Post #502551 by TabooDan on Tue, Jan 5, 2010 7:26 PM

Next is a shot of the wall unit's center velvet area again where you can see mirror that I had cut and installed as a backing on either side:

Mirrors make absolutely great backings for bars. Even in Tiki Bars!! It adds alot of depth and really makes the space look larger. It also displays your collectibles very well and also helps bounce around light. I think it adds that little bit extra.

You can see in the photos how the mirror makes this wall unit look deeper than it actually is. The top section of this unit is only 5.5" deep.

Here's an overall shot again:

These shots shows the lower cabinet pretty well. The left, center, and right sections have glass doors going on them and will have glass shelves. The two other sections with the drawers will be open and have one fixed wood shelf. Should be able to fit tall bottles in these two areas.

A closer shot of the upper right side:

I wasn't going to point it out yet, but here's a mistake I made which I did not realize until after the cabinet was built and the mirrored backing was cut and installed.
The above photo was taken at my eye height in front of the cabinet. You can clearly see, because of the mirror, the unfinished back of the front rail of my cabinet. Look in the center middle of my photo. You can also see the rope lighting that was hidden away up there. This is with the rope light off.
Okay fine, I can stain the back of the rail but when the rope light is on you will see it in the reflection of the mirror. I later fixed this with a piece of dark stained wood attached to the top back (over top of the mirror) so you don't have the mirror reflecting the inside top of the unit. Next time, I just wont have the mirror run all the way up to the thatch roof.

Left side:

You can see the holes I drilled in the sides which will have pegs for glass shelving to go in at a later date with the mirrors behind them.

Here's the cabinet with the rope light on:

Crappy daylight reflecting in the mirror but you get the idea here. I wanted to have accent light only but just enough to see the velvet and what may go on some of the shelves.

Here's where you can see the mistake again :(:

The glow from the rope light just illuminates that whole unfinished area and is way to visible in the reflection of the mirror. That will be taken care of.

Here's another angle:

And with the rope light visible:

I also replaced the pieces of wood that cover the rope light on the left and right sides. That way, when you are sitting down and looking at the cabinet, you don't see any rope light at all and get just the glow.

This last photo is a shot of the top of the cabinet with the banana leaf covered roof looking towards the back wall. You can see the rope light through the leaf which adds kind of a cool effect when it is real dark in the room.

That's it for now. Thanks for looking!
Mahalo, TabooDan