I am not always able to be on the boat and Covid left me land-locked. I decided to bring the mindful sailing environment home. So I decided to convert my courtyard into a Tiki inspired space.
I started with adding some depth to my patio storage.
We wanted to have storage and a dry bar area. Here I am laying out the bar area.
I only made drawings for the primary structure. My vision for the TIKI finish was vague and needed an organic inspiration. I found some inspiration from forever bamboo in San Diego California. I first used their Lauhala Matting as wall coverings. I then used redwood as the boarder and the handrail.
The next quest was securing the storage areas. I used solid core door blanks and thought dock cleats would make nice door handles.
Now what to cover the door with. Again went to forever bamboo for some bamboo slating, I covered the doors with the slating and used brass screw to fasten them.
It was a slow process, However being mindful is about enjoying the process while moving to a goal.
The last big push was to cover the block wall , roofing and add a sun cover . here are all of the supplies
Doing the final layout for the bamboo and roof thatch
Her is the finished layout
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