Post #154685 by 420greg on Sun, Apr 24, 2005 2:56 PM

The wife and I had so much fun decorating our patio with a Tiki theme that we decided to do the whole house.

One room at a time.

Dining Room is first.

Started with white walls, 20 year old blue carpet, and the fish tank on a stand.

First we removed the carpet and had the Terrazzo floors ground and polished. During this step we also moved the fish tank and painted the walls. Here it is in it's original position:

Here is it moved in front of the sliding glass doors (we are installing French doors in living room so these are no longer needed).

Next it was time to "build in" the tank for a more custom look:

We also added new baseboards at this time.

Next it was time to do the ceiling. I purchased 12 8 x 4 Herringbone sea grass mats from Frank's supply. We used contact cement to attach them to 8 x 4 sheets of polytherm sheeting. This is about 1/4 inch thick and a lot cheaper than 1/4 plywood.

Used stained pine 1 x 2's for the borders.

Before:

During:

After:

Replaced the ceiling fan with a light from Expo. Still need to add a window treatment ad some art to the walls and paint the cross beam. But all the "major" task are completed.

Stay tuned. The Living Room is next...

[ Edited by: 420greg on 2005-04-25 07:31 ]