JillyJilly
  • About
  • Design
    • Design Packages
  • Illustration
    • Shop
  • Photography
    • Photography Packages
    • Shop
  • Get in Touch
  • Blog
  • About
  • Design
    • Design Packages
  • Illustration
    • Shop
  • Photography
    • Photography Packages
    • Shop
  • Get in Touch
  • Blog

We Made A Cocktail Bar

15/7/2020

2 Comments

 
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
This post contains affiliate links to products. I may receive a commission for purchases made through these links.

​
I'd had some bar ideas on my Garden Inspiration Pinterest board for ages now, but it just seemed like one of those never-going-to-happen projects. We've had this empty, unused corner of the garden which I decided would be the perfect spot for one so it was time to convince David. I showed him lots of examples and he said if I did a sketch of how I wanted it to look, mainly using the scrap materials we already had, we could do it. Yesss!!

I can't believe how it's turned out! It's just so real. I initially thought I'd just be getting a fold down pallet shelf or something tiny. In the end we used a bunch of stuff from our garage junk collection - 3 pallets from materials deliveries, trellis for the roof (from a bin store David made), osb countertop (leftover from a garage repair), and the roof posts and monoblocks were salvaged from a skip trip.

Of course, with David being a landscape gardener he was able to magic up a lovely patio base, then he constructed the bar using my drawing as a guide. I was in charge of the stools and all of the painting (so much painting). The stools were £12 because of a lucky voucher situation, and I already had foam to use for the tops leftover from another project. I covered the tops with  this tropical leaf tablecloth (£6.99) which inspired the colour scheme. The paint cost £24 with lots leftover. The colours are Paradise Petals by Johnstone's and Seagrass by Cuprinol.

We did most of the work in a weekend, then I was just waiting for my solar lights to arrive to have fun with the styling. They look so pretty but sadly aren't working, so I've got to return them or I'd have taken a twinkly night-time photo. The other accessories were mostly just things we already had - the chalkboard frames are repurposed from my old tradeshow display. I did buy the floral garland on eBay though. Amazingly, in total we spent around £60! 

I hope you like our DIY bar! We can't wait to have some friends and family round for cocktail nights! I'll share the rest of our garden makeover soon.
Picture
2 Comments
Kath
15/7/2020 10:54:34 pm

Wow that’s looking good and for £60! I’m impressed, could just see myself sitting there with a cocktail in my hand think I need one in my garden too x

Reply
Jilly link
15/7/2020 11:05:35 pm

Thanks Kath! We're so pleased with it. Now we just need a sunny day and to decide which cocktails will be on the menu 😉

Reply



Leave a Reply.

    Picture

    Blog

    Behind the scenes, DIY projects, news and more from JillyJilly.

    Categories

    All
    Adventures
    Bullet Journalling
    Design
    DIY Projects
    Events
    Free Downloads
    Home Interiors
    Photography

    Archives

    October 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    May 2020
    October 2019
    March 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    October 2017
    September 2017
    April 2017
    February 2017
    October 2016
    August 2016
    March 2016
    November 2015
    October 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    April 2015
    February 2015

    RSS Feed

JillyJilly is a visual communications studio based in Dundee specialising in brand aesthetics, photography and illustration since 2014. ​
Copyright © 2020 JillyJilly / Jilly Noble

about | design | illustration | photography | blog | get in touch
  • About
  • Design
    • Design Packages
  • Illustration
    • Shop
  • Photography
    • Photography Packages
    • Shop
  • Get in Touch
  • Blog