My Tiki Bar & Home Theater build - Home Tiki Bars

P progrocktv Member Joined: Oct 18, 2007 Posts: 12	P progrocktv Posted posted on Fri, Mar 22, 2019 3:14 PM Hey gang! Well it's been a while since I last updated, but I am happy to announce I'm moving into Phase II of the bar :) Been a busy last year with my girlfriend staying with me while she was selling her house (and buying one just down the street from me :) Also not a lot of physical work has been done, there were MANY drinks enjoyed almost ALWAYS leading to the "You know what you should do here..." brainstorming sessions! So lots of conceptualizing and brainstorming. Also this summer I have a big birthday coming up (I won't tell you my age but it's in the title of one of our favorite TV shows :wink: and we decided to have a big birthday celebration at the bar as well as a sort of a "grand opening". I'll also be revealing the actual name of the bar I finally decided on over the holidays as well as created a logo I will reveal at the party. I also went into "acquisition" mode the past few months and cashed in all those gift cards and, thanks to the generosity of my girlfriend, made a HUGE purchase at Forever Bamboo! A couple things I learned the past year: -I'm in Colorado, a VERY dry climate and I learned here in Colorado because of the dry climate, bamboo not only splits, but "pops", freaking the hell out of me when I'm working in my office downstairs late at night! -I learned Adobe Illustrator to design my logo. I also learned the limit of my patience when working with Adobe Illustrator, but with VERY satisfying results. Okay on to the updates (I’ll be updating this post as my progress continues) My order arrived from Forever Bamboo and I have to say this place was GREAT! Free shipping (on most items) and everything came within 3 days! The Lauhala matting was shipped rolled, but not overly tight and unrolled pretty easily. I decided to flatten it out anyway just in case it dried in the Colorado climate, it would dry flat. First up, installing 2 more glowing shelves behind the bar. Originally I was just going to have matting, but my GF thought of this during one of our "What would be cool if..." sessions. So time to remove everything. Next is to map out all of the studs and mark up the walls for where the shelf brackets will go, which I did last night. And that's it for now, the work REALLY starts the next couple of weekends. We'll see how much I get done before the big party on May 4th.

Hey gang! Well it's been a while since I last updated, but I am happy to announce I'm moving into Phase II of the bar :) Been a busy last year with my girlfriend staying with me while she was selling her house (and buying one just down the street from me :) Also not a lot of physical work has been done, there were MANY drinks enjoyed almost ALWAYS leading to the "You know what you should do here..." brainstorming sessions! So lots of conceptualizing and brainstorming. Also this summer I have a big birthday coming up (I won't tell you my age but it's in the title of one of our favorite TV shows :wink: and we decided to have a big birthday celebration at the bar as well as a sort of a "grand opening". I'll also be revealing the actual name of the bar I finally decided on over the holidays as well as created a logo I will reveal at the party. I also went into "acquisition" mode the past few months and cashed in all those gift cards and, thanks to the generosity of my girlfriend, made a HUGE purchase at Forever Bamboo!

A couple things I learned the past year:
-I'm in Colorado, a VERY dry climate and I learned here in Colorado because of the dry climate, bamboo not only splits, but "pops", freaking the hell out of me when I'm working in my office downstairs late at night!
-I learned Adobe Illustrator to design my logo. I also learned the limit of my patience when working with Adobe Illustrator, but with VERY satisfying results.

Okay on to the updates (I’ll be updating this post as my progress continues)

My order arrived from Forever Bamboo and I have to say this place was GREAT! Free shipping (on most items) and everything came within 3 days!

The Lauhala matting was shipped rolled, but not overly tight and unrolled pretty easily. I decided to flatten it out anyway just in case it dried in the Colorado climate, it would dry flat.

First up, installing 2 more glowing shelves behind the bar. Originally I was just going to have matting, but my GF thought of this during one of our "What would be cool if..." sessions. So time to remove everything.

Next is to map out all of the studs and mark up the walls for where the shelf brackets will go, which I did last night.

And that's it for now, the work REALLY starts the next couple of weekends. We'll see how much I get done before the big party on May 4th.

Post #793968 by progrocktv on Fri, Mar 22, 2019 3:14 PM