This is a remodel of an existing bar area that came with our house.Lots of low grade panneling.Used beach matts from big lots $1 each for thatching,free glass coffee table turned into shelving,free bar stools,and additonal work space made from scrap OSB.Still a work in progress,but check it out. Deleted some of the older pictures...

[ Edited by: insanetikiers 2008-11-20 06:26 ]

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Nice digs on the cheap! It's got the soul for sure!

Mahalo

McTiki

Way nice. Bonus to do it on the cheap.

You can change the white bar top with a bit of creativity....

Paint it a base color with the Krylon Plastic Paint. Make copies of vintage postcards and photos and stick them down with a very small amount of glue (mod-podge works best). Then do a resin pour over that. The stuff stinks for a couple of days but when it is done it looks way cool.

I'll find some pics of my bar top to give you some ideas.

Yeah another friend also had a similar idea;but seeing as the ol'tiki husband does counter-tops as a living he needs more convincing.He's holding out for vintage boomorang? pattern.

Lookin' Great!!! Really dig the MonkeyPod Ice Bucket...Keep it rollin'

Monkeypod Ice bucket~Antique store find $10.00.Awesome isn't it?...

[ Edited by: insanetikiers 2007-05-25 03:26 ]

I say very cool bar, man.
More wooden tikis would be even cooler :wink:

Nice job!, looks like a cozy place for a rumrunner ( or 2 )

So here are some additions we've added....

Still a work in progress.It's only been a couple of months
now;for this new obsession of mine.Mug collection growing.So let me know what you think?..Did I mention I quit my job?..
Yeah I'm certifiable.

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I like .... just need to can that ashtray !!!! What part of America you from ???

How's this one?...

From down South,talk real slow like.LOL.

EXCELLENT choice in music and a really nice bar.

On 2007-07-01 20:58, tikidreams wrote:
EXCELLENT choice in music and a really nice bar.

Too funny...Did you think "From down South,
talk real slow like" was referring to a song (I googled it;
and it does,LOL)?...Actually that was just my witty
sarcasm.
Here in America...soon we won't even be able to smoke in
our own cars or homes.Though that's a soap box I won't
even bother to step apon.Just say..My bar is a smoking establishment;even if the rest of our house isn't.
For those who ask...we live in the Tikiless zone of
Viriginia,United States.

You're not kidding about being in a tiki free state. Even the few tiki bars we have here at the beach really only qualify as a tiki-themed bar, and could otherwise be substituted for any other bar down here.

Looks great..Im currently doing the same thing with by bar..Would love to read about the postcard and resin effect..

white walls are the kiss of death to any tiki bar as well as embarassing to guests...lets get some earth tones slapped up a.s.a.p. or a quick visit to your local salvation army should yield a multitude of bamboo slat roll down curtains which you can use to cover large areas of wall (after you remove the cord and mechanism). Both avenues are cheap fixes and the results are well worth the small effort.....

On 2007-07-02 04:03, insanetikiers wrote:

On 2007-07-01 20:58, tikidreams wrote:
EXCELLENT choice in music and a really nice bar.

Too funny...Did you think "From down South,
talk real slow like" was referring to a song (I googled it;
and it does,LOL)?...Actually that was just my witty
sarcasm.
Here in America...soon we won't even be able to smoke in
our own cars or homes.Though that's a soap box I won't
even bother to step apon.Just say..My bar is a smoking establishment;even if the rest of our house isn't.

For those who ask...we live in the Tikiless zone of
Viriginia,United States.

you´ve lost me, I was refering to the record albums in your bar.