SUPPLIES
- 1 Sheet particle board
- 2 2-by-4 pieces of lumber, 12 feet in length
- 1 2-by-4 piece of lumber, 10 feet in length
- Bamboo matting, one section 3 1/2 by 9 feet, one section 2 by 5 feet
- 30-inch-by-9-foot grass table skirt
- Staple gun
- Staples
- Hammer
- Common nails
- Tape measure
- Circular saw
- Rope
- Sandpaper
- Brown paint
- Sponge paint applicators
- Seashells or other decor
- Clear rope lights
Overview
Paradise isn't too far away, even if it's 15 degrees outside, when you have your own indoor tiki bar at which to drink your pina colada. While other bar styles are sometimes difficult to complete in your home, a tiki bar can be very simple. If you have a basement, den or otherwise unoccupied area in your home, you have room to build your own indoor tiki bar to enjoy year round.
Step 1
Cut your particle board down into two 60-by-24-inch pieces. These will be the countertop and roof of your tiki bar.
Step 2
Cut six 3 1/2-foot pieces from the 12-foot-long 2-by-4 boards. Cut two 2-foot pieces from the 1-foot-long 2-by-4 board.
Step 3
Nail four of the 3 1/2-foot pieces to each corner of one sheet of particle board. These become the legs for your bar countertop. Before proceeding, make sure your work makes this a sturdy structure.
Step 4
Attach by nailing two 3 1/2-foot pieces to the top of the back of the countertop and two 2-foot pieces to the top of the front of the countertop. The should be upward from the countertop, in order to help create a roof.
Step 5
Cut triangles out of the top of the roof support boards at a 60-degree angle.
Step 6
Lay the remaining cut particle board piece on top of the roof supports, and nail them down solidly. If the roof board is wider than the space left, have the overhang at the front of the tiki bar.
Step 7
Sand down the entire tiki bar. Paint the bar with brown paint.
Step 8
Staple the grass skirting to the roof, allowing any extra to hang over the front.
Step 9
Position and staple the 3 1/2-by-9-foot bamboo matting to the base of the bar, starting around one side, continuing to the front and ending around the other corner.
Step 10
Attach the bamboo matting to the countertop.
Step 11
Trim the bar's countertop, edges and roof supports with rope.
Step 12
Hang rope lights from your tiki bar. Decorate it with various accents including seashells or anything else you prefer.
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