hambone Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 so just started working on my new shop..all te legal BS took forever..something like 2 weeks to just change a few things and to have them give me a budget for the flooring. started removing all the paint from the baseboards last night..for some reason the idiots white washed everything! i will be posting pics as we progress more...nerve wrecking and fun at the same time..whoo hoo!!! my location on 2 busy streets in the heart of downtown..only 1 other "shop" down here in the heart. left wall of shop.. right corner of shop with a little work done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 Oh man. I love seeing a blank canvas like that! Wish I was there to play set-up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lochlan Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 Awesome and congratulations. keep us posted on the new shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hambone Posted October 26, 2010 Author Share Posted October 26, 2010 soo spent all yesterday stripping down baseboards..6 hrs total..well they used 4 different woods for the base with 4 different heights, and 1 long board was particle board so i cant stain it...needless to say it all got ripped out in a matter of about 30 minutes...oh well, gonna look better now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbtats Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 cool to see it kinda...wish i werent sick as a dog...gettin better though. congrats on getting the ball rollin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tattoosbyfox Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 right on man cant wait to see it all finished up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hambone Posted October 28, 2010 Author Share Posted October 28, 2010 some of day 2... end of day 2... day 3...had to work..only had like an hour to do stuff.ripped up the carpet.... day 4..got up early with the kids..worked a full day..went home to spend some family time then down to the shop at 11pm..home at 130am..up at 6am with the kids again...keep telling myself it'll all be worth it..feel like im getting sick and i feel like a zombie...rest when it's done... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lochlan Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 Good morning Hambone. I'm sure you're busy with the shop but we haven't seen you posting for a minute and was wondering if you all finished the shop? If so, how did the grand opening go? More pictures???? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hambone Posted November 4, 2010 Author Share Posted November 4, 2010 shop is coming along nicely..shold be open next weekend..thank you for asking by the way..cool to have people actually interested. here is some updated pics as of last night. flooring 1/2 way done... flooring done...now on to the wood paneling on walls and baseboards..then move in!!! whoo hoo!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hambone Posted November 4, 2010 Author Share Posted November 4, 2010 by the way..we will always have an open desk for traveling artists..so any of you that want to come out, please do...love to meet new people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsRad Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 LOVE the color. used to be the color of my room in my first apartment. i think green's are always a good choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gougetheeyes Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 Floors are lookin good! Any fun tiling stuff or just all wood/laminate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deaddreamnation Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 so far so good man congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogg Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 I'm really happy to see that you removed the carpeting. :) Congrats on this major move and thanks for sharing the in-progress pics with us! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lochlan Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 Thanks Hambone for continuing to update us with pictures and info. I always enjoy seeing stuff take shape not just the finished product. When you figure out the opening date please add it to the calendar on the site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dari Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 Looks great! How old are your kids? It must be insane trying to juggle a shop opening with little ones, glad to see that you're pulling it off, and I hope there is a long nap in your future! If and when you figure it all out, please add something to this conversation regarding finding a balance: http://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/tattooforum/entries/9-Trying-to-find-a-balance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hambone Posted November 6, 2010 Author Share Posted November 6, 2010 kids up at 5am this morning for some reason, gonna be a looong day...today we put up the wood paneling and baseboards..should be the last day of construction, if not tomorrow will be. then on to moving in a decorating!!! yeee haww! my little ones are almost 4(daughter) and 1 1/2(son)...they love going down there and seeing it. as far as a balance, my wife works fulltime and is finishing her bachelors degree in a few quarters...so not much balance right now..doing what we need to do i guess...i take care of the kids except for 2 days out of the week (thanks god for grandparents) then when she gets home i go into work..i only work a total of about 4 days a week right now which was wierd for me to adjust to. i like working and being at the shop...but i get to raise my kids which is rad too! i am not really into childcare or babysitters(except family) and i dont want someone else raising my kids..so i pack all i can into those 4 days of work...seem to keep pretty busy..i was "released" from a streetshop when i started getting the ball rolling on my shop..luckily i had a dude that was cool with putting me up at his shop..he has an extra station in his private studio...didnt think i had that much clientel..kinda cool to see. well enough rambling for this morning..time to wake the wifey up so i can go back to bed for a few hours. i will post pics tonight of the shop. thank you all for being interested in it, really cool. hambone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hambone Posted November 11, 2010 Author Share Posted November 11, 2010 well opening day is this saturday @12..i will post pics of the finished shop here soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogg Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 Any opening day tattoo specials, or would that just add more pains to your ass? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lochlan Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 well opening day is this saturday @12..i will post pics of the finished shop here soon Tubular! Thanks for letting us know and we await the tattoo stories and pictures to come from your new shop!!??!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hambone Posted November 15, 2010 Author Share Posted November 15, 2010 alright..opened on saturday the 13th..had a pretty good turn out....had fun and everyone that came in was super stoked on the shop. here are some of the finished pics...thanks for checkin em out. right side of shop.. left side.. my co-workers side.. my side.. waiting area... entrance... the tattoo we were doing on all the people that helped out with the building of my shop.. there is definitely more i want to do..but that will come with time and money...time to put my head down and get to work now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsRad Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 your shop turned out so good! and that tattoo is great! it sounds like this is a very exciting time, overall, in your life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tight-Lines Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 Sweet Social D clock. Shop looks good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lochlan Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 Thank you very much for sharing these early to later stages of opening a tattoo shop with us. All the wood among other things is great and look forward to more from you and the shop!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Campbell Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 I'm super jealous of the wood desk at your workstation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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