Lighting

Been tweaking lighting all week. Think its finally working in the dining area. Still not happy with lighting in restrooms, but closer now.

We are open!!

Have been too busy to post on here recently. Yes, we are open. Opened the doors Monday. Been great, very good weekend. Response from the community has been overwhelmingly positive. We have worked through a few opening night kinks, will constantly tweak until its as close to perfection as possible. More landscaping going in. The menu is limited, but 80% complete. WIll go to a full menu by mid next week. All is very good.

Sliding table

No one on our team has done one before, so a learning curves has been tested. This is basically a 700 lb., 16 ft long i beam. After we had the tables figured out, how to slide them and lock them in, we tested with a seated person. What we found is when your knee hits the i beam because of its "T" shape at the top and bottom, in this case the bottom being the knee whacking culprit, we had a mad Russian iron worker come in and weld away the bottom "T". This gave clearance for the knees on both sides.

Please mote: Anyone over 6'8" might still whack their knees. Good thing I am not a Phoenix Suns fan. Ok, their growing on me.

Bar case filled and lit

Filled the case and lit with 3 different Roscoe filters to turn florescent light into sunset amber light. Bar rail going in right this minute, which will also keep the bar stools from hitting the glass front.

She's Kicking!

Feel so close. A very proud moment as we were testing the projector and audio this evening. Our tech Boyd did a great job, and even stuck with me as I had him move the projector back 10 ft. to get a larger image on the wall. No small feet at 35 ft off the cement floor.

Really seeing the vision become reality now. I'm playing with lighting, just waiting for filters to arrive. Hanging artwork today, will continue tomorrow. We are so close. Here is an iphone photo at might, which the iphone without a flash has a tough time pulling of, but you can get a sense of it. 8 days and counting.

Getting There

We are very close. Most inspections passed today except electrical, which will pass tomorrow with some tweaking and adding. Patio is stained and sealed. As you can see in this photo the fireplace is in. Needs to be capped in steel. The small canopy over the garage doors will be wrapped in steel. Next week the translucent blue wall will be going around the patio. The interior is very close to complete. I will take some photos next Monday when the place is really ready. Will be playing with the interior lighting this weekend and early next week. Also the exterior lighting will be complete. Lighting is extremely important and my favorite part of creating a space.

Hung that Paper!

Nice job papering the interior lower bar wall today. Glass shelving going in tomorrow, then glass front, stainless framing. Will be ready to fill with vintage mugs and period pieces.

Forgot to take photos of the prepped patio surface. Pouring cement Friday and building center fire pit that will be faced in lava rook. Will get many updates on here next Tuesday evening. Off to Santa Cruz and Monterey for a 4 day Labor Day weekend.

Collages

These are two of 5 panels printed on photo paper that will be installed by a wall paper hanger tomorrow in the cabinets underneath the bar. Will photograph it and post when done.

Wood Slat Wall

Slow going, lots of measuring to do this type of wood treatment on a wall. Mike finished it today. Now need to decide on sanding and keeping it natural wood, or painting. Very much leaning on keeping it wood, but really have to see how pinewood holds up to varnish. Not always that well. Will test tomorrow.

Bar top set

This happened actually late last week, but forgot to include the photo. Update for this weekend. The rest of the interior space floors will be done Sat. and Sun. Next week the patio will be poured, and I think all of the finish carpentry will be done in the bar. We will also have electricity turned on so the  best part for me will start. Playing with lighting at night. 

Tiki cabinet above dining.

Playing with color, not liking this. Tried 3 reds and a no go. Was my original choice, but does not work. Hey, I can admit when I am wrong. Leaning towards a light blue now that I really like. Also have 3 tile samples coming to possibly do a tile treatment in the cases. We shall see.

Bar cabinet

The underneath cabinet is taking shape. Bar face will be wallpapered in custom photo collage, lit from within the cabinet, trimmed in stainless and covered with glass panels. Filling with vintage tiki mugs, and nic nac from mid century lifestyle. 

Wood strip Wall

Something I saw in an architectural magazine from Europe called Objekt. We will go 12 ft high across the entire west wall in the bar area. above this will be the white wall that we will project vintage surf films and other relevant films to the overall mid century lifestyle. Does From Here to Eternity work? I know the pilot of Hawaii 5-0 does.

Kitchen Taking Shape

Equipment starting to be installed. A few minor changes to be made, looking good though. 

Bankets in

Upholstered bankets installed today. One adjustment, will put a wood cap on the top, do not like the fabric cap that they put on. Other then that I think they look great.

Tables in NYC

Saw these in a restaurant in NYC this weekend. I think we need to switch the dark wood tables along the bankets in the main dining to these white tables. I think it might get too dark in the room, white tables would keep it lighter.

Canopies

These came out very well. Provides a ceiling to hang our custom pendant lights that will hang over the bar. That's Mike, our finishing carpenter, doing a great job.

 Also adds a dimension and breaks up the space a bit, making the bar feel much more cozy when all is said and done.

Garage Doors

We had to rework the doors so they moved up the wall and between the beams. In the end it worked out, but would have gone much better if the sales guy actually did a "field measure", so we could have saved a lot of time on this. 

Electrical

I tried the "Electrical for Dummies" book, but that only got me so far. Anyone know which wire is the ground? 

We Have Doors!!!

Front doors in gives me the same feeling that you might get when seeing your name in a phonebook for the first time. I am somebody!!!