Bronze Bar

The before shot

2009-12-03T07:55:00.000-08:00

Mirror installed behind bar

2009-12-01T05:36:00.001-08:00

Lamp Installed

2009-11-05T07:00:00.000-08:00

proposed Lamp for bar

2009-08-05T07:37:00.001-07:00

Black curved stem (like bar legs) amber paper shade, pull cord. Hidden wiring and attached to bar top.

All done

2009-07-14T13:20:00.001-07:00

Bronze bar and counter with glass "bubbles" under lit with color-changing LEDs, under lit bottle shelf and over head wine glass rack. LAST CALL

close up of the second go around on the patina.

Bar bottle shelf, wine bottle rack

2009-06-22T15:06:00.000-07:00

Patina

2009-06-22T14:49:00.001-07:00

2009-06-19T08:04:00.000-07:00

bronze patina

2009-06-19T07:53:00.001-07:00

grinder wavy texture and patina

2009-06-02T17:59:00.000-07:00

2009-05-22T13:19:00.000-07:00

Glass "bubbles" make two arcs one blue the other green.

underside of top.

base with wine glass holders.

light holes in bottle self and side shelf

2009-05-15T13:26:00.000-07:00

Frosted plexiglass will cover the top shelf allowing light to hit the underside of the bottles

Putting the parts in place to test

2009-05-14T12:47:00.000-07:00

drawer mechanisms installed

2009-05-13T15:34:00.001-07:00

The drawer faces will be blackened with a bronze layer floating off the face.

the inside bottoms of the drawers will have a layer of cork to soften and quiet the stainless steel.

Drawers

2009-05-08T13:50:00.001-07:00

Appliance framing on corner bar

2009-05-06T13:39:00.000-07:00

Stainless framing structure of the corner bar base to house dishwasher and fridge.

Sink and bar top

2009-05-05T10:16:00.001-07:00

Made the hole for the hammered copper sink in the corner bar top.

2009-04-23T10:19:00.000-07:00

Bar top fits bar base. There will be 6 leveling feet to adjust the base to the floor.

Base nearly finished

2009-04-22T10:12:00.000-07:00

Legs sprouting

2009-04-21T09:59:00.000-07:00

A look at the base upside down and with no legs yet.

2009-04-20T17:34:00.001-07:00

Bending the legs for the bar

2009-04-20T17:31:00.000-07:00

Bending two diameters of steel pipe for the support of the free standing bar.

hammered copper sink option

2009-04-14T08:59:00.000-07:00

this sink can be mounted under the top bar. It's 12" in diameter and 5" deep. Not pictured, is the drain.

tested bar top cleaner

2009-04-14T08:48:00.000-07:00

Tested Bar Keepers Helper on some finger stains I made on the bronze top. This product really works, keeping the bronze fresh looking will be easy.

LED controller, remote and power supply

2009-04-11T06:35:00.000-07:00

The PMRC Programmable Controller is an easy-to-use, powerful controller you can use with 4-wire Red-Green-Blue 12 volt DC ribbon flex or other LED’s. The controller unit has a program display, and the unit can be used to write your own program for your lights. Your program is stored as “mode 10,” and can be selected from the remote control.

We designed this controller based on requests from many customers who asked for a simple controller that would enable them to mix their own custom colors, and program hold and fade times. People also wanted to be able to dim or brighten their lights easily. They also asked for longer cycle times on the standard color changing programs (step and fade) than are available on other controllers. The PMRC achieves all of that.

• Easy to program up to 20 steps. Choose from 16 million colors. Set the hold time for each custom color. Set the fade time for the transition to the next step. Program automatically re-starts upon completion for seamless operation. Each of the 20 steps has 5 parameters:
1. Red value (0 to 255)
2. Green value (0 to 255)
3. Blue value (0 to 255)
4. Hold time (0 seconds to 2 hours)
5. Fade time to next step (0 seconds to 2 hours)
• Informative backlit LCD display tells you what’s going on in dark or light ambient conditions.
• Compact 4.1” x 2.4” x 1” controller is easy to mount using included Velcro.
• Even more compact 3.6" x 1.5" x 0.65" remote control (excluding 5.25" antenna) with slotted hole on back to hang it on the wall. Also can be secured with included Velcro.
• Radio frequency remote control works through walls. Over 100 foot range in benign electromagnetic environment.
• 7 static modes, 2 color-changing patterns and 1 user-programmable mode, selected by “MODE” button on remote control.
• Speed control buttons "S+" and "S-" on remote control.
• Brightness control buttons "B+" and "B-" on remote control.
• ON/OFF button. Unit powers up in the mode it was set on when you turned it off, which is convenient.

possible faucets

2009-04-11T06:30:00.001-07:00

brushed bronze finish with slight wavy pattern

2009-04-10T13:21:00.004-07:00

frosted finish

2009-04-08T12:49:00.001-07:00

This finish gives a soft warm feel.

Roger: let me know if you like this finish?

The First of many rounds of sanding

2009-04-08T09:52:00.000-07:00

I start with 80 grit and will sand through with finer grits until I reach a smooth finish. This may take several days to achieve the desired result.

A peek at the undercarriage

2009-04-08T09:51:00.001-07:00

Bronze top is welded to frame and holes piloted to mark glass "bubbles"

2009-04-08T09:47:00.000-07:00

Once the bar top has its finish, I will drill the small holes bigger for the glass bubbles.

More tubing stiffeners are added

2009-04-08T09:44:00.000-07:00

Bridge-strut frame

2009-04-08T09:41:00.000-07:00

To support the weight of the bronze top and keep it flat, I made a complicated stainless tubing structure with stiffening struts and braces.

2009-04-08T09:40:00.000-07:00

welding the 1-inch edge around the bar top

2009-04-08T09:38:00.000-07:00