"Gun Room" in Progress! Help please!

[SOUTHPAW]

Gun Room, Man Cave, whatever you want to call it, I'm converting a spare bedroom into my firearm inspired lair.

I have 3 bedrooms; the master (where the "magic" happens), the smaller spare (converted to my GF's office), and the "STORAGE" room. Back when I was living with my ex, the room HAD to be a spare bedroom. Why we needed two damn spare bedrooms was beyond me... especially when we used them once in 5 years. So now we are actually putting the space to good use. I took all the junk out, packed the attic and did a dump run, and painted the room last weekend.

The room is about 10'x12' and has a good sized closet that currently houses my gun safe. Since this is going to now be MY room, and the safe is not bolted down yet, I don't mind having the safe out on display now. I'm going to put in a simple, utilitarian desk (for gun work/cleaning and a laptop), a couch, some furniture for storage etc., and a flat screen TV. I'm still kicking around the idea of keeping the safe in the closet, but I guess it's going to come down to how "cluttered" it looks.

Anyway, the "help" I need is with decor. Now I wouldn't normally seek interior design help from you guys but the decor I'm interested in in all firearm/weapon inspired. From pictures/posters, to replica weapons. For example, I was interested in a replica 1911 to keep on display on a pistol stand, but I came to find out, the replicas are almost as expensive as the real things! I'm going to take a trip to a military surplus store. A claymore on the bookshelf for example would just really tie the room together. .

All I have is a crappy pic of half the room that my girlfriend took right after we finished painting, but I will update this thread with lots of pics until it's complete. So does anyone have any suggestions on items/websites that can help me find some kick-ass stuff for this thing?

 

[nosmr2]

How about some nice reproduction WW2 posters matted and framed...

http://www.zazzle.com/ww2+posters

 

[RevolvingGarbage]

If you want replica weapons, why not get ones you can use for target practice?

http://www.airsoftatlanta.com/

FYI, its perfectly legal to remove the orange marking on the barrel of an airsoft gun, which would otherwise make a nice replica unsightly and unrealistic. The only thing that the orange marking is required for is shipping into the country and over state lines.

 

[MartinS]

Maybe a bit of camo netting from the surplus store and some of the lovely ad art of yesteryear.

http://www.memories-mall.com/hunt_fish_signs.html

 

[Dr_2_B]

This should be interesting. At this point the only thing I can think of is to get rid of the Pamela Anderson breast hanging from the ceiling.

Actually, the camo netting (understated) would be really good. Some simple targets, again understated, might work well too.

 

[SOUTHPAW]

Nice! Keep the suggestions coming guys! I actually thought about a couple of AirSoft guns for display. It just sucks that I'm spending hundreds on one that could be going towards the real thing. . Also, I have a couple of my personal targets that will be framed....

 

[gym]

I would secure those windows first, either with unbreakable plastic, or shutters, and an alarm system.Maybe a beam that you can set at night or when you ar away, that runs into the central.

 

[Just One Shot]

First thing is to put bars on the windows for security reasons.

As far as decor goes, framed reproductions of the Constitution and Bill of Rights would be a tastful addition to any gun room.

 

[Rembrandt]

I've spent thousands on remodeling trophy rooms and man caves over the years, the best source of ideas came from observing decor in Cabela's and Bass Pro. Another source is a 5 volume series of coffee table books from Safari Press called "Great Hunters & Their Trophy Rooms". The photos and decor is unmatched.

Decorating speaks to what a person's interests and character is....as evidenced by tasteful classy decor or a room full of pin-ups and a beer can collection. Should be done in a way that women find it appealing and not offensive.

Here's one that got my attention and tastefully done.

 

[Jumping Frog]

A room that size also needs to have a reloading bench.

 

[HGUNHNTR]

Nice framed photos of your previous exploits be it target shooting, or photos of deer camp, turkey hunts etc.

Each year I take a photo of our deer camp. I now have about 11 photos waiting to be framed that will be a tastefull and memory jogging bit of wall art.

 

[SOUTHPAW]

Wow Rembrandt! That room is amazing! I think the look I'm going for on this room is more contemporary. Furniture will be more modern, etc.

As far as the windows go, I will be getting blinds and the room is on the 2nd floor and facing the street in a nice suburban neighborhood, so we're good with the bars.

 

[SOUTHPAW]

Haha the other day I ordered a mat for my non-existant desk...

 

[bigfatdave]

CMP posters, perhaps?

There were more historical WWII era (style) posters at the North store, too

 

[Oregun89]

You should have done an earth tone on the walls to compliment the wood floors. Gray looks like a Dentists office, i'm just sayin'...

