DIY Home Projects...Lets see them.
 

I guess my old thread got deleted, so here's Part #2

Our kitchen remodel isn't quite finished yet, as I left the cabinets, flooring, counter tops, etc., to the pros,
but this is my contribution to the design.


I picked up a big slab of live-edge South American Parota to put in place of the old nasty tiled
bar top. I noticed it a few months ago in an exotic wood joint up the street and had to have
it for the remodel. After a little cutting, sanding, sculpting and routing, it seems to work. The
only casualty is a nasty scar on my left palm from when my router got airborne and came after
me. Yeah, that was a fun day.

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There was a large crack here, along with some other blemishes, when I bought the slab. An
epoxy repair didn't turn out as I'd hoped, so I ended up routing out the crack turning it into
a reservoir. The wife filled it with some beach junk and I had a piece of glass cut to protect
everything.

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The pendant lights over the bar top needed a little more pizazz, so I used some left over Parota
to make some simulated live-edge accents for the bases.

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A new bar top meant I needed new coasters. I couldn't find any
I liked, so I chopped up a piece of 4x4 I've been tripping over in
the shop. Mother Nature makes the best stuff.

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You are a pretty handy guy Chick, beautiful stuff.

The coasters are cool, what kind of wood ? :biggthumpup:

Thanks!

Not sure what kind of wood. They're taken from a regular old 4x4 I got from Home Depot.

Decided to add a foot rail to the bar.

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Sweet.

Nice! Now you need to add a tap and handle for the keg that you'll build into the cupboards, then invite everybody over!! :beers:

Home projects...
 

I have quite a few projects lined up for this weekend if anyone wants to stop by and join the fun....lunch and beer included.

-wilma :smirk:

I built and installed the sliding door track over a year ago. I thought it was about time I got off my butt and built a frickin' door to go with it.

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I've had a large piece of Mexican Cocobolo hanging in our foyer for a while because I loved the natural color and grain pattern. After starting a bathroom renovation, I decided to cut it up and repurpose it into two live-edge mirrors over each sink.

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Here's what happens when I get too hopped up on those energy drinks. I couldn't sit still any longer, so I spent a couple hours making a decorative backer for some pictures hanging in the foyer. After that, I cleaned the house from top to bottom.

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Made this rustic stool to seat a chest gifted to me by good ol' mom. Always liked the chest, but hated that it sat on the floor all the time.

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Even though it's hanging in my house, this one isn't for my home. It's a Christmas present I made for good ol' mom. Hope to get it shipped to her this week.

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Anyone doing any work out there? I'm in the middle of a bathroom reno myself. No pics yet.
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Just got done with a redesign on a bamboo wall I built in front of our house years ago. The bamboo weathered pretty quickly and was going to be an s.o.b. to maintenance, so it had to go.

BEFORE: Nope, not happenin' anymore.
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AFTER: We still wanted to keep the tropical vibe, but also wanted the wall to be more "active", so I built a light box, which illuminates a pineapple silhouette with an orange flickering flame effect at night, along with two solar-powered torches.

A water feature was also added, which has water flowing from 3 large bamboo pipes (heavely weather treated) and falling into a white clam shell. White gravel and red lava rock make the base, along with some greenery and blooms for a little color
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View from the sitting area.
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What the neighbors see.
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Beeeeeeaaautiful work, Chick!! Love the handiwork! Is the floor a stamped concrete pattern or is it indivudual stone? Nice job on all of it!

Cheers
Dave

Thank you for the appreciation. The wife loves it too, so I guess that means I can be okay with it lol.

The individual pavers are all identically shaped. Some of them are cast to appear to be 2 or 3 pieces. We had pros lay the hardscape as I'm not ambitious enough to do jobs like that.

Nice work. I am in the process of drywalling a stair way and need to work on a bathroom but not near as exciting as what you have going on

Yes, that looks great Chick. Nice job.