Target Tiki ( yup, even in winter time) - Collecting Tiki

FZ Feelin Zombified Tiki Socialite The Exotic Shores of Lake St. Clair Joined: Jul 15, 2003 Posts: 1340	FZ Feelin Zombified Posted posted on Fri, Jan 14, 2005 4:44 PM I got my hopes up when I saw the new Target display. Humph. Asia was 1/2 decent... and there was a cool dark wood tray table, but that's it. Now I don't mean to offend anyone, but why are mass market stores still pushing the African look? I mean, as far as a mass appeal "trend" it's long over (I mean that in the whats-hot-this-year, I'm-a-tres-chic-decorator kinda way). The India look is on thin ice itself, for that matter. What's my point? I know several non-tiki people who are re-doing their houses tropical or south seas, but you can never find the stuff in TJ Maxx, Marshall's, etc. All I ever see are those damn giraffe masks (even got one for a birthday once 'cause it's "like that tiki stuff you like") Fin -Z

I got my hopes up when I saw the new Target display. Humph. Asia was 1/2 decent... and there was a cool dark wood tray table, but that's it. Now I don't mean to offend anyone, but why are mass market stores still pushing the African look? I mean, as far as a mass appeal "trend" it's long over (I mean that in the whats-hot-this-year, I'm-a-tres-chic-decorator kinda way). The India look is on thin ice itself, for that matter.

What's my point? I know several non-tiki people who are re-doing their houses tropical or south seas, but you can never find the stuff in TJ Maxx, Marshall's, etc. All I ever see are those damn giraffe masks (even got one for a birthday once 'cause it's "like that tiki stuff you like")

Fin
-Z

Post #135611 by Feelin Zombified on Fri, Jan 14, 2005 4:44 PM