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Putting the CAVE in "Man Cave"
Custom Themed Home Cinema and Personal Movie Prop Museum
Project Diary - "the Man Cave"
Horror Home Theater
When movie prop collector (and long-time Tom Spina Designs client) Wesley Cannon told us his dream of having rooms in his home themed like an actual cave, we couldn't pass up the opportunity to take a more literal stab at the phrase "Man Cave." The result is a pair of richly themed and incredibly unique rooms in his new North Carolina home.
When Wesley first presented the idea, he didn't have things fleshed out beyond a generic idea of "a cave". We expanded on his concept and came up with a design that gives the feel of rooms built inside of a cave by some great adventurer many years ago.
This opened us up to a lot of possibilities for a sense of "story" and soon a variation on the theme for each of the rooms soon emerged.
The basic layout is as follows. You enter the Movie Prop Display Room and must walk through that room to get to the Home Cinema / Media Room.
We created TWO unique rooms for this project!
Be sure to visit the pages below for an in-depth look at each room and a look behind the scenes!
ROOM ONE
GALLERY
ROOM TWO
GALLERY
BEHIND THE
SCENES GALLERY
Please note, there is no affiliation between Tom Spina Designs and the show "Man Caves" on the DIY Network.
Both rooms fit the overall "cave" theme, but each with its own distinct feel.
Repeating elements like girders, light fixtures and grates hold the theme together and visually link the two rooms. Both rooms feature a touch of chunky steampunk elements (something we call "steamchunk") which we feel compliments Wesley's horror props nicely while adding another layer of interest and style to the overall design.
Wesley's impressive collection of movie props, wardrobe and memorabilia is showcased in both rooms. Mannequins and props were sorted based on theme and placed so that they all feel entirely natural in their new environment.
THE MOVIE PROP DISPLAY ROOM is the "outer room" - imposing, gritty and dark, full of rusted metal and craggy gray rock formations.
THE HOME CINEMA / MEDIA ROOM is the "back room" - warmer, with a tuscan-look wall treatment, beautiful brown rockwork and layers of texture and detail.
Click to see a video about this project!
