Post #796478 by SassyPonyPants on Sat, Jul 27, 2019 4:52 PM

I've been working on the stairwell lately. Not done yet, but so close!

WALLS! I had tons of leftover black paint from the arcade and slathered the stairwell with that.

CEILING! Bought these 20"x20" privet leaf panels on Amazon.

Put the privet panels on the ceiling. They link together and are light so they just took a few staples. I also added reed fencing to the wall.

RAILING! Got a 50' roll of 1/2" jute rope from Hobby Lobby for about $10 with coupon. Wrapped that around the railing in segments. For the ends, I just glopped some clear adhesive and wrapped them with fine twine. Let them dry, then used some tiny nails to attach the ends to the underside of the railing.

STAIRS! Found a color at Home Depot named "Ocean Abyss" which was totally appropriate because that's the exact color I was going for.
First coat:

Second coat, prior to removing tape. Last step is to paint over the white trim.

Oh, and those corners at the bottom of the stairs are copper... I am fortunate enough to have access to a metal shop, so I gave them the measurements and they cut up some copper angle for me. I then oxidized it using ammonia and sea salt, then sprayed with clear coat.

We also got a HUGE addition to the arcade... a Metallica pinball machine. Obviously not a tiki theme, but was the best choice for our investment. Hubs and I are really happy with how we gave the arcade a designated area that sort of feels separate from the tiki area.

[ Edited by: SassyPonyPants 2019-07-27 16:53 ]