'Manspace' - the Final Frontier ; Men Mark Their Territory in Buildings, Basements

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Barrie Maguire is crazy about his garage, but not as a place to park his car. He uses the tiny structure, which he has transformed with a skylight, as a painting studio - minimally decorated with some of his portraits, his art equipment, and some garage-sale finds.

In an earlier incarnation, the garage was a home office/escape pad from the family hubbub, with decor that included a faux brick wall, a gas fireplace, and a lamp made from a tree trunk gnawed by a beaver.

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'Manspace' - the Final Frontier ; Men Mark Their Territory in Buildings, Basements

"I was trying to make it feel like a cabin in Wyoming," he says.

But what Mr. Maguire's beloved sanctuary really is, is a "manspace."

That's the tongue-in-cheek term coined by author Sam Martin in his new book, Manspace: A Primal Guide to M...

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