Anyone for a pint????

Things have been nice and busy in Quayside with the new owners getting the new pub open for business. They wanted to open as soon as possible not wanting to miss the summer (if we ever get any) season!

My Dad who has a DH pub himself is up visiting so he got roped into the refurbishment! We had a great day sat around the kitchen table making things yesterday.

So here we have the latest addition to Quayside The Captains Rest pub!!

Outside my lovely daughter made my signage and we added some white fairy lights, an old brass lamp and the butt bucket filled with sand as there's no smoking allowed inside nowadays! We went with the name the Captains Rest as I had a spare sign made by Julie Lawton and it suited it perfectly!

Next was the bar. It started out as a base of an old bed as it made perfectly spaced shelving! I gave that a coat of paint and he added the unit underneath. I printed the bottle graphics from Google as it would cost a fortune to fill them straight away so that will take time but I think it gives the impression they are nice and full. He then made the bar from my lovely B & Q wood stash! It was then waxed along with the stools.

The barrels I picked up in the DH shop and I added the leather tops so now they are nice little bar stools.

My Dad gave me the lovely bench seat which was surplus from his own pub so the layout was based around that as I really loved it! He also contributed the little table with it. I made the cushions so the customers are nice are comfy!

Next came all the finishing touches. A couple of shelves to display some seafaring items, the curtain which matches the seats, the time at the bar bell and the treasure map on the wall. Most of these items cam from Fiddly bits miniatures who have a great range of nautical themed items.

I am so pleased with it! It was the one thing the village was missing and even in such a limited space I think it has everything you need for a good local pub! Denzil can vouch for the beer hes a regular already!!!