Let’s set one thing on record. Us geeks and nerds and fanboys/fangirls never rest. We can never be content with just a few things to love, watch, read, and experience. We always want more, larger, and better. And the ultimate dream for any geek is their own room filled with and covered in everything they love.
Geek den/Man cave/Nerd nirvana. Call it what you will. But there’s a reason it exists in so many of our houses in varying degrees.
So if you have set off on the journey for building your own geek den, fret not! We’re here to help with our basic nerd-cave-building-from-scratch guide. So, sit back, and knock yourselves out!
1. These Galactic Empire Coasters
Little things can be spread around your room to make it geekier. The most basic things fans go for are coasters, which can be placed literally anywhere. Your desktop table, coffee table, side table. And be assured, because they will be used, when friends come over for drinks, or for your own coffee mugs.
2. This Sherlock Coffee Mug
Speaking of mugs, every fanboy/fangirl, big or small, will own primitive objects like mugs that will show off their love for their favourite fandoms. If you own a few coffee mugs depicting the various nerd indulgences of yours, then you’ve already crossed the threshold into serious, and bigger, stuff.
3. This Game of Thrones-Harry Potter Mashup Wall Hanging
What’s a better way to adorn your walls than proudly showing off what you love? Do away with the mundane blank walls of your rooms and put up some posters or hang paraphernalia. Walls are the most expansive parts of your room and will be noticed first by the people who enter it. They’ll know what you follow.
4. This Hunger Games Wall Decal
The next step to glorifying your walls would be to get some cool decals that will cover a large portion of your wall, or to get artsy and paint artwork on your wall yourself. Self expressed and more spaced out creativity on the wall will make it look better than it ever could. If you’re a fan of DIY, this article on wall art will help!
5. This Magnificent Bookshelf
[cjtoolbox name=’bookshelf’ ] [/cjtoolbox]After you’re done doing up your wall(s), you might want to add furniture to the ones that are still empty and need something other than beautification. There’s no better furniture for a nerd than the furniture that holds their precious items. Books and game/movie DVDs. So go get a bookshelf!
6. Figurines/Models
[cjtoolbox name=’funkos’ ] [/cjtoolbox]What do you do after you’ve filled up your bookshelf and have a little space left over? Of course, you cannot waste that precious shelf real estate. Fill it with toys, figurines, showpieces, or replica models of your favourite characters, and join an entire community of merchandise lovers.
7. This Hobbit Door Sign
Let’s move on from walls, on to things that are lodged in your walls. Most notably, your door. The entrance to your room will obviously be the first thing people will see. So do up your bedroom door with a swanky sign that says it all about where you belong.
8. These Honest Superhero Couch Cushions
Moving away from one wall to another piece of furniture near another wall. The almighty couch! Saviour of procrastinators and TV junkies. How will you make a couch look better? Cushions, of course! Throw in pillows with random fandom (haha!) artwork on it, and voila! A couch that belongs!
9. This Spongebob-Patrick Bedsheet
What is the next messiah for a nerd after he’s done with the couch? No cookies for guessing, it’s the bed! Every room’s safe haven. And bedsheets are the go to articles that fanboys/fangirls will choose to proudly display their favourite cartoon/comic/movie/book/game.
10. This USS Enterprise Themed Space
Now that we’ve got all the furniture figured out, why not go ahead and convert an entire corner of the room as a ditto replica from one of your favourite geek indulgences? Yes, an entire themed space is a thing and it’s picking up popularity the world over.
11. This Photography Buff’s Tech
[cjtoolbox name=’casecrown’ ] [/cjtoolbox]On the other side of the geek debate stand technophiles. Kids and grown-ups alike who are all about that dope tech go all out and invest in their favourite models of anything ranging from digital cameras to desktop PCs to even woodworking instruments. Yes, musical instruments also count!
12. Dat Computing Setup, Tho!
Now that we’ve mentioned desktop PCs, we should talk about computer setups and builds. Many geek dens have a staple centrepiece in an all out gaming/video editing/workstation. Their most prized possessions, they will leave no stone unturned to focus all attention to it. Additional gaming consoles might be included.
13. This Fractalised Batman Wallpaper
Come on, you all know it. There is no cool PC without a cool desktop wallpaper! And frankly, we don’t even need to tell you about this one! Go wild on the interwebs and knock yourself out. 1080p, 2k, 4k, what you got?
14. These All-purpose Pokémon Badges
After everything’s set up in your jazzy new nerd cave, putting and placing a few other random items never hurt anyone. For that, there’s always fandom merchandise that you pick up from all those endless conventions and fairs you visit. Pokémon badges, Ravenclaw scarves, Platform 9¾ tickets, plush toys, what have you.
So, there you go folks, get all these fit into one room, and you have your own personalised bedroom, ready to be lived in. If you still need more ideas, this, this, and especially this article might help.