Polly wants a cocktail!

 

Car bar coming along nicely!

Bar wall

My new sign!

Car bar!

A while back, we took the hardtop off the Jeep. and subsequently decided that it was simply never going back on again
(a) we live in Key West
(b) it weighs a ton and it was heavy and difficult getting it off

It has been sitting at the side of the house and we have been considering where to put it/how to store it/what to do with it.

Well someone (not me!) came up with a good idea of maybe putting it in the garden as an "art piece" or art installation, or a yard furniture type of thing.

"Yes!" cried I, "car bar!"

What do you think?  Comments below please!

Home bar

 I've had a little tin sign hanging around for ages which I've been meaning to nail up on my bar

Cute little sign

 

Did I mention that my bar also needs a good clean and declutter?

Luckily this photograph is really dark so you can't see how bad it is looking :-p

 

Edit. Lol! A regular reader of this blog pointed out to me that my bar looks so bad that I should really clarify that I have two home bars and this is bar no. 2.  If you would like to check out bar no. 1 have a look at this blog post here.

 

This wasn't planned but the only free space for my new little Pepsi sign was beside the Sunny orange sign.  I think they look good together.

Drinks Cabinet/Home bar - DIY project

Step 1.  Chip off all the mosaic tiles from the counter which "somebody" ill-advisedly applied ;-)

Step 2.  Affix new wood countertop and "riser" - thank you "No More Nails" :-)

Cool story about the wood.

I posted on an Irish community forum and asked where I could buy "cut to measure" wood in my locality.  Received loads of helpful suggestions. But also received the offer from another poster that they would cut me the size I required from their leftover wood and they'd give it to me for nothing.

So I collected the wood from them this morning.

How nice!

Step 3. Spray paint black (two coats)

Step 4.  Screw on new handles (green crystal)

Ta-dahhhh!

Costs:

Flatpack drinks cabinet €25 (about 5 years ago in Centra, Cappamore. Ridiculously cheap)

Crystal knobs €5

Black spray €24

Wood €10 

TOTAL: €64 (yes, for real)