Football Display Cases For The New Digs

After years of renting, I bought my first home this month and I am pretty proud. My mom started in right away, talking about window treatments, lighting fixtures, blah, blah, and more blah. I put the dart in that balloon straightaway. Sure, I am letting her find some curtains and pick up the bathroom essentials—in basic primary colors only—and I plan to handle the décor myself. Now, you may laugh at the way your average 25 year old would choose to decorate, but give me a few weeks and I’ll be the one laughing.

See, I have several married friends. And two of them even have pretty cool wives who let them carve out a section of the basement or garage to create a “man-cave.” Here’s my plan: I don’t need a man-cave—I am crafting the man-castle.

Here’s my to-do list:

1. Find a prime location for my 52 inch flat screen. Strategically find furniture, install sound system, and maneuver lighting to accommodate the TV as the focal point in the great room.

2. Shop football display cases. I’ll need football helmet display cases, ball cases, and some type of framing for two special jerseys. Dedicate dining room to sports memorabilia displays.

3. Kitchen supplies. Two words: paper products. Then I can let my mom work a little magic; she’ll like that and she is likely to be the only one doing any cooking in there.

4. Speaking of food, purchase a Weber kettle and charcoal. Grilling up a fat burger or a decent steak with a bag of chips on the side is about all I need to get by.

5. Get started on the basement. Here’s where the magic happens, and I haven’t fully fleshed the concept out just yet. The great room upstairs will be dedicated to game watching; the basement to game playing. I want to install a bar area and either a pool table or a ping pong table (maybe both, if I can work out the logistics) and get another TV. I may even get more baseball or football display cases to house more sports memorabilia down here too. This project may get postponed for a few months.

So, that’s the plan. I’ve only been here a few weeks and I am getting the essentials about wrapped up so I can start my list. And my goal is to be the envy of all my friends, the king of my man-castle.

By: Steven Marley

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Steven Marley works as marketing director, and maintains an interest in social media and other online marketing, both professionally and personally. He shares his personal experiences, such as purchasing his first home and shopping football display cases, from time to time.