Post #810789 by ECTiki on Wed, Sep 20, 2023 5:49 AM

Now that we took a visit to “HGTV land” we can get back to the bar. The stairwell entrance was originally decorated with the name of the bar carved into a wooden sign and two wooden masks flanking the sign. One of the masks (pretty special to me) I purchased in 1982 while I was in the Yucatán. Way back then, I was a stoked kid carrying back tiki treasure from an adventure. I’m sure everyone on the plane thought I was “touched”. Anyway, ….And there was a beaded curtain to “conceal” the bar entrance and stairs. During the years we went through several beaded curtains. Apparently rum causes the brain to think beaded curtains can hold the weight of a grown human. Surprisingly, beaded curtains cannot support the weight of a human. (Tested as fact) One day my wife asked me to make a door to hide the bar entrance and effectively turn the bar into a speakeasy. So I started searching online. The Murphy door company wouldn’t make a door to our dimensions and I couldn’t find another supplier. So, I was left to my own devices, scheming and plans. Here is the “entrance” prior to me putting on my thinking cap.

[ Edited by ECTiki on 2023-10-04 13:13:03 ]