Post #606367 by newB24 on Mon, Sep 12, 2011 4:41 AM

Still awaiting some information on the floor, so I took the time to clean up some of the rough construction areas and worked a bit on the bar. Nothing exciting but these areas were bothering me.

I painted the bar a nice dark brown, just something to hide the gaps when I put the 4" bamboo on later. I was tired of looking at my practice stenciling and stomping.

I never really cut the windows in really well, plus the blue paint shining through was bothering me, so I cut the windows out a little tighter and in the meantime while I make a decision on what the windows will be later, I just hit them with some stomping.

I did a small test on the soffit, where I wrapped it with the smaller bamboo. Didn't turn out too bad....I guess I missed a piece of blue painters tape, I had the entire room sectioned off when I sanded the bejesus out of the bar top!!!!

After much deliberation and painstaking research I put the stain on the top of the bar. It definitely turned out a bit darker than I liked but it is more matchy to the other browns in the room and really makes the bamboo on the edge standout. You can't say that top doesn't have any character!

Until we get this flooring issue settled, I'm back to working on the bar but am also going on a golf trip the end of this week, so it looks like this is how she will stand for the next couple of weeks.

The current discussion in the house is how the wet bar on the side of the room is going to look....my little white sink cabinet will not make the cut, oh how I had plans for you little guy, the boss just doesn't have my same vision.

[ Edited by: newB24 2011-10-04 17:30 ]