Sunken Studios (formerly The Treasure Island Room) - Home Tiki Bars

MAM mike and marie Tiki Socialite Sunken Studios \| The Current Year Joined: Jun 24, 2008 Posts: 442	MAM mike and marie Posted posted on Sun, Mar 26, 2017 6:43 PM Wow, is it ever about time for some updates here. Been so long that we are floating plans for revamping part of the place that is "done" in the pics above. But that will come later... First of all, we've had a bit of a branding issue going on. All of this we've done is here at Space Age Central, and initially our basement lounge area was the Treasure Island Room. No problem. But ... it soon became apparent that we were going to have much more than a 'room'! Things expanded over the past few years. At this point, our tiki fever has taken over the entire basement (sans workshop), a family room, and now (on the way) the entire backyard! "Room" anything is no longer going to fit! Every room and area in our tiki world has its own name, like the areas at the Mai-Kai or the rooms at Bern's Steak House. So on the list now are proper signs for them all. Another excellent project for the router! The first one is up in the Wreck Lounge. This is another one of those 'tribute' pieces to the two Wreck Bars of south Florida. We took two reference pics at the Yankee Clipper location, seen here: Marie's careful tracing skills of the image as displayed on the monitor gave us a template to work with... Then that was painted on a piece of found driftwood that we had first prepared with several poly coats, and hung it with chains in the entrance to the lounge:

Wow, is it ever about time for some updates here. Been so long that we are floating plans for revamping part of the place that is "done" in the pics above. But that will come later...

First of all, we've had a bit of a branding issue going on. All of this we've done is here at Space Age Central, and initially our basement lounge area was the Treasure Island Room. No problem. But ... it soon became apparent that we were going to have much more than a 'room'! Things expanded over the past few years. At this point, our tiki fever has taken over the entire basement (sans workshop), a family room, and now (on the way) the entire backyard! "Room" anything is no longer going to fit!

Every room and area in our tiki world has its own name, like the areas at the Mai-Kai or the rooms at Bern's Steak House. So on the list now are proper signs for them all. Another excellent project for the router!

The first one is up in the Wreck Lounge. This is another one of those 'tribute' pieces to the two Wreck Bars of south Florida. We took two reference pics at the Yankee Clipper location, seen here:

Marie's careful tracing skills of the image as displayed on the monitor gave us a template to work with...

Then that was painted on a piece of found driftwood that we had first prepared with several poly coats, and hung it with chains in the entrance to the lounge:

Post #774510 by mike and marie on Sun, Mar 26, 2017 6:43 PM