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No, not my marriage. Though after the year long storage barn to man cave extraordinaire remodel you’d be well within your rights to think that.
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No, I’m speaking of the actual bar construction . The interior has been walled in….
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And after being given 2 coats of stain and 2 coats of polyurethane… the top is looking pretty spiffy. (Our contractor elf says he wants 3 more coats of poly and sanding just to be safe.)
So the next question was, what to do with the inside walls. Stain? Paint? Leave bare? We love the black accents scattered throughout the room so we gave black a moment’s thought…. and held up a black sheet to get a visual.
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But the way the bar is laid out, you’d only see a small portion of black as you walked in the door, so it didn’t balance.
And with that much stain on the bar, I just couldn’t see trying to match it. So for now we’re leaving it bare.
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And besides, the mini fridge will be in there.
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Here? The husband’s choice.
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There? My preferred spot.
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But most likely here.
Because after he settled it in that corner? He informed me his next purchase will be a kegerator… which will be placed right in the middle.
(Remember when I said I wasn’t talking about the end of my marriage being in sight?
I may need to rethink that.)
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River's world..... 
How ironic if your marriage comes to a bitters end: a sad case of drink driving you ‘mad.’
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It won’t be the drink driving me mad, it will be the never barn improvements and additions.
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So outlets are all around inside that bar? Cool.
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Well….
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Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
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Yup. Stay tuned…
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No saloon nude for the wall?
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There’s a semi nude Harley Davidson girl in the garage… I have to draw the line somewhere.
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Ohh a KEGORATOR!!! Noice!
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That’s not helpful. He’s sputtering about two taps.
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Oh…sorry I thought you’d be excited about that, lol.
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I’m fine with bottled beer, and tend to drink more cocktails anyway. Of course, if there was a margarita keg…. I might rethink my objection.
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Well you could suggest a “margarita machine” so that you can have some adult refreshments as well as the hubs.
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What is this magical machine of which you speak….?
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Hmmm. No shelves in the bar. You plan on a very limited selection, or just bottles so big they need floor space?
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We have four custom made shelves that will match the chairs on order for the wall… and I’m currently working on something for inside the bar itself. All things in time.
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Help with the inside of the bar? I got some guys that can help: Jim, Johnny, Jose and Jack.
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They’re already here.
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A man-cave is fifty percent wood and nails and fifty percent dreams…
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That’s what I’m thinking. It will never be done!
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VERY NICE! Glad to know the marriage is still hanging in there too!
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Thanks. As for the marriage… I’ve got too much time invested at this point. The thought of breaking in a new husband is exhausting.
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Tee hee. Hence, why I’m single after too many attempts. 😏❣
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This was my first and will be my last. It’s a lot of work!
❤️
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Congratulations! My parents will celebrate 57 years in June. They’re my inspiration. I have a great partner and he and I will spend many years together, I have no doubt.
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mmmmmm—-her house his barn in the near future????
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That’s the way it started….
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In that last picture, is he studying the first draft of your menu?
It’s looking great!
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He’s actually straightening an Allagash rubber beer mat and envisioning where the taps will be.
Sigh…
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I like a man who plans ahead.
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Just a thought. If the mini-fridge is placed where you walk to get behind the bar, you might bump knees or stub toes. It’s a beautiful bar, but you might want to rethink painting the inside wall to a color that won’t show any soil.
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It might not look it in the picture, but there’s ample room at the opening to get by with the fridge in that spot. I argued for it at the other end…. but lost.
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Looking good!
Do you plan to have BIG gatherings?
Small shindigs?
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We plan to do both… when the world goes back to normal that is. So far we’ve only had 2 people visit.
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