5 Man Cave Ideas For Non-Athletic Fans

Everyone knows all about the quintessential sports theme Man Cave, and that’s great, but if you’re not a sports fan, you should still be able to reap the benefits of having an amazing room dedicated to your passion too! Below are five Man Cave ideas that have nothing to do with sports and everything to do with awesomeness.

1. For the player
For this idea, you’ll want to have at least one (if not all) of the current generation game consoles, an HDTV, a surround sound speaker set up, and a dedicated ethernet hub near the consoles or a wi-fi connection to online fragmentation. Hanging posters of your favorite games on the walls is also a great advantage.

2. For the home theater fan
The focal point of the Man Cave home theater is the TV screen, so make sure you have an HDTV with a good picture and built-in Netflix (an interface for streaming Netflix directly to your TV). Second, you’ll want to make sure you have great sound settings that you can adjust so you never miss any dialogue or detailed sounds (like glass clinking in an explosion). Some other must-haves for this man cave theme are a Netflix subscription, a Blu-ray player, and a popcorn maker.

3. For the arcade enthusiast
Some of the best Man Caves are really just arcades in disguise! Whether you like pool, foosball, ping-pong or darts, you’ll be able to find plenty of different ways to decorate and lay out your room. This Man Cave idea doesn’t rely on a television as the focus, so you’ll want to build the focus around your favorite arcade game. Pool tables, as well as dart boards, are great focal points for a game room. Go the extra mile and splurge on a wall-mounted bookmark for a nice finishing touch.

4. For the old English pub crowd
Home bars are awesome for obvious reasons, but if you’re a true English pub enthusiast, you really should take this idea to the next level and go for a pub table with matching stools. That, and there are places where you can buy old English wooden pubs that you can install in your home. Of course, this is the kind of design idea that cries out for classic wooden pub signs and beer logo glasses.

5. For technology lovers
Similar to the home theater theme above, Hi Tech Man Cave revolves around a web-connected HDTV, a Blu-ray player, and a great sound system (if you really want to go the extra mile, you might even spend a few bucks early adopter on a 3D-ready TV). You’ll also need a wi-fi internet connection and a Netflix subscription (again, so you can stream content directly to your TV). The main component that brings all of this together (apart from the TV itself) is a media server. I would recommend the recently refreshed Apple TV. It’s smaller and more powerful than its predecessor and lets you stream all kinds of content from computers on your network, YouTube, and of course the iTunes store.

So you’ll see that there are many ways to get all the benefits of having a room dedicated to your hobby without it having to be sports related. I hope you’ve enjoyed these five quick ideas for non-sports themed Man Caves and can put some of them to use in your home bar or game room today.