The New Music Store in Strasburg

April and I were asked to do the interior design for the new music store that our son, Brandon will be opening soon in Strasburg, Ohio. The owner of the store said that he would like for us to give it a "Jimmy Buffet" feel. He wanted it to be not only a relaxing place to shop for musical instruments and accessories... but also a fun place to learn about music. So... we took a look around the place... came up with a couple of good ideas... and went to work.

There was already an old "kiosk" in the middle of the showroom that was sort of the centerpiece of the store. So... we decided to turn into a "tiki hut". We ordered real thatch, bamboo panels, colorful party lights and tropical accents... and voila... a tiki hut. We also applied palm tree silhouette decals (from wallwords.com) to the walls around the store. All we have left to do is add a couple of 7 ' artificial palm trees... Paint the inside of the hut... and add some bamboo posts to frame it all in. Here are a few photos to show what the store looks like... so far.