Post #763513 by AdOrAdam on Mon, May 9, 2016 3:13 AM

We've had a few developments here.

Thatch:

I've been looking forward to getting the thatch up in my home bar for a while - I ordered a bundle of nippa thatch way back in January, it was sent separately by Cheeky Tiki in April.

First off I got their smallest pack, a relatively inexpensive £15 ($22) - laid out end to end about 6 meters x .50m (I needed about 1.25 meters). This was more than I needed.

We removed the existing binding & slightly too short bamboo pole, we replaced the pole with a less flexible pole & re-attached the thatch with a brown leather cord.

Not being one to waste the spare thatch I overlayed the thatch a little to make it a little denser (this used about 1.5 meters).

I put a strip over the entrance door into the room to make people duck slightly as they enter - I'm 6 foot 3 inches & it just grazes my hair as I enter.

All in all (with some throwing away the short or damaged bits) I had used about half the pack. Here's a couple of pics:

To any one unsure if they should get some thatch, thatch is well worth it!

It adds a real 'over the top' element that has already amazed a few people, to quote a friend:

"You've got a thatch indoors? No way!" :)

A hammock:

Jos father gave me an old hammock he has had for 20 years (& probably kept rolled up for about half of that in a leaky shed) - I hasn't been sure what to do with it but I strung it across a corner of the room & I'm really pleased with it.

It creates great shadows & has a nice detail on the loop used for hanging - here's a couple of pics:

Cushions:

After saying earlier in this thread I'm not a fan of Hawaiian floral prints, some tropical style print cushions turned up in a local supermarket so I got some - a couple is just right to add a little bit of pattern without adding too much chintz.

Here's a pic: