Free or cheap website to get appraisals for Hawaiiana - Beyond Tiki

N nuimaleko Member Sacramento CA Joined: May 03, 2005 Posts: 70	N nuimaleko Posted posted on Fri, Jul 29, 2005 8:32 PM I am curious mostly. Some I bought in a junk shop in Honolulu 10 years ago and the rest has been given to me, mostly by my neighbor who haunts yard sales, so I have no idea if any of it has much value. As for it being "Tiki" or not, I have come to the conclusion that I don't give a rat's ass. I actually find what is defined as "Tiki" here pretty dark and depressing. I need bright colors, flowers and tropical print fabrics around me to be happy. "Tiki" tends to be all scowling face images and tapa cloth colors; browns, tans, creams and black, nice rich earth tones and organic stuff like bamboo, rattan and raffia,all of which which I like, but I gots to have color too. I like what I call aloha style; which is typical of Hawaiian homes, a mix of Asian and Western design influences with maybe a touch of Africa or Latin America thrown in for spice(everyone loves the exotic, even those in exotic lands)Bright colors and nice tropical prints in table linens and curtains, but generally plain contemporary furniture.(like from Sears) I never saw a lot of bamboo or rattan in private homes in Hawaii. Aloha style has no rules except it should make you feel happy. Anyway here is a link to my stuff such as it is. I have a lot more monkey pod stuff, about 25 sarongs from around the world, an aloha shirt collection, a Hawaiian music collection,and about a dozen Hawaiian and tropical print comforter and sheet sets. One of the comforters is on the sofa in the living room picture. You will see sarongs; on chairs, tables, doors, and flowing out of baskets. I have some bamboo lamps, and a lot more framed photos of Hawaii in the bedroom. Nearly everything was a gift, hand me down or thrift store find, except the shirts, sarongs and bedding. http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/calthai2003/album?.dir=e510&.src=ph&store=&prodid=&.done=http%3a//photos.yahoo.com/ph//my_photos [ Edited by: nuimaleko 2005-08-03 05:49 ]

I am curious mostly. Some I bought in a junk shop in Honolulu 10 years ago and the rest has been given to me, mostly by my neighbor who haunts yard sales, so I have no idea if any of it has much value. As for it being "Tiki" or not, I have come to the conclusion that I don't give a rat's ass. I actually find what is defined as "Tiki" here pretty dark and depressing. I need bright colors, flowers and tropical print fabrics around me to be happy. "Tiki" tends to be all scowling face images and tapa cloth colors; browns, tans, creams and black, nice rich earth tones and organic stuff like bamboo, rattan and raffia,all of which which I like, but I gots to have color too. I like what I call aloha style; which is typical of Hawaiian homes, a mix of Asian and Western design influences with maybe a touch of Africa or Latin America thrown in for spice(everyone loves the exotic, even those in exotic lands)Bright colors and nice tropical prints in table linens and curtains, but generally plain contemporary furniture.(like from Sears) I never saw a lot of bamboo or rattan in private homes in Hawaii. Aloha style has no rules except it should make you feel happy.
Anyway here is a link to my stuff such as it is. I have a lot more monkey pod stuff, about 25 sarongs from around the world, an aloha shirt collection, a Hawaiian music collection,and about a dozen Hawaiian and tropical print comforter and sheet sets. One of the comforters is on the sofa in the living room picture. You will see sarongs; on chairs, tables, doors, and flowing out of baskets. I have some bamboo lamps, and a lot more framed photos of Hawaii in the bedroom. Nearly everything was a gift, hand me down or thrift store find, except the shirts, sarongs and bedding.
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/calthai2003/album?.dir=e510&.src=ph&store=&prodid=&.done=http%3a//photos.yahoo.com/ph//my_photos

[ Edited by: nuimaleko 2005-08-03 05:49 ]

Post #175699 by nuimaleko on Fri, Jul 29, 2005 8:32 PM