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Man, What a Setup
The male room: Greg Jones has built a special manly room to call his own within the Crownsville home he shares with his wife, Dina. Above, Jones in a barber chair; below, the bath -- er, "Mens Room."
(Photos By Robert A. Reeder For The Washington Post)
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"We sit out there and have cigars and a Scotch," said McElhaney, 32.
His wife, Lisa, 29, his partner in Arlington Property Ventures, accepts his need for a space of his own.
"Scott uses it as a personal retreat," she said. "There aren't many places he can get away from me, places he can sit and stare out, have a Scotch, with our dog Cocoa. She's the only girl allowed. They can go out there, talk their guy talk while I'm in the kitchen making dinner or preparing hors d'oeuvres."
Many men are willing to defend their turf.
Smiddy's enthusiasm for the house in Damascus was contagious. Soon Peischler and their real estate agent began discussing ways to redecorate it -- how they could brighten the basement room with drywall splashed with a fresh coat of paint.
Smiddy turned on them with mock ferocity. He liked the room as it was.
"Hey, I thought this was my space," he said. His fiancee blinked, then laughed a bit.
"Well, excuuuse me, Mr. Smiddy," she said.