As far as stuff, novelty posters, gun blow-apart diagrams, WW2 surplus junk, recessed picture boxes with junk in them, replace that light fixture. There is so much stuff on the market to fill up a space like this, you'll have fun at the surplus store.

 

[RevolvingGarbage]

Buy a few nice higher dollar spring powered pistols. The nicest and most expensive won't run you more than $60 and will be highly accurate, detailed and durable. You can even get some very nice GBB pistols from the budget manufacturers for only around $120, though you wont want to be shooting those indoors as the smell of propane or green gas (aside from the gas itself being combustible!) is very unpleasant to say the least.

If I had a "gun room", one thing I would really LOVE to have on display would be some high quality, well framed copies of the U.S Constitution and/or Declaration of Independence, and maybe a few other choice pieces of historical literature.

 

[kingpin008]

I dunno, if I were designing a Man Cave it'd look a lot like the rest of my house - monster movie posters, lots of shelves for books and collectibles/memorabilia, etc. Of course guns are a part of that too - but I'd be hard pressed to seperate out two of my biggest interests into distinct areas.

 

[kd7nqb]

One of the best gun decorating idea I saw was using "gun junk". If you ask around at your local range or even just other gun guys people give them old ammo that they find in a basement when they move into a new house or whatever. I recently helped clean out my GF parents house before a move and we found 5 boxes of old 12gauge shells from sears priced at like 2.00/box. Well I would run those shells through my gun but the boxes make great book ends and look cool. If you ask around this stuff pops up all the time. Even the old Hoppes bottles look pretty cool.

As far as posters there are tons, and of course some Oleg Volk prints would be cool.

Also if your looking for weapon stuff why not just go by a mosin with a crappy bore. You can find ones with good wood and crappy barrels for like $50 and plus its a real gun.

 

[jonboynumba1]

consider putting shallow decorative shelving around the top 10 inches down from the cieling and putting ducks and decoys old shotshell boxes *(vintage) ect on display but out of the way along with the metal remington and winchester sighns ect on the walls...very cool...i did a "man bathroom" that way in my old house-LOL

 

[Big Boy]

I've always wanted a gun room. Would probably decorate it a lot like the picture in post #9, but the things that have always been in my mind are putting security film on the windows to prevent break ins, and putting a Simplex door lock on the door to make the whole room sort of like a safe. I would actually have my real weapons shevled and displayed that way.

 

[SOUTHPAW]

You should have done an earth tone on the walls to compliment the wood floors. Gray looks like a Dentists office, i'm just sayin'...

Actually, the old color was earth tone! Haha, the whole house is eath tone tans and browns. It gets really really boring when every room is almost the same color. My GF painted her room red!

As mentioned, I'm really looking to go very modern/industrial themed. Very contemporary and kind of, well, dentist office-like. Not looking to do the woodsman/hunting thing (ducks, etc.).

 

[Zack]

I like the blue trim or is that painting tape

 

[HGUNHNTR]

Personally I have an extreme distaste for memorabilia, trinkets, novelty crap, clutter making junk that needs to be dusted and serves no purpose. It sounds like y'all want him to make it into a male version of an old ladies living room.

It is a small room, attempting to re-create the grand scene Rembrandt posted will look silly in a room of this size. Kinda like people that put fountains and gazebos in their yards thinking it makes it look "elegant".

Lining the walls with boxes in which to hold other people's junk seems rediculous.

Sorry 'bout the rant I work from home and I don't have anyone to vent too.

 

[Rembrandt]

.....attempting to re-create the grand scene Rembrandt posted will look silly in a room of this size.

You missed the point.....take ideas (bits & pieces) from things you like or have seen elsewhere and incorporate them into the parameters you have to work with.

 

[SOUTHPAW]

I like the blue trim or is that painting tape

Haha yeah it's tape. I mentioned in the OP that the pic was taken right after we painted.

Personally I have an extreme distaste for memorabilia, trinkets, novelty crap, clutter making junk that needs to be dusted and serves no purpose. It sounds like y'all want him to make it into a male version of an old ladies living room.

It is a small room, attempting to re-create the grand scene Rembrandt posted will look silly in a room of this size. Kinda like people that put fountains and gazebos in their yards thinking it makes it look "elegant".

Lining the walls with boxes in which to hold other people's junk seems rediculous.

Sorry 'bout the rant I work from home and I don't have anyone to vent too.

I agree! That's why I'm going for a modern, minimalist design. Just wanted some ideas where I could get a few items that would compliment the fact that it's, well, a gun room.