Post #507417 by TikiG on Wed, Jan 27, 2010 2:34 PM

I vote for a separate "home bar" category too!

I'm in the planning stage (on paper) today to begin a major home-bar tiki project in the next few weeks (The Grotto.)

Here is the point for a "home-bar" category: The Grotto is intended to be a COMPLETE, UNIFIED ENVIRONMENT. All elements are (or will be) themed, designed, built and installed specifically for this one unique home space. Individual elements - as stand alone(s) may be considered "other crafts" yes, but...but the original intent to create them in the first place is for a unified whole, as part of a collection of elements to satisfy a common goal.

Even though most of the decor elements will be hand-crafted, I don't intend to design, make,or sell duplicates of anything in the future and/or offer them for sale. Therefore I see these projects as beyond "other crafts".

In a home bar category I may start a thread especially regarding "The Grotto" and put all my build summaries, photos, TC member responses etc ALL IN ONE SPOT that makes sense! If anybody specifically asks "How did you do that?" - I'd respond in the "creating tiki" category at that time.

It will be easy for other members to pin-point my personal home-bar project if they choose to do so and not have to search thru several different thread categories to find me (or search thru TikiG's posts for individual Grotto element info.)

Tiki architecture deserves its own space as well. More on that later.

Thanks for reading this.