what's new at the ranch? a pool side bar!

Last year Mark was offered a 10 foot concrete bar top for FREE. It wasn't the easiest thing he has ever carted home but somehow it made it to our house in one piece. Upon seeing it, our neighbor was convinced that this top was meant to be a pool side bar.  Ten months later...we made it happen!  This concrete beauty, poured Nov. 1, 1957 according to the marking on the underside, came from a Chicago high rise condo that was getting a kitchen facelift with some Silestone.  Keeping with the look of everything else by the pool, we used cedar and stacked stone to create one kick ass bar.  Once the main bar was built, a back bar was added as well as some electrical and lighting.  A mountain of pea gravel and some square pavers were delivered to our driveway so we could make a small patio area.  Yep, more shoveling... it just never gets old around here.  Tagret came thru with some super clearance priced bar height chairs that may not be as pretty as my Bend furniture yet function perfectly.  In case you were wondering why you haven't seen me in a while, it's because I'm at the bar.  Come on over!

Thanks to our dear friend and Lottie for being such lovely models for the bar at night photo.  Lottie does manage to get in as many photos as she possible can.