I could really get to love doing these! As much fun as making things pretty and fancy is, it is even more fun to create the illusion of years of decay, rust, and abuse. This garage already had some rusticity to it- bare framework, basic cabinets, textured walls, concrete floor. We just wanted to take one wall and do something fun for the man of the house, useful for parties, fun for the guys’ hangout and still have the garage work for it’s original purpose- car storage. We had removed the hunter’s trophy heads from the family room when that was painted a few weeks ago- the garage was a great place to re-hang them for a Hunter’s Man Cave.

Originally, my client and I decided that a fresh coat of terracotta colored paint would dress up the textured wall enough for the trophy heads, and the beat up particleboard counter could be painted a warm sage grey to coordinate. Ho-hum. I really wanted to do something fun with the counter, so I gave her a couple of choices. Either one would have worked great, but she chose the rusted metal look. Check out the photos below for a peek into the Hunter’s Man Cave

What do you think, guys? Still think this decorating stuff is just for the girls?