Post #475344 by teaKEY on Fri, Aug 7, 2009 9:20 AM

So I bought my first home this year cause the price was really good. And now I have a place to call my own. Actually I have a second place to really call my own and that is the Basement. Really nice basement too cause it is a finish one and a good size to boot.

My old tiki gathering spot was high above in the kitchen in an apartment. Yuck. Not too many things I could fit into my little one bedroom place. But I did manage to however mass an army on tiki mugs. I think I have at least 150 now. Plus a number of smaller tiki artwork in the C note range liike favorite painting.

My new bar is just starting to take some shape and will probably be able to invite some family and friends down for a drink by the end of the summer.

Probably the size of the entire previous apartment

Shot of just some of the goods

my old free school record player

This bar was already there. I really like the way it looks. in the corner on the pic you can see a very old cabinet. My parent got it and kept it in basement storage since they were my age. It came from my grandpas. I'm glad I got this free case cause just found one like it for more than $500. It had some water damage and I put a bottle of wood glue into it. I installed lights, matting, and some sand. More pics soon.

With the lights on

Now really collecting records Exotica but that is hard to do on a shoe string budget in Michigan. Anyone with extra copies of Les Baxter, send them my way please.

P.s. starting out and there are no white walls. Looks like I'm a head of the game.