Post #706250 by TikiAno on Thu, Jan 30, 2014 1:41 PM

I needed some more shelving for drinking glasses and more display- I had already Ikea hacked this shelf (using two metal shelves to make one with more shelves) a while back (it was once a tiki mug shelf), but it was too shiny to use in the bar:

I took a can of black spray paint and went to town, lightly spraying to age it a bit (admittedly, looks better in person- and in the dark bar):

Also took some stencils and added words to some wood slats I had pulled off of pallets, used as a wall covering. I wanted to make it look like part of a rum crate. I wrote the destination ("Forbidden Maya Tai") and "Rum" in a few places:

Maya's been pressuring me to get going on this bar (she wants to show it to a few friends Friday night, a good sign (though I told her it wasn't ready for drinkin' yet), so had to finish the belly bars.

First I made the bases: I cut 2x6s into 4 equal pieces, then made two layers so they'd wrap around the 4x4 posts, sandwiching them four times. Fairly simple. I burned, stained them, let them dry, then popped the posts in and shot them all together. Pretty sturdy.

I had cut out the table tops a few days ago w/ a jigsaw. The first is a plain circle, the second I did my own rendition of the Big Island (of Hawaii). I'm not a cartographer, so it's not quite exact. I sanded the edges, burned & stained them. I then got them centered on the posts and shot them in.

If only it was time for a drink, have to go to work...