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Gibbo
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Joined: May 02, 2007
Posts: 32
From: Far off Western Australia
|  Posted: 2012-10-22 06:49 am Permalink
Perth - Western Australia...
My first ever new topic after all these years of visiting here. Hale KuKu Bar (House of Ku...or two)renovations 2012, near completion....
Finally made the decision this year it was time for my dream bar to become a reality. The old tiki room was ripped apart, excess items were sold off to fund the new build and after about eight or so weekends of solid hard work, the new and improved Hale KuKu Bar is just about finished. It has been a labor of love and a real learning curve to get this far, it's all been so much fun too. More fun on the way now with time to relax and enjoy a nice Mai Tai for me and a frozen Strawberry Daiquiri for my beautiful wife Georgie.
My sincere thanks to all here on TC for the great inspiration, info and all the fine photos of your rooms posted over the years, I have learned so much from just looking and reading about your experiences and have now been able to put all this into practice building my bar...I truly hope to have done this.. and you all, justice.
And now....insert drum roll...
The entrance foyer.
A bar sign still to be made for above the doors.
Those carved doors.
Behind the doors....
The lounge area...
A quiet corner.
6 footers from PNG. Just arrived Tuesday.
A vintage sign from a local bar.
So, who's up for one?
Please bear in mind that I have not finished decorating by a long shot and this is straight after putting everything back into the room and the tools down on Sunday afternoon, so there is much more to come down the track. I just wanted to finally post something for you all to see.
OK, now that you have all seen it, I do hope you like it as much as I do.... I'm going to put my feet up and relax with that drink now!
Many thanks again to all,
Gibbo
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Q-tiki
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Joined: Sep 22, 2011
Posts: 199
From: East TN
| Posted: 2012-10-22 07:10 am Permalink
Congratulations on a beautiful bar! Great job on your build. Those carved doors are simply amazing.
Cheers to you!
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hiltiki
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Joined: Jun 10, 2004
Posts: 3693
From: Reseda, calif.
| Posted: 2012-10-22 08:01 am Permalink
I love the way you constructed your ceiling at the entrance,very nice. Everything else looks great also. You have a good sense of design. Would like more pictures.
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littlegiles
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Joined: Jun 08, 2003
Posts: 665
From: Lancaster, SC
| Posted: 2012-10-22 08:22 am Permalink
Great job there. Love the way you blended all the different wall textures. Looks to me like a nice place to sit back and have that cocktail. Thanks for sharing all those pics.
- Dale
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MaukaHale
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Joined: May 07, 2012
Posts: 624
From: The base of the Volcano
| Posted: 2012-10-22 08:31 am Permalink
Great looking bar. You must have been collecting PNG for awhile.
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nui 'umi 'umi
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Joined: Feb 21, 2011
Posts: 2035
From: La Mirada Atoll
| Posted: 2012-10-22 09:57 am Permalink
Hey Gibbo What's the cover charge to get into Hale kuku?
Well done !
David, Los Angeles area
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nui 'umi 'umi
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Joined: Feb 21, 2011
Posts: 2035
From: La Mirada Atoll
| Posted: 2012-10-22 10:05 am Permalink
Gibbo, Took a second look at your great pix. They are screaming for a narative-maybe some history on how you acquired that great bar in your entry ( looks to be "vintage").The doors are absolutely stunning,tell me about em.
Cheers,
David
P S you don't need a drum roll, you need the Marine Corps Band!
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hang10tiki
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Joined: Jul 18, 2010
Posts: 6022
From: Las Vegas
| Posted: 2012-10-22 12:14 pm Permalink
awesome...
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lunavideogames
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Joined: May 09, 2012
Posts: 1740
From: San Diego
| Posted: 2012-10-22 12:52 pm Permalink
Yeah, those doors are amazing! We are all envious. Great job on a great looking room!
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Big Kahuna
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Joined: Apr 11, 2007
Posts: 2468
From: SoMass
| Posted: 2012-10-22 3:43 pm Permalink
Awesome! My only problem is you're a little too far away for me to drive over for a Mai Tai.
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komohana
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Joined: Nov 08, 2010
Posts: 499
From: Western Australia
| Posted: 2012-10-22 8:06 pm Permalink
Great job Gibbo!! Looking very nice indeed.
Love the use of the large bamboo in the round on the ceiling,
really lends a look of authenticity and true character.
The walls blend nicely already and I think they'll just come
alive as you decorate further!
Cocktails? - Hell Yeah!!
p.s. really glad you decided to hang-on to the vintage bar 
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Lodge 9
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Mar 22, 2010
Posts: 38
From: Wylie Texas
| Posted: 2012-10-23 04:08 am Permalink
looks Fantastic!, love the PNG Tikis and the large bamboo poles on the ceiling.
Great Work!
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Gibbo
Tiki Centralite
Joined: May 02, 2007
Posts: 32
From: Far off Western Australia
| Posted: 2012-10-23 04:34 am Permalink
Thank you all so much for the kind comments on my bar build, very much appreciated.
Q-tiki - Glad you liked it, means a lot.
hiltiki - Thank you for the compliments, I am humbled.
littlegiles - Dale, I'm loving your build too and yes, I'm looking forward to spending a little more time in there with out the electric drill in hand.
MaukaHale - Some of that PNG stuff is just copies but some of them are really old, there is far more of those PNG carvings down here than the Hawaiian style carvings. Those big 6 footers came from Madang in New Guinea to North Queensland in a Blackhawk helicopter and then from North Queensland to Perth in a Greyhound bus around the very top of Australia, talk about well traveled...I really like those tikis you have in your bar and your bar in general, looking good.
nui'umi'umi - David, thanks mate. No cover charge for the Hale KuKu for you, let me know if you ever get down this way! The vintage rattan bar in the foyer came second hand years ago and the lady I bought it from had it shipped back from Singapore on a cruise ship in the 60's, seems to be a common thing here as the lounge suite was brought back to Perth the same way... and that came from the original owners too.
hang10tiki - Cheers and thanks, digging your Hawaiian Mai Tai post too. Looks like you had a ball doing that research.
lunavideogames - Those doors...would you be surprised if I told you I picked them up for 60 bucks. They were a bargain but needed a little bit of work to get them squared up. They came from an island to the north of here and are fairly soft timber, lots of cool carving though so they had to come home with me for the room build. Glad you like 'em.
Big Kahuna - Rick, it depends on what you are driving, it's not that far...really. Thanks buddy!
komohana - Bob, if i can get this room half as nice as yours I'll be a happy fellow. Yes, I thought about moving that rattan bar on as I was really short on space but when the time came, I just couldn't do it. Glad I hung onto it as it fits there perfectly there. I now have three bars in the house, go figure!
Lodge 9 - Glad you like it all, thank you.
Cheers, Mahalo and keep smiling,
Gibbo
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swizzle
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Joined: Jun 03, 2007
Posts: 1150
From: Melbourne,Australia
| Posted: 2012-10-23 04:55 am Permalink
Great pad Gibbo. Those doors are great and i love the stone? Ku at the entrance.
I'm a little closer to you than the majority of TC members but you're still too far away for me to pop over for a drink. 
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Murph
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Joined: Jul 11, 2006
Posts: 733
From: SoCal
| Posted: 2012-10-23 11:37 am Permalink
I am loving it!!
Really excellent attention to detail.
It's got the vibe that makes me want to come in for a drink and never leave.
As you flesh it out further keep posting the progress pictures for all of us.
Great job!
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