Sable Posted April 2, 2018 Author Share Posted April 2, 2018 2 hours ago, havanaholly said: I have seen THAT bar in some hotel, but I like your copper picture much better! There are a few downloaded photos of bars that I am using as inspiration. Unfortunately, I didn’t jot down the names of them and of course I can’t find them on the internet now to be able to tell you what they are. If you remember the name of the hotel, I’ll see if it’s one of mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NellBell Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 This is just amazing. I love the copper, the wood and the mirrors . Can't wait to see more pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 2 hours ago, Sable said: ...If you remember the name of the hotel, I’ll see if it’s one of mine. I remember what I had for breakfast, does that count? Probably somewhere in San Francisco (we don't stay in hotels with visible bars that much). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sable Posted April 4, 2018 Author Share Posted April 4, 2018 I made a hammered copper sink out of copper sheets I purchased at HL. The copper was way too clean so I researched aged copper. A hard boiled egg in a plastic container along with the sink aged it beautifully within an hour. Unfortunately, the faucet made of faux copper wire didn’t age at all. I’ll try painting it with a wash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Love your beer taps Sable.. This is all coming along swimmingly.. I'm really looking forward to following along. Hard-boiled egg you say?... I've GOT to look that up.. I'm intrigued! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sable Posted April 5, 2018 Author Share Posted April 5, 2018 My two week obsession with working on this bar has been rudely interrupted by a weekend trip to Vero Beach to search for new flooring for the RL cottage. I was able to finish the back cabinet but still deciding if I want to polyurethane everything or keep the stain raw. Here is my sink which still needs a wash dabbed on it to add more age to it. I’ve fixed the edge of the front left corner since this photo was taken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestPaces Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 Amazing work Sable - those beer taps are superbe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NellBell Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 This is really amazing, Can you design my bar and I mean my real bar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sable Posted April 6, 2018 Author Share Posted April 6, 2018 1 hour ago, NellBell said: This is really amazing, Can you design my bar and I mean my real bar. That’s so funny. I can create a lot of things in miniature but I can’t design anything in real life. The new “thing” in real life is vinyl plank flooring. Very practical for a beach house but I just can’t get over the vinyl stigma. Florida has always been all about tile floors but apparently all of the tile installers have moved away...to where I have no idea, so now vinyl is the new thing. @holly will appreciate the new offering of quartz floors aka terrazzo. Yes, terrazzo is making a comeback. My mother hated our terrazzo floors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fov Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 Love your sink! It's so classy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 8 hours ago, Sable said: ...@holly will appreciate the new offering of quartz floors aka terrazzo. Yes, terrazzo is making a comeback. My mother hated our terrazzo floors. My best friend in Sarasota has terrazzo floors all throughout her house; they will freeze your feet off if you go barefoot (or even in socks, like me) and even Corelle and Melamine will smash into a bazillion bits if dropped on it. No thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueirishmoon Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 That was my favorite thing about them, when I lived in FL. I would come in from school on a hot day, take a shower, then flop out full length on the floor, letting the tile just suck all the heat out of my body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sable Posted April 8, 2018 Author Share Posted April 8, 2018 Pretty much finished with it. I just need to stock it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 I'd like the hubs to take me there for a quiet drink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sable Posted April 9, 2018 Author Share Posted April 9, 2018 29 minutes ago, havanaholly said: I'd like the hubs to take me there for a quiet drink. Anytime holly, but first I have to stock up on some liquor and glasses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 Do stock some good single barrel aged bourbon, please. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sable Posted April 9, 2018 Author Share Posted April 9, 2018 1 hour ago, havanaholly said: Do stock some good single barrel aged bourbon, please. Have a particular brand/label in mind? I really don’t know anything about liquor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 Elijah Craig. There used to be quite nice bourbon bottles inside the old incandescent lightbulbs. I'm not sure where you find them now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sable Posted April 10, 2018 Author Share Posted April 10, 2018 The cash register and expresso maker are from Elf Miniatures. The lamp was one of my very first mini purchases in 1978. It has been sitting in a box just waiting for this scenario. Some wine bottles semi fill the shelves. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 Did you make those chianti bottles? Or where did you get them? They are so perfect for a bar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathieB Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 Sable, this is getting better and better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sable Posted April 10, 2018 Author Share Posted April 10, 2018 1 hour ago, havanaholly said: Did you make those chianti bottles? Or where did you get them? They are so perfect for a bar! I found them in a box donated to our club along with the other wine and liquor bottles. I suspect they are polymer clay, maybe. They are what sparked the bar project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keifer Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 Looking sooo good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sable Posted April 10, 2018 Author Share Posted April 10, 2018 @Eliza52, see what I made with your products from Elf Miniatures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sable Posted April 17, 2018 Author Share Posted April 17, 2018 All finished. The Roombox was MDF so I decided to apply a mahogany veneer with a dark walnut stain and two coats of polyurethane. See how it shines? The bar stools are temporary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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