Beau Brummel showed me this article about the Mantuary phenomenon. It is basically the idea that your husband has a room to himself that he can decorate any way he wants and fill with things he likes to do: pool table, old sports trophies, poster from Star Wars, etc., and women and kids are not allowed in there unless they ask first or are invited. I actually think this is a cool idea, but only if the wives fan also have some sort of galtuary.
Beau Brummel's mantuary would contain: first and foremost the ultimate TV-watching lazyboy, a nice big HDTV with a cable package that includes European soccer, mini-fridge stocked with lemonade and chocolate milk plus a cabinet containing Snowballs and donut gems, a toy basketball hoop in a corner and several blow up balls for kicking and shooting around. The decor would be stuff from his travels as well as paraphernalia from his glory days (pictures of himself playing soccer, trophies, a shrine to himself), props and costumes for his movie making, computer with iMovie on it, a Fusball table that doubles as a ping pong table.
If I had a galtuary it would have tons of built-in shelves for all my craft stuff, computer, comfy couch to read on, huge table for sewing and scrapbooking. I would decorate it really fun and funky and colorful and modern with tons of pictures I have taken on the walls. It would have a normal size tv and its own cable box so I could record all the shows that conflict with Beau Brummels. I would also have a rock climbing wall, a kick boxing dummy and a spin bike. I would also be able to take virtual group exercise classes from my TV.
What about you all? What would go in your galtuary? What would your husband put in his man cave?
