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TikiKirby's tangaroa shower |
TikiKIrby
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Nov 01, 2005
Posts: 91
From: SoCal
|  Posted: 2007-09-21 8:57 pm Permalink
hello,
been following vantiki's awesome bathroom remodel and it inspired me to post some pics of my bathroom remodel. specifically, the shower... it was my first time working with tile, but i felt the urge to create a tiki in mosaic. here are some pics of the work so far (still needs grout and to be cleaned). hope you fellow tiki fans appreciate tang's placement. the reason i went with tangaroa is because i've named our backyard bar the tangaroa room ..
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VampiressRN
Grand Member (5 years) 
Joined: Nov 23, 2006
Posts: 5137
From: Sin City Lincoln Hills (NorCal)
| Posted: 2007-09-21 9:40 pm Permalink
WOWIE ZOWIE....I love it. TC is definitely an inspiring place. Your shower is looking awesome, the crossed palms are wicked, the tiki is great and the colors are perfect. Thanks for posting the pictures. 
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suburbanpagan
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jan 02, 2004
Posts: 797
From: southern cal
| Posted: 2007-09-21 10:09 pm Permalink
Wow! That is incredible! Nice placement of the handle too! Hilarious and yet so appropriate! Excellent work!
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GROG
Grand Member (first year) 
Joined: Jun 21, 2006
Posts: 6262
From: Tujunga
| Posted: 2007-09-22 11:46 am Permalink
Excellent!! GROG like.
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NOTCH
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Apr 23, 2006
Posts: 502
From: San Jose.Ca
| Posted: 2007-09-22 1:24 pm Permalink
Very nice! Notch like too
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TikiKIrby
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Nov 01, 2005
Posts: 91
From: SoCal
| Posted: 2007-09-22 2:40 pm Permalink
mahalo everyone for your kind comments, this home remodel has taken me away from my art work. i felt i just had to do something tiki with all those regular tiles... 
aloha,
TikiKirby
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Tahitiki
Grand Member (first year)
Joined: Jun 11, 2004
Posts: 324
From: San Jose
| Posted: 2007-09-22 9:39 pm Permalink
Love the design and the color choice. It's looking great already.
Can't wait to see it with the grout. This is the coolest shower.
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VanTiki
Grand Member (5 years)
Joined: Nov 25, 2005
Posts: 928
From: Hawaii
| Posted: 2007-09-23 7:59 pm Permalink
Hot damn! That is sooooo nice! I just walked the laptop over to Ms. VanTiki so she could peek at your cool stuff while she grouts the tile in our bathroom. I see you used kerdi waterproofing too! good times. Do you guys have a second shower to use while you do the tile work?
Henrik "VanTiki"
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TikiKIrby
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Nov 01, 2005
Posts: 91
From: SoCal
| Posted: 2007-09-23 9:55 pm Permalink
mahalo vantiki, i've been following the progress on your bathroom here and on that tile site, and i have to say it looks fantastic!! yeah i'm doin the whole kerdi/ditra thing cause it seems like the best way to keep everything sealed and not have to kill yourself with cement board. this is our small bathroom, and i did what you guys did tear everything out and start new. luckily we have another bathroom so it wasn't a major crisis but we plan to redo that bathroom also (different colors but similar). i just figured i'd make my mistakes and learn on this small bath before i do the main bathroom. but having done this, i have alot of appreciation for the work you guys are doing on top of the tiles you created, keep up the good work... i'll be grouting this week and i'll post more pics then..
aloha tikikirby
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pappythesailor
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jul 07, 2005
Posts: 1563
From: Mass.
| Posted: 2007-09-24 03:18 am Permalink
You must have mad skills or the pateince of a saint to make those tile cuts. Either way, it looks like you worked really hard. Awesome!
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TikiKIrby
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Nov 01, 2005
Posts: 91
From: SoCal
| Posted: 2007-09-28 10:54 pm Permalink
the grout is in, almost ready to shower...
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VampiressRN
Grand Member (5 years)
Joined: Nov 23, 2006
Posts: 5137
From: Sin City Lincoln Hills (NorCal)
| Posted: 2007-09-29 7:53 pm Permalink
Simply beautiful. 
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suzanne
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 31, 2005
Posts: 660
From: A Jet to Paradise
| Posted: 2007-09-29 10:10 pm Permalink
How fantastic. Really nice work, and how clever! I love it.
Suzanne
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Tiki Shark Art
Grand Member (6 years) 
Joined: Aug 31, 2006
Posts: 2821
From: The volcanic Big Island of Hawaii
| Posted: 2007-09-30 11:39 am Permalink
Awesome!
The tap is the best! Beautiful work!
Now, all I have to do is buy a place here, and fly you out and have you do the shower!
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bananabobs
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Feb 16, 2003
Posts: 824 | Posted: 2007-09-30 8:23 pm Permalink
If you are interested in doing more of these showers, e-mail me, I have clients that would order them today.
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