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Otto’s Oyster Shack

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BeachcomberNC posted on 09/02/2023

After years of waiting, it finally begins!

It will probably be a few months before our contractor finishes it, but I’m excited

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bradwill posted on 09/02/2023

Congratulations! Love the name. Excited to follow your progress.

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ECTiki posted on 09/04/2023

It’s always exciting to start a new project. I can’t wait to see where it goes.

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TheTackyTiki posted on 09/04/2023

Congrats man... really looking forward to some progress pics.

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BeachcomberNC posted on 10/28/2023

Progress

This is about a month ago. I went away for a week and came home to this.

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BeachcomberNC posted on 10/28/2023

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Almost finished.

There will be a roll up door on the front.

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maulrat posted on 11/13/2023

Nice progress. Is the design sort of standard design the contractor is working from? Rather, no options for something other than white wall and ceiling finishes? Ground up builds are new to me. Curious how flexible they are.

This looks like it’ll be a great space for a bar.

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Prikli Pear posted on 11/16/2023

Too late now, but I'd have recommended more power outlets on the walls and ceiling. That makes adding light so much easier. My curiosity is piqued, so I am looking forward to see how you deck out this blank slate!

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BeachcomberNC posted on 10/15/2024

It’s been almost a year since I’ve updated so I’ll start with the paint job IMG_0010I know I should have waited to paint before I put anything inside the bar, but I was so excited I had to right away. I got a cornered shelving unit off Amazon and a kitchen cart on wheels to start. I have a small space and I wasn’t sure where the final location of the bar would be.IMG_0017IMG_0019IMG_0026 Next I took everything back out of the bar to paint. 2 coats of bonding primer, that sucked, and 3 coats of blue. Then I painted a bamboo mural on the walls. I really love this dark color, such an improvement over the white.

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We told our contractor exactly what we wanted, basically a shed with a garage door, so we can open up the wall that faces the pool.

Painting and decorating we’ll do ourselves.

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BeachcomberNC posted on 10/16/2024

So the window AC unit is hideous, but we don’t want to get rid of it. So here is my solution for a window covering. I cut out a palm leaf design from thin plywood then painted it. There is less coverage at the bottom so it won’t impede airflow.IMG_1063IMG_1070I did make a mistake when selecting wood. I thought 1/4” would be easy to work with, but the jigsaw really tore it up. I would have been better off with 3/8”. Fortunately everything looks better once it’s been painted. And I can just tell myself that any rough edges have a Witco-esque aesthetic.IMG_1115IMG_1119 would it be a really bad idea to paint the AC unit? I’ll probably just put some tall things in front of it for now.

That cutout screen turned out quite nice! That entire plastic front panel is removable on some window units. If yours is like that then I'd think you could just pull it off and spray it down with a rattle can. As long as paint doesn't intrude into the inner workings there shouldn't be an issue.

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