Man Cave Update

The Man Cave Project is a low priority long term project. It started in late 2012 when I realized the kids were becoming too old to have a toy room. I constructed the 230sqft toy room when my youngest was two years old. Over the years the toy room became the dumping ground for everything that couldn't fit in the kid's bedrooms. The toy room became a wonderland for any child under the age of 10.

But now? The room rarely gets used. So I took this opportunity to lay my claim for a Man Cave.

Declaring a man cave and having one are two different things. This toy room was stuffed full of toys. To make this work, I needed to clear the toys out. But where would they go?

This question gave birth to the basement storage redesign of 2012.

The storage area is approximately 900 square feet that was a complete mess. To fix it up I purchased enough tubs to give us a total of 150 tubs. I put everything that could fit in a tub into a tub, and then inventoried, color coded, and categorized it.

We call this area "Tub City".

For things that didn't fit on a tub? I built permanent 8x2x7 shelves.

Next came a yard sale in 2013

The yard sale was followed by a huge donation to the St Paul Church Bazaar.

There is still more work to do with the basement storage redesign. But enough work was done that allowed me to start moving toys out of the Toy Room and to get rid of much of it!

Today, there remains some toys but I am starting to be able to see my Man Cave. I already have a TV, projector, furniture, air hockey, and table tennis for the room. For Christmas I received some decorations and, as you can see in this picture, a foosball table. 

The foosball table is now assembled and ready to play! And my Man Cave is one step closer to being a reality.