idea...they are easy to move out of the way...
Muggs are great, too...there is a brewer in Portland that makes a line of firemen beers once a year...I'm on a quest to find them! I may have to call them directly...
And you are right about all the 'ugly' things going out there!
Oh, and Jenn...how crazy is this! My Grandma found that truck in the catalog, and is now making it into a lamp!
Thank you guys! Keep it up!
I will get pictures!!!
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My brother-in-law really gets into playstation games, the racing/crashing ones especially, (Burnout) and has surround speakers in his living room where he plays. It is pretty awesome to be sitting there playing and it sounds like you're right there in the middle of the game!
All these are great ideas. That is an awesome thing to do. I'm sure he will be pleased, and I'm sure the excitement is growing for you as well.
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Oooooo.......Burnout 3 is absolutely a great racing game ......Racing games are the only thing my hubby will play with me!!! That racing game really impressed me!!! I hate to admit this but I get 2 playstation magazines a month.... It's a guilty pleasure I indulge in.....The first TombRaider is what got me into playstation--fantastic! But the last one was terrible. Prince of Persia is a great game--and Rachet and Clank, and Dark Cloud, and Amplitude/Frequency, Tony Hawk......I have lots of games....
I know I'm 28 and I'm a female(not the typical gamer) but I still love gaming!!! My 36 year old sis, and my 34 year old brother are gaming addicts too--they will get practically violent if you try to take their controller!! Gaming must run in the family genes......
And I'm really sorry Barley--I know that this post is way off topic, but I just had to chip in my 2 cents on games....Most guys always think they can beat me at a game since I'm a woman--what a shock they get when I whip their butts!!!!
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My brother-in-law with the surround sound speakers is in his 50's, so... his living room is set up JUST for that.
I could be addicted too, that's why I don't play. Don't need another one... LOL!
My nephew plays ALL the time! That IS his life. He's just 13 though. BTW -- my brother just put surround-sound in the bedroom where he plays. It DOES make a big difference. just like being there.
Leslie
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I don't always play as much as I'd like, but when I do sit down and play I love it!!! I got hooked way back when with Atari and Frogger and Pitfall.....
Never thought of getting surround sound before.....hmmmm....now the wheels are turning!!!
BTW, I get "cool" points with my 14 year old nephew.....he plays all the time and we borrow games off of each other His friends think I'm awesome because I can beat them....he he he.
Okay, so I'm a self confessed big kid.....but gaming isn't just for kids really--not anymore...heck some of the games you'd think are for kids are really hard!
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I am soooooo happy with the way it is turning out!
I got a clock and a phone and a CD rack, and garbabge cans for his garbage and his cans, and I found a mini table-top pool table!
I also got a TV table to go next to his chair...
I think I'm going to set up the fridge and TV and then wrap the boxes and slip them over the tops, what do you think? More of a suprise that way? Would you wrap the other stuff, too? Like the clock,dartboard,phone, ect?
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quote: I think I'm going to set up the fridge and TV and then wrap the boxes and slip them over the tops, what do you think? More of a suprise that way? Would you wrap the other stuff, too? Like the clock,dartboard,phone, ect?
That's funny. Personally, I think I'd just put wrapping paper and a big giant bow on the door, but it's going to kick butt any way you go!
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It has a deadbolt on the door that I keep locked, and I took his key...I don't know if HE knows he can't get in or not...
I also covered the window with paper, and told him I needed to use that room to build his present in it, and then we would talk about where it should go...so he has no idea! I also have several people at the station throwing him off track with oddball comments and questions...I swear the only person who doesn't know is him!
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I can't wait to see it when it's finished. I wish you could set up a camera with a switch so that when the door is opened there's about a 5 second delay, then it takes his picture!
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quote: I know I'm 28 and I'm a female(not the typical gamer) but I still love gaming!!! My 36 year old sis, and my 34 year old brother are gaming addicts too--they will get practically violent if you try to take their controller!! Gaming must run in the family genes......
The average gamer is 27 years old...did you know that?? Just think of how many adult that it takes to balance out the amount of kids who game!!!!
Hey Barley...you could put things in their places...like clocks where they go and such, but have them wrapped so that he has to go around the room and discover different parts of it.
So....I'm sure other people are wondering the same thing...how is the room coming?? Can you take pictures for us to see it???
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heehee...maybe a TiVo and DVD player...and since it's 'husband wise' get him a computer maybe? Guys like a lot of tech stuff..it's just a few notions and suggestions...so no need to scream at me...>_< Plants: 24 | From: Dallas, TX | Registered: Sep 2004
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Barley, that looks really nice........he'll love it!!! Can't wait to hear his reaction to it all.......thanks for sharing the pics with us!!!!!
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I luv it!!! That is really neat, Barley!!! Excellant idea!!! Not only is the room a suprise, but a few little tid bits of stuff all the way around!!!!
Very Cool indeed!!!!
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Thank you guys! I am so happy with the way it has turned out...and he has NO clue...everyone has been hinting to him that it is something totally different...he will be so shocked!
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Sarah,
You did a GREAT job!! It looks beautiful! He'll love it!!! Please keep us posted on his reaction when he "opens" his present?
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It's a guilty pleasure I indulge in.....The first TombRaider is what got me into playstation--fantastic! But the last one was terrible. Prince of Persia is a great game--and Rachet and Clank, and Dark Cloud, and Amplitude/Frequency, Tony Hawk......I have lots of games.... ![[Wink]](wink.gif)
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