Burelloween 2011 - A Pirates Odyssey - The Vision
The date has been set, the theme has been decided, and now the fun begins.
The big question, how do we transform our ordinary suburban home into a rum swilling, feasting, and treasure hiding pirates cove, without breaking the bank and getting it done in time. And of course keeping in line with the reputation of over the top decoration we have cultivated over the years. Throw in a few more constraints, the house is a rental, so the props must be free standing with no permanent anchoring or attachment, and I can only build on the weekends.
The constraints may seem a little obvious, but some real planning and creativity need to be employed to actually achieve the vision. I plan to breakdown the project into smaller key elements and props and will post articles on the builds, as well as other thoughts as we pull it all together.
The vision is to transform this:
Into something that looks like this (well hopefully better than this... I am not much of an artist)
So with the vision defined, the build list begins....
The big question, how do we transform our ordinary suburban home into a rum swilling, feasting, and treasure hiding pirates cove, without breaking the bank and getting it done in time. And of course keeping in line with the reputation of over the top decoration we have cultivated over the years. Throw in a few more constraints, the house is a rental, so the props must be free standing with no permanent anchoring or attachment, and I can only build on the weekends.
The constraints may seem a little obvious, but some real planning and creativity need to be employed to actually achieve the vision. I plan to breakdown the project into smaller key elements and props and will post articles on the builds, as well as other thoughts as we pull it all together.
The vision is to transform this:
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| California Suburbia |
Into something that looks like this (well hopefully better than this... I am not much of an artist)
I envision a large pirate ship on one side of the yard, facing a large cliff on the other which create a path way into the skull cave entrance. The ship would be kind of a ghost ship with all of the typical accessories including sails, cannons, a "skeleton" crew (pun intended), and of course a mermaid on the bow.
I don't think my wife really understood my vision until I took out a couple pieces of PVC pipe and held them up to get an idea of the scale of what I had in mind. Now she understands my vision of grandeur... and yes to all my Smart Alec friends out there... I am probably over compensating for other things!
So with the vision defined, the build list begins....