playroom interior design help

[Mjollinir]

Hey everybody, I'm looking for some suggestions here. I've recently framed in an addition to our home which is divided into 2 rooms; one side is a workshop and the other will served as my "man cave" and part-time play room. I'm going with a rustic finish on the interior of "man cave" - dark stained wood trim, false ceiling beams, etc. It has to appear "rustic vanilla" to the unsuspecting visitor (I will have plenty of storage in/above workshop to hide dungeon furniture when not needed), but I want to make it as functional as possible for playtime. It will also be a place to exercise, so a ceiling hook for my punching bag won't be out of place.

So, does anyone have any other suggestions on the interior, such as ways to hide extra ceiling hooks, extra support beams between the rafters for swings, etc?
I'm doing the work myself and can do anything I want to with it.
Any ideas will be appreciated!
Thanks

[lozzy]

Wow, Im completely the wrong gal to ask about DIY but I just wanted to say it sounds awesome and good luck x

[Logic1]

How about hanging some large flowers from the ceiling to camouflage the extra hooks and perhaps an oil lamp or two for the same purpose. Cozy AND purposeful + oil lamps gives a nice light when playing
Chairs with loops and hooks built into them for play works aswell and doesnt have to be that hidden.
I got a sofa table with a cloth "shelf" underneath that can be easily removed to lock your sub to .

[Mjollinir]

The flowers and lamps are a great idea, thanks.

[diem]

This has worked for me. After locating a ceiling joist, drill a 3/8 hole through the plaster or drywall only to the joist. Then drill a 1/8 or 3/16 hole in the joist deep enough to take the whole thread of a 1/4" screw-eye or screw-hook. First time in and out with the screwwye or hook will require a tool to get the torque, but after that it only has to go in 8 threads or so, finger tight, when required. When out of use, no one will notice the holes in the surface, drilled oversize to prevent more obvious surface damage. Oh - and don't damage the sub!

[SilverWulf]

This has worked for me. After locating a ceiling joist, drill a 3/8 hole through the plaster or drywall only to the joist. Then drill a 1/8 or 3/16 hole in the joist deep enough to take the whole thread of a 1/4" screw-eye or screw-hook. First time in and out with the screwwye or hook will require a tool to get the torque, but after that it only has to go in 8 threads or so, finger tight, when required. When out of use, no one will notice the holes in the surface, drilled oversize to prevent more obvious surface damage. Oh - and don't damage the sub!

Please do not do this!

One screw eye into a single joist is NOT enough to support anything more than a small potted plant. To the above poster: if you did it and got away with it you were extremely lucky the ceiling did not end up coming down!

If you really want to know how to engineer a suspension point I can offer up some advice privately.

[Ozme52]

Regardless, if you have a supported beam above the false ceiling beams, I suggest making them box beams and making them removable. Then you can hide a host of paraphenalia within the box beams.

I favor the idea of ceiling attachment points for stretching girls of any height up onto their toes. If you want full suspension capability, then engineer them properly. Not merely to protect the ceiling, but to keep your girl from getting dumped... because being unable to protect herself from a fall can cause very serious injuries.

Other than ceiling components, you might like a nice bookcase with hinges and rollers so you can open the cabinet behind where all your whips, cuffs, and chains are hanging.

You might consider a oversized backless divan or ottoman with tie downs all around. A lovely quilted cover will hide the kink factor. And one thing I found to be a delight was a waist high table. Working on a girl without having to bend over is a great relief on your back and sets her at "exhibition height" which is also a turnon for most girls.

[tusayan]

Considering this might also be a gym, the possibilities are up to your imagination.

You can disguise a any number of ceiling suspension rigs as attachments for punching bags of various kinds.

pull up bars also need a place to hang.


If your vanilla friends aren't too savvy you might even be able to pass off things like cuffs and spreaders as gym equipment: http://www.bigfitness.com/leatprod.html

Depending on your home gym, it can have any number of detachable bars, grips, chains, ropes, lying around. http://www.bigfitness.com/cabatbar.html

[snowflake]

i am not very good at describing but there was one thing my ex and i had that we could store away..

It was a kneeling/whipping post ..

Description:

a peice of plywood 4ft. length x 3ft. width that had a 6"x6" beam that was about 3.4 ft. length.. on the inside of the 6x6 there was a hinge that would allow the beam to fold down for storage and two flat eye hooks on the other side of the beam on each outer edge that matched up you two in the board that kept the post up when in use .. They were held together by 2 cauter pins.. On each side of the 6x6 beam at the top were two larger eye hooks that cuffs could be easily attached too.. and two more U hooks on the far end of the board for cuffs to be tied to for her ankles... Sometimes if he wanted me well spread he attached a spreader bar..

You could also add two more U hooks on each side on the board upfront close to the post but on the edges again to have her knees well spread .. just a suggestion..

Hope this helps

hugs
snow