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Joined: Jan 11, 2008
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On 2008-01-15 16:48, Tattoo wrote:
When I first joined Tiki Central I said I was planning on making a Tiki Bar. Well, it first started with way too many mugs but one day me and my wife stumbled upon a Witco Bar with 4 stools. After much deliberation we said screw it and bought ourselves the Witco Bar. We live in a 600 square foot house in the hills of Echo Park (Los Angeles) and thus we were in desperate need of a place to store the bar. So I tore down an old gazebo and slowly rebuild it as a Tiki Hut.
A few design thoughts were taken into consideration. We always liked the classy look of the Beverly Hills Trader Vic's and noticed that they used bamboo to a minimum. So, for the most part we stayed away from bamboo except for the ceiling covering. For the roof we wanted to stay away from anything too flammable since we do live in Los Angeles. So I chose corrugated metal taking my cue from Bob Brooks' 7 Seas. Just like 7 seas, I plan on having a sprinkler on the roof for a simulated rain storm accentuated by the loud sounds of the water hitting the roof. The interior wood is redwood and pine stained with "Dark Walnut" and covered with 3 layers on low gloss Tung Oil. The floor and back bar though are covered with three layers of Varathene Oil Polyurethane.
The boxing squirrels! A wedding gift..
The bar at night with some candles.
Although the Witco bar and chairs were in pretty good shape, it still needed some TLC. 2 of the stools had worn down to the bare wood. I refinished them with a Dark Walnut stain and put a tung Oil coat on it (low gloss I believe). They matched the other 2 stools perfectly. We upholstered the bar stools with a dark red nougahyde. The 3 original panels on the bar were gone and instead were covered in some weird Hawaiian fabric stapled on cardboard. So I bought some wood and with some Tapa from Oceanic Arts, I redid the panels.
The bar still needs some finishing work as well as electrical, plumbing, more decorating, lighting, all the landscaping, the hardscaping, etc.. A lot of work to do but the hut is 90% there and we wanted to share it.
Hope you like it!
That's a cool looking hut. I like the dark stain. A little bamboo or even rattan would bring in some contrast. I too am going to be building a bar & turning our patio into a tiki paradise. Thanks for some ideas.
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