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Lake Surfer
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Joined: Oct 21, 2002
Posts: 3310
From: Milwaukee, WI
|  Posted: 2009-12-28 10:28 pm Permalink
Beautiful work Swanky!
So glad for you that your dream was finally realized, and all the hard work has payed off with a beautiful environment to enjoy drinks in!
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tiki 65
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Joined: Jun 14, 2009
Posts: 50
From: KnoxVegas
| Posted: 2009-12-29 07:33 am Permalink
Hey Swanky
I just noticed all the "Tikis" are looking at Becky the hula girl!
Except "Creepy" at the bar entrance and he has got his own agenda. 
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Kon-Hemsby
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Joined: Sep 17, 2003
Posts: 1225
From: Andover, England
| Posted: 2009-12-29 10:42 am Permalink
Love it. Looks like an amazing place for a drink and relax.
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mymotiki
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Joined: Sep 18, 2007
Posts: 454
From: Bellingham WA
| Posted: 2010-03-27 9:21 pm Permalink
Your bar is very beautiful and classy looking. I like the paint colors you chose for the walls. At one point it looks like kitty wants to give some design ideas. Looks like you listened.
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mymotiki
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Joined: Sep 18, 2007
Posts: 454
From: Bellingham WA
| Posted: 2010-03-27 9:21 pm Permalink
Your bar is very beautiful and classy looking. I like the paint colors you chose for the walls. At one point it looks like kitty wants to give some design ideas. Looks like you listened.
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ashman_atl
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Joined: Feb 23, 2010
Posts: 79
From: Atlanta, GA
| Posted: 2010-03-27 10:13 pm Permalink
Great space Swanky... definitely one of the bars on TC that motivated me to do a home bar. Looking forward to your updates (not that the place needs any!).
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Kailuageoff
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Joined: Mar 27, 2002
Posts: 1486
From: Honolulu Lounge,Lewes, DE
| Posted: 2010-03-28 01:04 am Permalink
Great looking space. I love the size of the bar. Looks like a professional setup more than a home bar. Nice work!
KG
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bigbrotiki
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Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 10562
From: Tiki Island, above the Silverlake
| Posted: 2010-03-28 01:11 am Permalink
Tiki splendor indeed. Time for an update in pictures!
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Swanky
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Joined: Apr 03, 2002
Posts: 4807
From: Hapa Haole Hideaway, TN
| Posted: 2010-03-28 07:41 am Permalink
Been a long winter with few updates. Entertaining some...
Note giant puffer in top left.
And new Japanese ships lamp in the center
New shell lamp behind the bar makes the PNG pieces better lighted as well as the work area
This pic you can see Ms Swanky's bamboo piece under the TV
I plan to do some major work in the coming month or so. Just little things here and there.
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talo ka
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Joined: Jul 26, 2007
Posts: 451
From: tampa, fla
| Posted: 2010-03-28 08:53 am Permalink
my my my. that is just fantastic.
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Swanky
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Joined: Apr 03, 2002
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From: Hapa Haole Hideaway, TN
| Posted: 2010-03-28 09:05 am Permalink
Sort of hard to get a pic of this. It's a "rum barrel" that has a cut out to make it a display. Light inside. Just got it re-connected and put some Hukilau stuff in there for the short term. Still needs a dimmer and to figure out a better bunch of stuff for in it...
[ This Message was edited by: Swanky 2010-03-28 09:07 ]
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Grand Kahu
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Joined: Jul 31, 2006
Posts: 142
From: Dallas, TX
| Posted: 2010-03-28 10:23 am Permalink
Nice digs! Where did you FIND that giant PNG figure??? It's great.
GK
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Swanky
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Joined: Apr 03, 2002
Posts: 4807
From: Hapa Haole Hideaway, TN
| Posted: 2010-03-28 10:30 am Permalink
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On 2010-03-28 10:23, Grand Kahu wrote:
Nice digs! Where did you FIND that giant PNG figure??? It's great.
GK
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I got him about 6-8 years ago from an anthropologist and collector in Indiana. Still can't believe it fit in the station wagon and I and a 14 year old boy loaded it...
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VampiressRN
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Joined: Nov 23, 2006
Posts: 5086
From: Sin City Lincoln Hills (NorCal)
| Posted: 2010-03-28 7:54 pm Permalink
Just looked at the progress from front to back and now I need to take a nap...I'm exhausted. Wow...that was a truckload of work. I want to know what goes in that little space under the floor...does the door still open from the outside...is it a bomb shelter now.
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Swanky
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Joined: Apr 03, 2002
Posts: 4807
From: Hapa Haole Hideaway, TN
| Posted: 2010-03-28 7:58 pm Permalink
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On 2010-03-28 19:54, VampiressRN wrote:
Just looked at the progress from front to back and now I need to take a nap...I'm exhausted. Wow...that was a truckload of work. I want to know what goes in that little space under the floor...does the door still open from the outside...is it a bomb shelter now.
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In theory, everything on the left can be moved, the flooring rolled up, the subfloor and joists taken out and then you can moved big things in and out of the basement.
There is a bamboo couch down there that we'd like to move up to the bar, but it may not fit up the inside stairs. And if the washer or dryer dies... Dunno...
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