Grandpa had his den. Dad had a dusty shed. Today’s men want more and want it within a few steps of the front door. From touchdown trophies to billiard balls, projection screens to personal pubs, every guy has a dream decor for his own private space. Growing numbers of men are shaping their sheds into grown-up playgrounds that are just for the boys. (Credit Man Cave Market)

Sports Sanctuaries

Tired of the kids walking in front of the TV? Is the girlfriend sick of Sunday night football? Get back into the game with a serious sports setup in your home garage. Follow in the steps of one industrious Gator fan and keep your prized memorabilia in a place of honor with a screen big enough to enjoy every bowl game. Or go grand-scale with your own home sports bar with all the style of the real thing. (Credit Electronic House)

Off the Streets, Into the Pool Hall

Whether you go custom or DIY, that two-car parking lot can transform into the best pool hall you’ve ever played. Grab a brandy or a beer and bank on billiards any time of day or night. There’s no wait-time on the tables in these game rooms. Your budget doesn’t matter. Fun can be had in high-class digs or in a home-built haven. The end result is one seriously happy husband. (Credits Rate This Space, Sampsor2)

The Neighborhood Bar

You’re never too old for the biker bar scene, especially when that bar is just behind the house. One Harley Davidson aficionado constructed his man cave in hard steel and neon and he can drive right up to the bar. A fellow biker dedicated his shining paragon of home pubs to the memory of a late friend. The gang can sit around and toast to his memory and good times yet to come. The best things about having your very own private bar? No watered-down drinks and no calls from the family wondering when you’ll be home. (Credits Gunslinger, mlamart)

Hobby House

It’s good to have a passion in life. A collection, a hobby, these are the things that let a guy face the long hours at work and the long lists of honey-dos when he walks in the door. Gun enthusiast and attorney Bruce Stern converted his space into a gallery of gunnery worth well over $12M . Simpler, but no less loved, is this furniture craftsman’s spindle woodworking shop. For him, it’s not just an occupation, it’s an obsession. (Credits Hoax Slayer,  Jeanine Anderson)

Best Seat in the House

Imagine watching the latest action flicks on theater-quality equipment in your boxers, beer in hand. Sound good? With modern quality in High Definition A/V readily available to the average home buyer, media rooms are no longer the domain of multimillionaires. On a modest budget and using a bit of creativity, many men are bringing the Big Screen into the backyard–or the garage. (Credits embry28, Electronic House)

Workshops That Work

Handy men agree on one thing–Workshops are for working. These guys get their relaxation while tuning up a favorite car or keeping a stellar yard. It may not seem like glamour to have stacks of screwdrivers, rows of wrenches, or even a dirt floor in the garage. But, really, what’s more manly than tools and some grit and grunge? These blokes aren’t yuppies, that’s for sure. (Credits mnteer man, 2create)

Garages Gone Gaga

These last garage groupies are more like your average suburban dad…on steroids. Garages, in their purest form, are meant for vehicles, and these men have vehicles to spare. Some are connoisseurs of fine vintage machines while others are like one Pennsylvania bloke who built a 2000 square foot palace of pistons for his most treasured toys. You’d be hard pressed to find a speck of road tar on these polished floors. These boys mean business and that business is big, beautiful cars. (Credits tjcentric, tnk)

The possibilities and applications are endless when it comes to bonus rooms for blokes. It doesn’t matter if your dream digs are great or small, it just takes thought, sweat, and a bit of dough to make any man’s fantasy garage into reality. By the time your garage is great you’ll wonder why you waited so long.