Posted by Steph in ma on September 9, 2009, 10:52 am, in reply to "For Clara - how to make a bar!"
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: Here's a few photos of how I put my bar
: together - it was mostly made out of stuff
: that was already in the garage, I like
: making something for free.
: The starting point was the top off a
: dismantled cupboard, it had a nice finished
: edge and was a good colour. One of the
: cupboard sides was the right size to make
: the base too.
:
: It's good if you can find somethng heavy to
: weight your wood while you are sawing -
: luckily my mum was just lying around...
:
: Then I cut four pieces to make the back,
: front and sides - just cheap MDF - so I
: ended up with a box. At this point it
: occurred to me that a ready made
: chest/toybox would have been less hard work,
: but then it wouldn't have been free!
:
: I made a hinged flap partly to add interest
: and realism, and partly because it made it
: easier to cut the middle out of the bar top.
: I have not actually made the side to open
: though.
:
: I cut a lid and attached it with hinges, so
: it will form the back of the bar when open -
:
: - and a lid to keep it all safe when
: closed.That's the remains of my model
: railway stuck to the lid! It got sacrificed
: for the dolls.
:
: The shelves were sized so that they can stay
: attached to the wall and fold down intio the
: gap in the bar. Of course I still have to
: take the glasses and bottles off to fold it
: away! But there is storage space inside the
: bar.
:
: I used mirror card on the shelves as it was
: easy to cut - it reflects the contents of
: the shelves well, but not anything further
: away, so I don't end up photographing
: unwanted reflections.
:
: The lights are just battery operated mini
: fairy lights, I drilled holes through just
: below the shelves and just poked the bulbs
: through - it is not pretty from the back but
: I can remove them easily for storage! Also
: there are two wooden braces which I bolt on
: to keep the lid up.
:
: It doesn't look much from a distance, but
: close up with the lights on I think it does
: the job.
:
: Sadie and Dan got voted 'Couple Most Likely
: To Be First To The Bar'.
:
: Hope this wasn't all too long-winded!
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