| A popular trend over the last several years is to | | | | décor. Choose dark wood or metal frames |
| appoint a room as a spot where sports memorabilia | | | | and avoid anything with too much detail. Keeping it |
| can freely flow and a wall hanging featuring dogs | | | | simple will help avoid the appearance of |
| playing poker is considered high art. It's called by | | | | over-decorating and will also help ensure that the |
| some a "man room", or a "man cave". Whatever it's | | | | mirror blends in with the sports memorabilia and |
| called, there is normally a common theme: no wives | | | | poker table. |
| allowed. | | | | If your husband is one of those lucky guys who has |
| These rooms are used by men to display items not | | | | a very large man room, then mirrors may also have a |
| typically allowed in most living rooms: football jerseys, | | | | place there as well. If the room boasts a bar, |
| car posters, airplane models etc...It's a place to play | | | | consider lining up a few decorative mirrors instead of |
| poker, watch sports and spend time practicing the | | | | the typical mirrors with beer logos that are so |
| ancient art of male bonding. | | | | common. It will give your man's bar a more refined |
| That said, there is no good reason that a loving wife | | | | look without looking like you helped to decorate. |
| can't make her mark upon a man room. Of course, | | | | Again, you will want to choose a frame with dark |
| you'll want to leave the flowers and frill for the rest | | | | wood or metal. If the bar is wood, you can choose |
| of the house, but there are some touches you can | | | | to either match the color of the wood or go darker. |
| make that your husband will appreciate, even if he | | | | Line the mirrors up right next to each other, or |
| won't admit it. | | | | create an asymmetrical pattern. If the bar area is |
| Metal wall hangings will add a touch of classy | | | | large, you may consider mirrors flanked by metal wall |
| décor that is also very masculine. Hang one | | | | hangings on either side. |
| on either side of the flat screen to help make that | | | | Sprucing up the man room is a nice surprise for your |
| wall the focal point of the room (as if the flat panel | | | | husband as long as you keep in mind HIS taste and |
| television wasn't already the focal point J). Also, since | | | | vision for what the room should look like. Remember |
| many man caves are relegated to a smaller room, | | | | that the point of the room is so that he can have his |
| using mirrors can help make the room appear larger. | | | | own space. Tasteful, masculine choices can allow the |
| There are dozens of styles of mirrors available that | | | | room to blend well with the rest of your home while |
| will blend in perfectly with most man-cave | | | | also letting his taste reign. |