The Hidden Cove Lounge, or remodeling the bar in my basement

My wife and I bought our first house recently, and I'm really not a big fan of it. It did, however, come with a wet bar in the basement. No better excuse to start a home tiki bar, I guess; silver linings and all that. I've got our first tiki party planned for a couple of weeks from now, so that'll be fun!

It's still very much a work in progress, but I've gotten it to an alright place in the past couple of months. I still need to sand and stain the shelf I put in, then I can secure it and actually keep some of my rums up there.

I always forget to take before photos for projects, so I cropped a picture from the inspection report of how the previous owners had it. That light fixture, mirror, and broken mini fridge are now all taking up space in my garage.

Just take your time as your space develops and update your progress.

That mini surfboard is beautiful, where did you get it and how much was it?

I'd love to pick one up like that.

I think your Tikibar is coming together great!

[ Edited by GreyWizard on 2026-08-26 17:56:34 ]