Post #432126 by TabooDan on Mon, Feb 2, 2009 5:59 PM

Thanks all!! Glad a few of you like it!!

Since I was quite happy with the look of the rock panels, I wanted to use some more of it else where. I decided that I would like to put it either side of the patio door:

The plan for this area is to have sort of an 'outside' look. I wanted the rock either side of the doorway. Above this, where the ceiling is not finished, I am having another tribute to the Waldorf Hotel's Tahitian Room.
The curved ceiling with the Nite sky and the twinkling stars has always been a favorite of mine. I wanted to recreate this at home and see if I could do the same sort of idea.

The plan is to have rock either side of the doorway with large piece's of bamboo as molding around it. Then, have a curved ceiling which is actually painted with sort of a dusk idea in mind with lights. This will then meet up with a large piece of bamboo that will run the whole length of this area. This large piece of bamboo will meet up with the already matted ceiling. That way, when you are sitting under the thatch hut or the rest of the room, you can look over at the rock wall and then up at the twilight sky. Well, that's the plan anyway.

The curved ceiling will basically go from the top of the patio door up to the edge of the matting.

Here's the right side with the rock:

Here it is with right and left:

Here is a closer shot of the right side:

In this shot you can see the corner section. I wanted to do something a little more decorative and a bit more unique here so I decided on cutting the rock panel along the rock edges. That way, this will give it a bit more of a jagged, actual rock look.

Here's a close up of the cutting of the panel and the edge:

After I cut it, I sanded the edge to smooth it out and also round the edge a little and then painted it the matching brown as the grout color. It came out pretty good and I got the look I wanted.

Here it is on the wall and with matting behind it:

You can see the rock cut ends at a height on the wall. I will be doing a tongue and groove board that will tie in at this height and then run along that painted wall (where the drywall is).

I am also having a custom Tiki Pole carved and mounted here, right on the edge, which will tie it all together and finish the corner nicely.

Here's a shot of both sides:

Mahalo, TabooDan