It's been almost two weeks since my inaugural blog post. Wait--didn't I promise to update you on the moments of inspiration in my quest to update John M.'s second man cave (aka "MCII")? Have I had no inspiration in two weeks? Yes, I did and, yes, I have. In defense of my tardiness, I wanted to keep my inspiration a secret until I could meet again in person with John M. You see, John gave me permission to blog about this project, and I didn't want my post to spoil the surprise...
Let's back up a minute. Inspiration came to me almost immediately after my initial meeting with John and his wife, Karen, but I worried about developing a entire design plan based on an inspiration that I hadn't validated with the client. So, I surreptitiously spoke with Karen to gauge how John might react to a specific inspirational element in the design. She seemed enthused, so I moved ahead in preparation for our next meeting.
What is that inspirational element? (Drum roll, please)...It's the ancient cave paintings of Lascaux, France, and Altamira, Spain! You may recall that the walls of John's "MCII" are pitched toward the center, as the room is in the finished attic space over the garage. My idea is to hang the framed cave painting prints on the angled walls (using safety latches), thereby transforming the room's walls into "cave" walls. Karen is particularly fond of the idea of prints from the Altamira caves since she visited the site while studying in Spain. Sometime things just come together, don't they?
I have since met with John and Karen and the inspirational theme was a hit! Take a look at some of the cave art as well as a cool stylistic lamp that will work great on the desk:
Stay tuned for the next post, which will detail the floor plan and furnishings that will make this man cave one that John (and possibly Karen) will never want to leave...!
