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tikiskip
Grand Member (6 years) 
Joined: Nov 26, 2005
Posts: 2085 |  Posted: 2009-12-17 07:18 am Permalink
Nice start.
Welcome to TC.
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USAF Retired
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Dec 15, 2009
Posts: 54
From: Kentucky
| Posted: 2009-12-24 10:54 am Permalink
Ok Ive taken you guys advice and toned down the lighting, I stained the wood walls and tinted the white concrete a more natural tan color. I also put 7 watt bulbs in the lamps, in place of the 40 watts that were there. Hopefully there will be some "Tiki Stuff" under the Xmas tree so this perpetual project will evolve some more. Wow this stuff is fun and addicting.
Here is a few pics taken last night. The temp in the basement is in the 60's but the girls acted like it was in the Artic and wore coats., despite my encouraging coconut bras and hula skirts 
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leleliz
Grand Member (first year) 
Joined: Sep 02, 2008
Posts: 1981
From: NorCal
| Posted: 2009-12-24 10:59 am Permalink
Now THAT is looking good ! What a change!
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lucas vigor
Tiki Socialite
Joined: May 12, 2004
Posts: 3453
From: "I've chopped my way through real jungle
| Posted: 2009-12-24 11:14 am Permalink
Excellent!
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bigtikidude
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Aug 10, 2004
Posts: 8255
From: Anaheim,Ca.
| Posted: 2009-12-24 11:30 am Permalink
so much better,
congrats
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GROG
Grand Member (first year)
Joined: Jun 21, 2006
Posts: 6174
From: Tujunga
| Posted: 2009-12-24 11:48 am Permalink
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On 2009-12-24 10:54, USAF Retired wrote:
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These are your best additions to the bar, so far. Be sure and post pictures with hula skirts and coconut bras.
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GROG miss Tiki-Kate
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Trader Bob
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Nov 29, 2009
Posts: 75
From: Gold Coast, tropical paradise
| Posted: 2009-12-24 12:19 pm Permalink
That's the best thing about this forum, people giving advice to get the right look and that genuine Tiki atmosphere. Looks great man!
Tofa
Trader Bob
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Bongo Bungalow
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Aug 20, 2007
Posts: 1226
From: Indiana
| Posted: 2009-12-24 1:06 pm Permalink
A good point has been raised... Heat your tiki bar rooms gentlemen traders! Turn up the heat so as to create the desired atmosphere and clothing levels. This may be almost as important as the elimination of white ceilings!
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USAF Retired
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Dec 15, 2009
Posts: 54
From: Kentucky
| Posted: 2009-12-25 3:47 pm Permalink
Look what Santa brought me today, Apparently he has connections at tikimaster. Who knew?
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Monkeyman
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 04, 2003
Posts: 2300
From: Vista, CA
| Posted: 2009-12-26 12:09 pm Permalink
you've been hard at work these past couple weeks. Nice changes.
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Lake Surfer
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Oct 21, 2002
Posts: 3308
From: Milwaukee, WI
| Posted: 2009-12-26 1:58 pm Permalink
Nothing better than a home bar to relax in!
[ This Message was edited by: Lake Surfer 2009-12-27 01:25 ]
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USAF Retired
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Dec 15, 2009
Posts: 54
From: Kentucky
| Posted: 2012-09-06 6:14 pm Permalink
3 years ago, I posted those first pics of my bar...alot has changed since then and I figured an update was needed.
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littlegiles
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jun 08, 2003
Posts: 401
From: Lancaster, SC
| Posted: 2012-09-06 6:46 pm Permalink
Wow..what a difference a few years makes. Looking good.
I have a couple important questions to ask however...
1. Is that really Frankenstein tending bar or is my mind just on halloween cause it is showing up in stores everywhere?
2. How does a guy end up with, not one, but two different leg lamps?
- Dale
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USAF Retired
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Dec 15, 2009
Posts: 54
From: Kentucky
| Posted: 2012-09-06 7:07 pm Permalink
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On 2012-09-06 18:46, littlegiles wrote:
Wow..what a difference a few years makes. Looking good.
I have a couple important questions to ask however...
1. Is that really Frankenstein tending bar or is my mind just on halloween cause it is showing up in stores everywhere?
2. How does a guy end up with, not one, but two different leg lamps?
- Dale
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yep...Franky is tending bar.. it was a cardboard Pepsi display from last Halloween, About a week before Halloween the manager at the local convenience store told me I could have it after Halloween, then he couldnt believe that I stopped at the store at 6:30am on Nov 1 and asked for it...Franky was holding a can of Pepsi that I carefully cut out and inserted a can of beer.
I made the leg lamps...The opaque one is an actual prostetic leg...the translucent one is a stocking display...both are flea market finds.
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forgotten tikiman
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Aug 18, 2011
Posts: 345
From: Forgotten Tiki Room. Pismo Beach, CA
| Posted: 2012-09-06 8:01 pm Permalink
Very Cool. I like the leg lamp. Its cool when people throw in thier little oddities to thier Tiki room. Makes it all thier own. But ya! That sure is a difference from the first time you posted till now. The collecting just keeps going, It never stops. 
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