Post #237250 by ikitnrev on Sun, Jun 11, 2006 9:08 AM

Thanks for the kind words.

Originally my tiki bar was in that same basement room, and much of the decor in the room was purchased with the tiki mid-century design period in mind. I later decided to move my tiki room up one level, into my main living room, but many of the items (the lamps, carpet, curtains in the pics) stayed at the basement level.

I majored in Geography, and started thrifting interesting globes - among the more interesting is one that has the flight path of John Glenn's Mercury capsule orbit painted on the surface, while another globe has a game spinner at its base, and uses magnetic planes as markers to 'fly' around the world.

Without shelves, globes tend to pile up in some corner, like some scene from a ultra-planetary disaster comic book. It was when envisioning the globes displayed on a wall, that I got the idea for the space room. The red Mars look was chosen partly because of the Shag print, and partly because the carpet,curtains, and couch already had the brownish/reddish tint.

If I get some of the upcoming space/tiki mugs, they will likely be shown in the space room, as there is more shelf/display space there. I am also waiting for more space monkey items, as that is another link between the space and tiki themes.

And yes, I do have a couple of lava lamps in the room, but they are tucked away a bit, amongst some LP records. I will provide you with one more photograph, just a few feet from the above pictures, I have a turntable-based light fixture, based on the design of Byron Gysin's Dream Machine. The rotating black cylinder has various cutouts, which cause the central red light bulb to create a rapid flicking effect. I had a pair of the Big Lot tiki figures standing nearby when I took the picture - they have since been moved to other locations.

and I will also add that my Jesus-themed bathroom is located on the same level of the above Space Room - it is tough to take pictures though as it is a very small room.

Vern