Thread: Building a bar. Need suggestions

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I have decided to franchise!

My back yard bar has been unable to service all of my guests in a timely enough manner to allow the spirits to enter their bodies. I would hate to get a bad Yelp.com rating so I have started building a second bar in the back yard. My dilemma is now I have a big box in my backyard and I have achieved a creative block.

My theme this year is commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Bride of Frankenstein so I have a castle wall facade being built around the front of the house, Doctor Frankenstein's lab, a toe pincher Stonehenge around the hot tub spilling blood from the top caskets into the pool (not theme related but still cool) and various cemetery scenes through out the yard.

Now what the Hell should I do with this?





It is in the center of all the activity so it needs to be special for the party as well as for TOT's the next evening

Well of course you can make it blend in with the surroundings.
The monster slab?

Or maybe make it look like a Chemistry table for the mad scientist

aLa: http://blog.timesunion.com/fiberarts..._scientist.jpg

with beakers and bottles of every shape and size, jars with body parts inside. Making interesting Concoctions for that Spirit raising effect...lol

I like the chemistry idea, maybe with some lighting below the bottles to make them glow, and maybe a small air pump to make some bubbles like they are brewing? Just a thought. BTW nice stonework in the yard.

Thanks for the ideas and compliments on my stone.

My original concept was a funeral pyre but somewhere along the design stage to where I am at this morning has derailed my vision.

I am currently experimenting with cutting flames out of 1/4" plywood with my jigsaw to apply around the base in layers with 1/2" space between each layer. Backlight each layer in different colors of reds and oranges and force fog through the flames. I like the lab concept but I had only pictured it up front as you enter my castle. I suppose I could include it in this area and have it look like an experiment gone fatally wrong.

Keep them coming kids! I am going to redirect my energy to my castle walls and come back to it.

Plywood has been determined to be too brittle. Back to the drawing board.

Johan, what tooth blade did you use on the plywood? If it was splintering you might try a finer tooth blade. Also, if you put some blue painters tape on the wood, trace your flame on the tape and cut, it will greatly reduce the splintering. Are you using actual plywood or the luan hardwood or "door skin" plywood? I have cut many intricate shapes out of luan and not had a problem... Just a thought. I am sure it will all work out and end up being a great bar.

Since I am attempting to not spend as much I have in the past, I am using scraps.

The plywood had been sitting outside since last year and I was not utilizing a fine enough blade.

Perfect storm of stupidity. A couple very valuable hours of prop building time down the drain.

I finished the top at least

Looks good. Keep the pics coming, I am sure it is going to turn out great.

Here is an update

The pipes are being painted flat gray. I have to install the multi layer wood cut out flame job with coffin overlay. It is built and painted. Just need to mount. 1000 watt Fog machine will be installed under the bar floor. Black lighting has been installed under the bar top and in the coffin shelving behind the bar.

Here are some pics.

Looking great, can't wait to see it completed.