Mancave: under construction

The hubby's current project is renovating our 1-car garage into a "mancave", with the intent of using it for uninterrupted study sessions, "chair flying", time on his desk-mount flight sim, and (I am sure) fantasy football and ESPN.com away from my nosy eyes.  At first I was unsure about the idea of permanently relinquishing the garage, given the intermittent hailstorms and tornadoes prone to this area, but trying to cram all of his gear into our 3bd/1ba house is a scarier proposition, and I look forward to the day when he does not drop his [germy] backpack and laptop atop my primary cooking counter as soon as he walks in the door.  ;o)

Other positives are that we have a ridiculous amount of accessories to make his mancave more habitable: many portable fans, a small heater, a window A/C unit, an air purifier, electric blankets, and more.  And it makes our already-spacious 3bdrm home feel like a wonderful 4-bedroom house.  Too bad we can't up the bathroom qty, but I must say that having 1 toilet for the 4 of us is working out waaay better than it usually does.  At our last home (a 50+ yr old rental), the plumbing was awful and root-ridden, so frequent toilet problems had us using the yard and the neighboring McDonald's more than we care to admit.  Also, with Matt out of the house so much for pilot training, the bathroom is almost always free.  Prior to his busy schedule, it was not uncommon to see him head to the john with a laptop and candle several times a day.  ;o)

Here are some "before" pix (estimated date of completion--in terms of study area setup, not box removal: this weekend).

And yes, I more than realize that we have a ridiculous amount of boxes left to unpack.  Couple that with the fact that we've been living here for nearly a month and are not really missing/searching for any of our "necessities", and I am forced to admit that we have *waaay* too much stuff!!