Man Cave Makeover

There is one room in my house that I have yet to show you.  The man cave man space, male sanctuary is actually our family room, but it's the one room in the house where my husband had complete control.  YIKES!!  He chose the paint that went on the walls, the flooring, accessories and so on.  The room represented him and all the things he loved; posters of his favorite movies, a comfy couch and a flat screen television.  It's a great room to entertain in.  Whenever our friends and family come over we all tend to gravitate to that room.  

The room not long after we moved in 

The room started off with beige carpet and flat paint.

  

After about a year we hired out to have the carpet replaced with laminate flooring and the walls painted...orange.  For the record I would just like to mention again that this was all. my. husband's. idea. ;)  I have seen some really nice rooms painted in a similar shade, but the color just didn't sit well with me.  At the time our bathroom on the same floor was green and our laundry room was blue. The colors didn't flow and I began to really dislike this room.

Then, our comfy chairs began to flake and peel.  Apparently bonded leather is rated as some of the worst leather around, which really upset us because the furniture wasn't exactly cheap!  So we saved our pennies and searched for furniture that would last more than a couple of years. When we found the sectional that we loved, I knew I could not allow our big purchase to sit in the room that I disliked most in our house.  So I kindly suggested to my husband that we should paint the room and update a few accessories as well.  And you want to know what he said...? He agreed, but on one condition, the movie posters had to stay.

We went back and forth deciding on a color to paint the room.  He wanted a dark color, I wanted white. In the end we agreed on Treasure Map by Olympic.  I love the how bright the room is now, even with all of our dark furniture.  I am pleased that we have a room that we both can enjoy. I tried to create room that would be comfortable to us both; a masculine room with a feminine touch.

 

 So what do you think?  As much I thought I wanted to remove the movie posters, they're actually my favorite part of the room now.  Can you guess which one is my favorite?  Yep, I too am a huge Ryan Gosling fan! 

Sources:
Paint Treasure Map, Olympic paint
Leather sectional- Haverty's
Movie posters- Ebay, All Posters
Candle sconces- Pottery Barn
Rug- Rugs Usa
Pillows- Etsy, Ikea, Pier One, Ross and Handmade gifts from this talented lady
Poster frames- Michaels
Coffee table- Hayneedle
Curtains- Ikea
Bamboo shades- Home Depot or Lowes(can't remember exactly)
Lamps- Target
Computer Desk- Pier One(originally brown- painted Rain Forrest, Glidden paints)

*Should you have any other questions please don't hesitate to ask, but please make sure your email is visible to I can email you a response.  More on that here!

PS. I took these pictures over the course of 2 days and some of the accessories are moved around.  Your eyes aren't playing tricks on you, I was just trying them out in different spots!