Left over construction material = Tiki Bar!! (pics)

I had enough left over lumber and stuff from this project in my dining room to build a Tiki bar on the patio.

We are naming it "Mahoe Lama" (Twin Torches)

First step was to turn the shed around so it no longer opened to the patio:

Next step was to cover the back of the shed with some bamboo fencing:

Next is the basic frame of the bar. All the wood the touches the ground is pressure treated(my father-in-laws cameo):

Framing is done:

Picture from the backside:

Picture from the backside with shelf installed:

Front shot with seagrass skin:

With roof and trim completed and torches installed:

Bartop. This is a cherry veneer stained and shalacked:

Long shot of bar. The lazy Susan table in the foreground is also a charcoal grill when the cover is removed:

Long shot with thatching on roof complete:

Finished Bar:

Still have some work to do on the bar top to really get it to shine. I also installed two electrical outlets behind the bar, for a blender and some lighting.

Enjoy!

[ Edited by: 420greg on 2005-05-13 10:35 ]

That looks nice. But I gotta say I love the fish tank in the dining room.
Thanks for sharing.

Looks like a great place to have a cocktail and - well, its its 4:20 somewhere. I like the way you use existing architectural features into your designs (sliding glass doors, and withis the existing post as part of the frame).

On 2005-05-13 10:35, rodeotiki wrote:
That looks nice. But I gotta say I love the fish tank in the dining room.
Thanks for sharing.

Moving the fishtank and building it in was kinda an after-thought, but I am glad we did it. We are really happy with how it came out.

Don't forget to put a tiki mask on the front of the bar!

On 2005-05-13 14:07, Satan's Sin wrote:
Don't forget to put a tiki mask on the front of the bar!

I have a pair of them being made just for that purpose.

Its dark out so I thought I would add some night pictures:

I really need to get a tri-pod...

[ Edited by: 420greg on 2005-05-13 20:21 ]

Cool lookin Bar 420Greg and you said with ALL Left ofer materials?? Excellent. I have a tripod you can use.Pix are great too.

On 2005-05-13 20:07, Benzart wrote:
Cool lookin Bar 420Greg and you said with ALL Left ofer materials?? Excellent. I have a tripod you can use.Pix are great too.

Everything was left over from the dining room/fishtank remodel. The cherry veneer for the bar top I got from my sister-in-law. She works at a boat manufacturing plant and they use the veneer for the cuddy cabins, they were going to throw it away. I bought the thatch (its a table skirt) on ebay, and I already had the torches. :)

Thats a sweet and simple bar. Like it much I do!

Like it alot. I love my bar and I hope you love yours.... Drink a drink for me