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T TabooDan Tiki Socialite Coast of BC now in Crowsnest, AB., Canada Joined: Jul 18, 2004 Posts: 691	T TabooDan Posted posted on Fri, Jan 30, 2009 4:51 PM Hey Zeta, thanks!! Keep those Mehico Posts coming!! Slacks, the velvet is a vintage one I picked up last year. Picture's don't do that one justice! The colors are so vivid. Most of the image is dark but then you have this bright orange/red color and it really pops out from the picture. Here's a picture of the fireplace with the stone panel cut and mounted: Not too bad. What yah think? Kind of that old rumpus room sort of look but yet, when the woodworking is done, I am hoping it will look pretty classy!! In the next picture, you can see the face frame being lined up and measured to the front of the shelves and top: This face frame measures about 2.25" wide and is big enough to hide the rope lite that will go on the inside of the frame to lite up the shelves. Now adding the bamboo that will go all around the frame: A little bit closer: I always try to have my nails, or whatever I am using to attach the bamboo, in different spots. If you do them in a straight line, your eye can sometimes catch that line and then notice the nails. Mix it up a bit. Here is a close up of the bamboo finished and the frame in place: Maybe I should forget the velvet and put in a Flat Screen TV! Not likely!!!!! The next shot sort of shows how the mantel will go: Still have a ways to go as I didn't decide on the moldings around the fireplace and around the outside yet. I do know I will have carvings of some sort around it. Either on the outside edges or right by the fireplace. Reido, who does the carvings for Taboo Tiki, has been real busy and because I want to get this moving, I might do something else for now. If I want to change it later, no problem. Now here is a shot of the frame with the velvet, bamboo work done, and the face frame around the shelves installed and stained: Bit of a bright picture but you can kind of see how all the colors are starting to go together now. Still have the mantel to finish and all the woodworking. That's it for now!! [ Edited by: TabooDan 2009-02-06 17:20 ]

Hey Zeta, thanks!!
Keep those Mehico Posts coming!!

Slacks, the velvet is a vintage one I picked up last year. Picture's don't do that one justice! The colors are so vivid. Most of the image is dark but then you have this bright orange/red color and it really pops out from the picture.

Here's a picture of the fireplace with the stone panel cut and mounted:

Not too bad. What yah think? Kind of that old rumpus room sort of look but yet, when the woodworking is done, I am hoping it will look pretty classy!!

In the next picture, you can see the face frame being lined up and measured to the front of the shelves and top:

This face frame measures about 2.25" wide and is big enough to hide the rope lite that will go on the inside of the frame to lite up the shelves.

Now adding the bamboo that will go all around the frame:

A little bit closer:

I always try to have my nails, or whatever I am using to attach the bamboo, in different spots. If you do them in a straight line, your eye can sometimes catch that line and then notice the nails. Mix it up a bit.

Here is a close up of the bamboo finished and the frame in place:

Maybe I should forget the velvet and put in a Flat Screen TV! Not likely!!!!!

The next shot sort of shows how the mantel will go:

Still have a ways to go as I didn't decide on the moldings around the fireplace and around the outside yet. I do know I will have carvings of some sort around it. Either on the outside edges or right by the fireplace.
Reido, who does the carvings for Taboo Tiki, has been real busy and because I want to get this moving, I might do something else for now. If I want to change it later, no problem.

Now here is a shot of the frame with the velvet, bamboo work done, and the face frame around the shelves installed and stained:

Bit of a bright picture but you can kind of see how all the colors are starting to go together now. Still have the mantel to finish and all the woodworking.

That's it for now!!

[ Edited by: TabooDan 2009-02-06 17:20 ]

Post #431674 by TabooDan on Fri, Jan 30, 2009 4:51 PM