Post #794584 by SassyPonyPants on Fri, Apr 19, 2019 8:12 AM

I am sooooo excited to finally share this! I wanted a tiki bar/lounge, my husband wanted an arcade. So 4 months ago we "broke ground" on our unfinished basement. He did the framing and most of the drywall, we both almost had mental breakdowns, but it's finally coming together. It is a work in progress, but we've come a long way in such a short time. We need to tackle the flooring next because concrete is cold!

So, I've lurked here for a while and got some great ideas! Having visited Frankie's in Vegas and Three Dots in Chicago recently, I was ridiculously inspired to get this going. I also, with the magic of auction site bidfta.com, accumulated $3000 worth of furniture and materials for about $350 – including a bamboo tiki bar, amazing bar stools, thatch, rugs, and more.

Current state:

The lounge prior to adding futon and wallpaper and adjusting the mood lighting:

Wallpaper I bought on auction for $1/roll. (Sells on Amazon for $48/roll!)

Here is the trim that I cut and burned. My first time using a router and a torch! 10/10 would do again. So much fun.

We currently just have a VPcab in the arcade, but there's more to come. It's a virtual pinball / arcade cabinet loaded with a bunch of games – super fun!