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Slacks Ferret
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Joined: Oct 02, 2003
Posts: 1223
From: Calgary
|  Posted: 2010-08-07 8:27 pm Permalink
Thanks for all the kind words folks!
Here's a few updates:
Phase 218: I started to convert the support beam into a "palm tree". 
It's actually further along than this photo suggests, but not much...
Here's a few shots of the ceiling with the shells and netting up. I was gifted a huge net (like this is only about 30% of it) by my Maritimer father in law...but the net was white, so I dyed it dark-brownish. Then I hot-glued dozens of shells to the ceiling and I threw some shells directly onto the nets (but you can hardly tell from the photos):
That's all for now! Thanks for checking in!
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Sweet Daddy Tiki
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Joined: Jul 20, 2003
Posts: 1060
From: Edmonton
| Posted: 2010-08-08 11:50 am Permalink
Underachiever.
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Watango productions
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Joined: Mar 20, 2008
Posts: 446
From: Melb,Australia.
| Posted: 2010-08-11 12:25 am Permalink
Man thats awesome,dig the lava shelving in the bar.Cheers Watango
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Slacks Ferret
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Joined: Oct 02, 2003
Posts: 1223
From: Calgary
| Posted: 2010-09-07 7:45 pm Permalink
I got tired of looking at this big white eyesore:
So I took a photo of the bamboo directly below the switch and had it developed in a 5 x 7 size like this:
And glued it to the light-switch plate like this:
And voila!:
A better camouflage, don't you think?
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hiltiki
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Joined: Jun 10, 2004
Posts: 2960
From: Reseda, calif.
| Posted: 2010-09-08 07:10 am Permalink
Yes, much better. I just went through the entire thread and you have done an amazing job decorating this room. I love the lava wall, and how the plants are coming out of the bamboo wall. Would be nice to see some more pictures of the entire place all put together.
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Slacks Ferret
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Joined: Oct 02, 2003
Posts: 1223
From: Calgary
| Posted: 2010-09-14 9:15 pm Permalink
A few other updates:
More done in the Nautical/aquarium corner:
I'm loving this area of the lounge. I know not everyone loves mixing nautical with their tiki...and I respect that, But for me, it's really reminiscent of Bahookas...and I love that place.
I installed a 7 watt lamp above my bar sink. It was just way too frickin' dark before. Now I can see the glasses I'm rinsing out:
What's nice about this lamp is the bottom is removable...so I'm essentially directing the low wattage light exactly where I need it (without affecting the nearby mural with excess light).
I've got more "Nautical" wood up on the last wall:
So that's coming along...
And I starting doing more to convert that support post into a palm tree:
Still lots of stuff to do yet, but I'm getting closer to ...er...(done?).
Thanks for checking up on me!
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VampiressRN
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Joined: Nov 23, 2006
Posts: 5461
From: Sin City Lincoln Hills (NorCal)
| Posted: 2010-09-14 9:20 pm Permalink
Stop it already...you are really making the rest of us look bad!!!
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Big Kahuna
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Joined: Apr 11, 2007
Posts: 2157
From: SoMass
| Posted: 2010-09-15 10:41 am Permalink
 OK, I was gonna post my progress. Now, I think I'll wait til this thread sinks a little lower down the page. Amazing work Slacks. Makes me wanna make contact with my inner genius & get a bit more creative than just hanging' stuff!
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kahalakruzer
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Joined: Jan 29, 2008
Posts: 309
From: Dana Point! California
| Posted: 2010-09-15 8:11 pm Permalink
I'm still tripping on how awesome that lava rock wall/shelving unit turned out! The nautical nook is coming along splendidly (I love the Royal Family Squid mugs also...one of my favorite buys); I can't wait to see how it looks all finished up. I wished that I had more space for that look in my bar, but I didn't so I ended up doing it in my bathroom! Keep up the good work!
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Slacks Ferret
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Joined: Oct 02, 2003
Posts: 1223
From: Calgary
| Posted: 2010-09-17 10:09 am Permalink
Thanks folks. I appreaciate the feedback. And Kahalakruzer...you've got one of the coolest tiki spaces for something in an apartment. I'm amazed at what you've pulled off in such a condensed space.
Anyone have suggestions on what I should wrap around the "palm trunk"? I'm thinking a sort of plaster/guaze combo which can withstand a few drunken tackles...
mahalo!
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Crowntiki
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Joined: Nov 23, 2004
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From: Crowntown, USA
| Posted: 2010-09-17 12:07 pm Permalink
Thank God someone in the family is talented... Place looks amazing. Truly amazing. Can't wait to see it sometime soon.
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Slacks Ferret
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Posts: 1223
From: Calgary
| Posted: 2010-09-17 1:07 pm Permalink
Crowntiki: You know I'd love to host you up here anytime you can get here! Cheers!
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Slacks Ferret
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Joined: Oct 02, 2003
Posts: 1223
From: Calgary
| Posted: 2010-11-11 8:38 pm Permalink
Some more progress shots:
In Late October I had the nautical wall mostly done, just wanted to do a lava-rock treatment to the rest of the wall, as a sort of continuation of the mural, and to balance the effect of the lava rock shelves:
Later I painted them black. Here's what the wall looks like done, but I still haven't hung all the art yet:
I added a totally fake float lamp in the nautical corner, but I fear it's still too bright:
I added more to the fake palm post, but I still need to do a bark treatment in the light grey area:
Here's those 3 recent elements all together:
I added my collection of Chinese rickshaw hats to my ceiling:
The ceiling in this portion of the lounge is still not done, but it's close. I just want to add bamboo strips to hide the black seams (and of course add a bunch more lamps, flotsam, jetsom, etc.:
Doo doodle Doot doot!
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rugbymatt
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Joined: Jun 03, 2005
Posts: 1201
From: Sacramento
| Posted: 2010-11-11 10:49 pm Permalink
Nice!
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Bongo Bungalow
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From: Indiana
| Posted: 2010-11-12 07:26 am Permalink
You're making some really good decisions, my friend!
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