Post #778621 by tikitube on Mon, Aug 7, 2017 3:24 PM

Soooo...a tiki room has gotta have a tiki bar, right?

This was something that we hadn't really planned for in our original floorplan design, but once we decided on the tiki theme, I wanted to find a way to include space for a bar. Maybe not a full bar with me behind it, but at least a walk-up bar where guests could serve themselves. Seeing as I also didn't like the idea of the washer and dryer ruining the look of the room, I decided to build a tiki bar around the washing machine.

I saw this retro headboard on Craiglist for cheap...it's sorta tiki-ish looking. Maybe I can make it work.

First, I cut the legs short to get the correct height. Then I chopped it in half, and added some boards at the base for additional support, and to hide the washer.

I painted the backer boards black:

And, here it is installed, with the washing machine inside:

I will install a bar top lid on hinges and shelving for glassware on the wall behind it!

[ Edited by: tikitube 2017-08-07 15:42 ]

[ Edited by: tikitube 2019-07-07 14:15 ]