Post #804640 by maulrat on Wed, Jul 20, 2022 2:48 PM

Hello all. Over the past couple of years we've had this sort of tiki lounge theater in our spare bedroom. While it was a nice little escape, recently we decided it needed some big improvements. Well, at least within of limitations of apartment living. While we've been pushing those limits, there's only so far you go. Because of this, some of it is temporary and we've tried to find creative ways to get the look we want without spending a ton of money. This also doubles as our gym, which we've tried to find a creative way to hide when not in use.

While very much a work in progress, I would like to share some of the creations and progress we've made here. We first switch the spare room to our bedroom and now use the master as the tiki lounge. Why not??

Here's a sort of blank canvas, some remnants of the previous décor.

Our first upgrade was tacking up bamboo wainscoting and wall covering. The wall covering reminded my girlfriend of a sort of subtle blowfish pattern, which seems very fitting for the Fugu Lounge.

We needed some sort of border in between. I had an order of bac bac braiding on its way and thought of using multiple strips of that at the top of the wainscoting. The order took quite a while and I became impatient. Instead, I used eva foam cut into strips. With a router bit on my dremel I did my best to create the patterns seen below. From there, we painted and sealed with a gloss finish to give it this sort of lacquered wood look. We were both very happy with the way it turned out.

To be continued!

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