Lanai at Windsong - Home Tiki Bars

T tikitube Grand Member (1 year) Ozark Underwater Cliffs Joined: Apr 25, 2017 Posts: 279	T tikitube Posted posted on Mon, Aug 28, 2017 8:14 PM The weather has cooled down quite a bit, and the humidity hasn't been as hellacious, allowing for more finish work in our tiki screened-in porch. First, I finally got around to installing the top for our walk-up tiki bar. As I mentioned before, we didn't really have the space for a traditional tiki bar, so I decided to build one around the washing machine. I still have to build some shelves behind/around it for booze and glassware, but so far it works great and hides the washing machine well! Our next big project was to frame the built-in seating. I planned for a "sunken" area that is a step down from the rest of the room, where we wanted a U-shaped row of benches for guest seating. (I've always been attracted to "sunken living rooms" since some of my friends' homes had them in the 70's.) Each bench would have a flip-up top with storage space underneath, which will be a blessing in our small home. I also framed some narrow shelves for resting drinks nearby, since we don't have space for a coffee table. Here is the shelf that will run along the back of the seating facing south: And here you can see most of the rough framing completed for the benches. They're not even done yet, and I'm already sticking a bunch of lumber and scrap wood underneath - hehe. The bench tops are leftover tongue-and-groove cedar. I found some stainless steel hinges from a mobile home builder on eBay. I started adding painted trim to match the rest of the room and create continuous horizontal lines, which visually lengthens the perceived size of the space: Next up, some tile backer board for the "drink rest" shelves: First shelf with tiles and epoxy grout! The trapezoidal tiles have a bit of a MCM/atomic feel to them, which I love, but the color of the grout looks nothing like the dark brown it was supposed to be. Oh, well...it'll still work! Next up, I convince my wife to use her mad sewing skills to create some cushions for the benches! :) Thanks for looking, Jeff [ Edited by: tikitube 2019-07-07 14:39 ]

The weather has cooled down quite a bit, and the humidity hasn't been as hellacious, allowing for more finish work in our tiki screened-in porch.

First, I finally got around to installing the top for our walk-up tiki bar. As I mentioned before, we didn't really have the space for a traditional tiki bar, so I decided to build one around the washing machine. I still have to build some shelves behind/around it for booze and glassware, but so far it works great and hides the washing machine well!

Our next big project was to frame the built-in seating. I planned for a "sunken" area that is a step down from the rest of the room, where we wanted a U-shaped row of benches for guest seating. (I've always been attracted to "sunken living rooms" since some of my friends' homes had them in the 70's.) Each bench would have a flip-up top with storage space underneath, which will be a blessing in our small home. I also framed some narrow shelves for resting drinks nearby, since we don't have space for a coffee table.

Here is the shelf that will run along the back of the seating facing south:

And here you can see most of the rough framing completed for the benches. They're not even done yet, and I'm already sticking a bunch of lumber and scrap wood underneath - hehe.

The bench tops are leftover tongue-and-groove cedar. I found some stainless steel hinges from a mobile home builder on eBay. I started adding painted trim to match the rest of the room and create continuous horizontal lines, which visually lengthens the perceived size of the space:

Next up, some tile backer board for the "drink rest" shelves:

First shelf with tiles and epoxy grout! The trapezoidal tiles have a bit of a MCM/atomic feel to them, which I love, but the color of the grout looks nothing like the dark brown it was supposed to be. Oh, well...it'll still work!

Next up, I convince my wife to use her mad sewing skills to create some cushions for the benches!
:)

Thanks for looking,

Jeff

[ Edited by: tikitube 2019-07-07 14:39 ]

Post #779308 by tikitube on Mon, Aug 28, 2017 8:14 PM