Since we have so many do-it yourselfer's and hopefully cigar lovers, I thought I'd share my cigar lounge build above my new garage we built last spring. The lounge will have a smoke evacuation system, air purifier and an Ozonizer system to eliminate the smell, without the ozonizer the room would always stink. I'll install a coolador in the wall at the top of the stairs for my cigars. Lot's of other goodies planned as well.
The lounge is Medieval themed (my Scottish heritage) and I’ll document its progress here as I go.
The front Cathedral facade and foyer will all be fake stone, the door is 10’ feet tall, weighing 175lbs and has aged bronze Clavos that I verdigris aged on the wooden lattice castle door.
The door knocker is about 2' tall , solid iron and weighs in at 14lbs, it sounds like a bowling ball hitting a wooden floor when knocked.
The lanterns you see are antique gas wrought iron that I rewired, the lantern sitting on the bottom stair will hang from the vestibule above the front door, can you imagine the time spent making these? I stole em for $25-$50 bucks each at various antique shops. I used LED "flame" bulbs that actually look like real gas flames.
Here’s a peak so far... this will be a fun project.
Feel free to comment or give any suggestions you may have, I value feedback.
If there's no interest, I'll just discontinue the thread.
Top of door casing you see open will be closed in with the other lantern (on ground) hanging from the center to illuminate that area and above the stairs, which is about ~3' of dark space.
There's about 5 stairs up to the bottom of the door.
Porch lantern close-up
Before:
finished:
View from first landing going up to second level, this huge open space creates an "echo chamber" for my 14lb door knocker, it's loud to say the least.
Everything you see here up to the top landing will be fake stone as well, I'll create that too.
All the stairs have been pegged and glued with dowels for strength and appearance which will look really cool with the dowels showing up in a different color when stained, the finish on the steps will be similar to the door, risers will be same flooring used upstairs (reclaimed old wood).
Good shot of the iron lantern to be hung above the door too.
View of the room upstairs, 28'X24' looking through the half wall at top of the stairs, knee walls are a little over 5' and room is 28' long, peak is around 10', the end wall will be all bookcase (I collect antique books too and the bookcase I built in my den is almost full) Notice I have all my electrical wiring running at the baseboard or headers to free up wall studs for various cubby shelving/cabinets I'll build.
Bookcase I built in my den
I'm buying the furniture now as I find it because I don't want that holding me up when I'm done.
I'm only buying European style, leather Club Chairs and maybe a Chesterfield tufted loveseat. Decor will be Medieval with some images of our ancestral castle in Scotland (Duart Castle) but in a Dark Academia style.
Some Club Chairs I've scored so far, I have two identical in the French "Moustache" club chairs (that's natural patina too) and the other one you see here so far, the more worn and scuffed, the better. i need seating for about 6 minimum at a time, sometimes we have as many as 9-10 on "Cigar Tuesdays" I've been doing with my best buddy for the last 10 years or so.
Close-up of one of those "Moustache" chairs.
That's real patina too, wonderfully delicious!
My best buddy's cigar lounge at his house, he stole the idea from me lol. That's the alcove to his walk-in humidor in the back, he stole that idea from me too. lol
I'm the good looking dude in the front.
Got the inside of my door, door frame aged and finished as of today, just need to get it hung and I'll get photos of that next.
Hinges get really pricey when you get above the 200lbs a set range ($100+ per), I found these at Lowes (200lbs) of all places for $60 bucks total and they're almost 1/4" thick too, a close-up of the hinge.
(Displayed on the outside for reference)
More to come...
The lounge is Medieval themed (my Scottish heritage) and I’ll document its progress here as I go.
The front Cathedral facade and foyer will all be fake stone, the door is 10’ feet tall, weighing 175lbs and has aged bronze Clavos that I verdigris aged on the wooden lattice castle door.
The door knocker is about 2' tall , solid iron and weighs in at 14lbs, it sounds like a bowling ball hitting a wooden floor when knocked.
The lanterns you see are antique gas wrought iron that I rewired, the lantern sitting on the bottom stair will hang from the vestibule above the front door, can you imagine the time spent making these? I stole em for $25-$50 bucks each at various antique shops. I used LED "flame" bulbs that actually look like real gas flames.
Here’s a peak so far... this will be a fun project.
Feel free to comment or give any suggestions you may have, I value feedback.
If there's no interest, I'll just discontinue the thread.
Top of door casing you see open will be closed in with the other lantern (on ground) hanging from the center to illuminate that area and above the stairs, which is about ~3' of dark space.
There's about 5 stairs up to the bottom of the door.
Porch lantern close-up
Before:
finished:
View from first landing going up to second level, this huge open space creates an "echo chamber" for my 14lb door knocker, it's loud to say the least.
Everything you see here up to the top landing will be fake stone as well, I'll create that too.
All the stairs have been pegged and glued with dowels for strength and appearance which will look really cool with the dowels showing up in a different color when stained, the finish on the steps will be similar to the door, risers will be same flooring used upstairs (reclaimed old wood).
Good shot of the iron lantern to be hung above the door too.
View of the room upstairs, 28'X24' looking through the half wall at top of the stairs, knee walls are a little over 5' and room is 28' long, peak is around 10', the end wall will be all bookcase (I collect antique books too and the bookcase I built in my den is almost full) Notice I have all my electrical wiring running at the baseboard or headers to free up wall studs for various cubby shelving/cabinets I'll build.
Bookcase I built in my den
I'm buying the furniture now as I find it because I don't want that holding me up when I'm done.
I'm only buying European style, leather Club Chairs and maybe a Chesterfield tufted loveseat. Decor will be Medieval with some images of our ancestral castle in Scotland (Duart Castle) but in a Dark Academia style.
Some Club Chairs I've scored so far, I have two identical in the French "Moustache" club chairs (that's natural patina too) and the other one you see here so far, the more worn and scuffed, the better. i need seating for about 6 minimum at a time, sometimes we have as many as 9-10 on "Cigar Tuesdays" I've been doing with my best buddy for the last 10 years or so.
Close-up of one of those "Moustache" chairs.
That's real patina too, wonderfully delicious!
My best buddy's cigar lounge at his house, he stole the idea from me lol. That's the alcove to his walk-in humidor in the back, he stole that idea from me too. lol
I'm the good looking dude in the front.
Got the inside of my door, door frame aged and finished as of today, just need to get it hung and I'll get photos of that next.
Hinges get really pricey when you get above the 200lbs a set range ($100+ per), I found these at Lowes (200lbs) of all places for $60 bucks total and they're almost 1/4" thick too, a close-up of the hinge.
(Displayed on the outside for reference)
More to come...
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. This is the chair that started it all.
