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Kailuageoff
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 27, 2002
Posts: 1486
From: Honolulu Lounge,Lewes, DE
|  Posted: 2013-03-03 01:11 am Permalink
(Arrgh,
Just realized I posted this in the wrong forum. Please move to home bars, Mr. moderator. Mahalo.)
Aloha,
Some of you know Wahine Marian and I relocated after 20+ years in Florida to Rehoboth Beach, Delaware so we could be closer to family and eventually retire in a laid-back little beach town. It's been a multi-year process that involved a complete remodel of the old farmhouse her grandparents lived in, changing jobs and all sorts of other stuff that goes with moving to a new state. Anyway, we set aside a room for a new version of our old Honolulu Lounge, but my hands were so full with other more pressing home improvements, I've only recently started work on it. Of, course that didn't keep us from setting up the bar and putting up some shelves, etc. so we could grab a Mai Tai when we needed one. Here are some pictures to show our progress to this point. There is a lot of detail yet to be done, but we are on our way.
This is the original space. A screened in porch.
Here is the room gutted, before being enclosed.
Looking better
We have a room. All of this work was done in 2010, while I was still living in Florida.
The inside of the house was finished during the first three months of 2011.
New floor, ceiling and a few lights.
Moving in.
Positioning where things will go.
The final layout, more or less. For the next few months, I had to turn my attention to a million other projects with the house.
By July, things were looking a bit better.
I was able to get my mugs out of the totes where they had been stored for a year.
Turned the fountain on. This was made by the late, great Wayne Coombs (after the one at the Tahitian Resort in Tarpon Springs).
Most of you probably recognize this tiki. There is one on each end of the room.
Fast forward to the last month or so. Found this tapa cloth at an antique mall for $7. Kind of rough, but its going to be mostly covered up.
Looking better.
Now we're feeling the tiki vibe.
Let's start working down at this end of the room.
Much better.
Nothing says "aloha" like some lauhala mats.
It's important to position your parrot far enough away from your Witco
My favorite tiki treasure.
I've got more to do, and will try to update this as I move along.
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Where do you get those Hawaiian thing-a-ma-jigs? You know, those hula do-dads.
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Atomic Tiki Punk
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Joined: Jul 19, 2009
Posts: 4021
From: Costa Misery
| Posted: 2013-03-03 01:24 am Permalink
Way to go!
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MaukaHale
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Joined: May 07, 2012
Posts: 134
From: The base of the Volcano
| Posted: 2013-03-03 05:57 am Permalink
I like how you combined Lauhala matting with knotty pine. It keeps it New England.
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hang10tiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jul 18, 2010
Posts: 1973
From: Las Vegas
| Posted: 2013-03-03 09:45 am Permalink
Wow
Awesome space
Lots of great looking items
Love love love it
Only 1 problem, I'm at work and you just made me thirsty!!!
Jon
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skootiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Oct 04, 2009
Posts: 367
From: fallbrook,ca
| Posted: 2013-03-03 10:01 am Permalink
NICE!
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ikitnrev
Grand Member (8 years) 
Joined: Jul 27, 2002
Posts: 1298
From: D.C. / Virginia
| Posted: 2013-03-03 4:42 pm Permalink
Well done. The Chans would be proud.
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Kailuageoff
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 27, 2002
Posts: 1486
From: Honolulu Lounge,Lewes, DE
| Posted: 2013-03-03 4:57 pm Permalink
Thanks Vern. How's the tiki itribe holding up in the DC / Baltimore-area? Really have no idea how strong Poly Pop is up here.
KG
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Where do you get those Hawaiian thing-a-ma-jigs? You know, those hula do-dads.
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VampiressRN
Grand Member (5 years) 
Joined: Nov 23, 2006
Posts: 5086
From: Sin City Lincoln Hills (NorCal)
| Posted: 2013-03-03 6:14 pm Permalink
You did a great job!!! Nice mix of styles. 
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Dustycajun
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Nov 16, 2007
Posts: 3925
From: Santa Barbara, CA
| Posted: 2013-03-03 8:16 pm Permalink
Looks great, glad to see you back on TC.
DC
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LoriLovesTiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jul 03, 2011
Posts: 469
From: NJ
| Posted: 2013-03-04 10:57 am Permalink
Looking good! Always happy to see East Coasters doing tiki proud!
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Hammerhead
Member
Joined: Feb 17, 2013
Posts: 3
From: Dexter NY
| Posted: 2013-03-05 4:41 pm Permalink
That fountain is sweet! Great looking space.
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bigbrotiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 10562
From: Tiki Island, above the Silverlake
| Posted: 2013-03-05 5:41 pm Permalink
Geoff, welcome back to your world
You have such nice pieces, they needed to find a good home!
Next phase: The ceiling firmament of lamps 
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