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How To Transform An Unfinished Basement Into The Ultimate Man Cave For Dad

Dad deserves more than some grilling tools or a new golf club. This Father’s Day, surprise him with something really special — like a space in your home to call his own! It’s time that unfinished basement finally went to good use! With Willow Lane Cabinetry’s extensive collection, you’ll have no problem choosing cabinets and creating storage solutions for all his favorite things. From bar room cabinetry to TV room cabinetry, we have just what you need to design the ultimate man cave for the #1 guy in your life.

Fine Tune Your Master Plan

Before you get into the details, brainstorm what your general idea for the room might be. If Dad is a big sports guy, an awesome entertainment center should be the focus for his man cave. If he loves poker night with the boys, a card table and custom bar should steal the show. Knowing how dad is going to use this room is important when creating a layout, choosing cabinets, and determining what type of storage solutions you will need.

Create A Layout For The Room

When designing any room, you never want to go into the project blind. It’s important to create a layout for the room first. Whether you are transforming an unfinished basement or another space in your home, you’ll need a plan to guide you.

If interior design and home repair is fairly foreign to you (or you could just use some help getting started), take advantage of our free room design services. A professional designer from our team will help you begin your design and finish it. Let us know you’re building the ultimate man cave and we’ll help you with choosing cabinets, provide you with a custom layout, bring your idea to life with photorealistic renderings, and give you an itemized list so you know exactly what you need and how much it costs.

Balance Comfort With Style

While style might lead in many of your home design choices, comfort is king in a man cave. For instance, let’s say recliners have been banned from your living room. This is where they get the free pass.

It’s important to remember who you are designing the room for — and that their priorities are likely very different from yours. It’s also important for this room to feel significantly different than the rest of the home, so that it truly looks and feels like dad’s hideout.

Share Your Surprise In A Thoughtful Way

Since keeping the construction of your man cave may be borderline impossible, you’ll want to find another way to break the good news to Dad on Father’s Day. Some creative ideas include:

Presenting his layout and renderings in a folder or having them framed
Ordering a custom sign for his man cave and wrapping it up with a note inside
Gifting him a few sample cabinet doors as a teaser and inviting him to help with choosing cabinets and designing his new room

Any way you surprise Dad with his man cave will be a good way, and your thoughtful gift will be appreciated for many years to come!

Welcome to Willow Lane Cabinetry — the #1 place to buy affordable, semi-custom cabinets online! Let us help you create the kitchen, home office, bar room, laundry room, TV room, or bath of your dreams with our 100% free room design tool. We offer all wood, semi-custom cabinets, fully assembled and delivered for free. Plus all the accessories you need to complete your remodel. Visit our website to see our products today!

Best Pantry Storage Ideas

The pantry is one spot in the home that can go from super organized to a complete mess very quickly if you don’t have the right storage systems and organizational tools in place.

Streamline your pantry organization system with the storage ideas below and it will be easy to keep your pantry neat and tidy at all times. Say goodbye to a cluttered, inefficient pantry for good!

#1: Clear Storage Containers

One of the top recommendations we have for creating an organized pantry that is streamlined and efficient is using clear storage containers. Transferring items like flour, sugar, dried beans, nuts, seeds and small snacks to matching glass jars gives your pantry a visually appealing, uniform look. And it helps you to quickly find and grab exactly what you need without rummaging through various opened boxes and bags! If you want to go the extra mile, label your jars so there’s no chance of mistaking one item for another. It will make it that much quicker for you to find exactly what you need.

For items that you can’t transfer to a container, such as canned goods, nut butters and boxes of crackers, group similar items together and store them in such a way that you can easily see the label on the box to identify what it contains.

#2: Use the Inside of Your Pantry Door

Just like we’re fans of using the inside of your kitchen cabinets for getting extra storage space, we also love using the inside of your pantry door to create additional storage. No matter the size of your pantry, utilizing this space is a great idea. It’s especially useful for storing light items you use daily and need quick, easy access to, such as spices, boxes of aluminum foil and saran wrap and freezer and snack bags. Check out our door mount spice rack and vertical door rack for some options.

#3: Install Open Shelving

Open shelves are always useful and are highly recommended for a small, narrow pantry. To keep your shelves orderly, functional and aesthetically pleasing, use matching jars, baskets and bins to hold your items. When possible, get clear storage containers, as discussed in the first suggestion above.

#4: Portable Kitchen Cart/Island

If you have a very small pantry, a portable kitchen cart/island is a great way to get the extra pantry space you need. Move items that you use most often to the cart and you’ll free up more space in your pantry for less frequently used items.

Don’t have a pantry or any extra space to create a pantry area? No need to be discouraged! A portable kitchen cart/island on its own can hold your most essential pantry items and keep them well-organized to boot.

How To Design The Ideal Home Office

Whether your home office is used for running a business full-time or telecommuting just a few days each month, you want your space to perfectly blend style, comfort, and utility. Designing a practical workspace in your home is not that difficult a task, but to be successful, you have to do it right. Here, we’ll show you how to design the ideal home office, complete with storage solutions, and comfort in mind.

A home office should be more than just a desk and a chair.

Since you will be likely be spending a good amount of time sitting at that desk, you will also need storage solutions to help you stay organized and on task. Home office cabinetry keeps office supplies neatly hidden behind closed doors, yet easily accessible. Other features to consider include lighting, décor, and a quiet location in the home.

For your walls, choose inspiring colors that stimulate creativity and improve focus.

According to Taskworld, an online project management platform, happy hues like blue, green, yellow and red are perfect for use in the office.

Red increases your heart rate and is great for tasks that involve physical activity.

Yellow is an optimistic color that inspires creativity.

Green is easy on the eyes and is good for people who work long hours.

Blue is stable and calming, yet improves focus.

Invest in a good chair.

Like we mentioned earlier, you will be spending many hours parked in your office chair — so make sure you pick a good one! A comfortable, ergonomically correct chair is worth every penny, since this will impact your health and your productivity more than anything else in your home office.

According to Lifehacker, these are the features to look for when purchasing an office chair:

Adjustability: A reclining chair helps to reduce pressure on the spine and bones involved in sitting.

Chair Height: Feet should be flat on the floor, thighs should be parallel to the ground, and arms should be parallel to the work surface.

Arm Rests: These offer proper support and arm placement when typing.

Seat Depth: Ideally, there should be three or four fingers-width distance between the back of your knees and the front of the seat while seated.

Lumbar Support: This helps to ward of fatigue and back pain while working.

For more help designing the ideal home office, visit Willow Lane Cabinetry and take advantage of our free room design service. Within 48 hours, you’ll get a custom layout that is both functional and stylish, photorealistic renderings to see how your home office will look in your space, and an itemized list of what you will need and what it will cost.

Welcome to Willow Lane Cabinetry — the #1 place to buy affordable, semi-custom cabinets online! Let us help you create the kitchen, home office, bar room, laundry room, TV room, or bath of your dreams with our 100% free room design tool. We offer all wood, semi-custom cabinets, fully assembled and delivered for free. Plus all the accessories you need to complete your remodel. Visit our website to see our products today!