We finally got our counter top done...we were really tired of getting slivers from the raw wood, plus we had all the equipment just set on the counter and really unorganized since we knew it would all have to come off again to finish the counter top.
CJ shows me how much glue you need to put on the formica to make sure that it holds good. We decided that just huffing glue fumes wasn't enough, we needed to drink some beer too!
Tiki Todd precisely measuring and cutting and the formica. He may be wondering where all his help is....haha, we are inside with the glue and beer.
We patiently wait for the glue to dry, and apparently this takes a while....Jeremy misjudged the whole process and we ran out of beer way too early. I think CJ will cut him some slack this time, but he better get it right next time.
The formica turned out really well, especially for a group of rookies. The whole counter looks really nice now and complete.
We finally got the bathroom painted too. Jeremy installed the new sink and cabinet, as well as the matching mirror. Man just a few little things sure made the bathroom look a lot better.
Jeremy finished installing the bamboo that wraps around the new counter and he put down the new flooring. It looks good and matched well with everything.
The rest of the wall covered with the bamboo.
Along with all the big projects, we continue to make small improvements in the rooms too. Just some little things that the customers seem to really appreciate. Jeremy hung mirrors on the back of the doors. He also put small corkboards on the walls so that we can hang specials and ads in each room. 
We put pictures in each room that are tropical and warm. They really make the rooms look complete by bringing the paint colors together. It is amazing how such a simple thing like a picture can tie everything together.
Jeremy painted the wicker furniture that the previous owners had. Made them look so much nicer and they fit with our paint scheme much better now.
We had been getting a lot of complaints from people saying that they could not tell we were OPEN. We put some window tint up on the front door to try and keep the entry way cooler (which really does keep it a lot cooler in the front of the salon) and I guess because the front door is tinted that means we aren't open...who knows. So we got a nice and bright neon sign. We really liked this one because it has the business hours lit up as well...and it is easily changeable. So no more complaints, everyone should be able to tell that we are "OPEN"!So as you can see, we have been very busy continuing to improve things.
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