Think of a what a man cave looks like in any home, and you might think of an old leather couch, a TV that’s always tuned into the sports channels, and perhaps the faint smell of beer in the air. But the image of the man cave is changing, especially in luxury homes, where a growing number of men are opting for anti-caves of a sort – male retreats with a sophisticated twist.
This article from The Wall Street Journal takes a look at some of the man cave’s latest forms.
Today, more men are investing in the spaces that used to be rarely seen by guests: the hobby room, the potting shed, the reading nook, the TV room.
Erinn Valencich, a Beverly Hills-based interior designer, says she has worked on many ultraluxury manly spaces, one of the most memorable being a recent tasting-room project that featured a glass wall looking onto the client’s wine cellar. “You could push a button and the glass went opaque and became a screen where you could watch a movie,” she says, adding that high-tech elements are popular.
