Post #272685 by Tikitastic on Fri, Dec 15, 2006 12:19 AM

Here are some pics of my home tiki bars in San Jose, CA. These are both outside bars, so they are only used during the warm months, which luckily is most of the year....otherwise they are covered to keep them in good condition. The first bar is my home built bar which was created in 2003 using a thatched roof and bamboo pole kit from Benson's Imports in Huntington Beach, CA. The kit is meant to be used over a folding table, but I decided I could use it to cover a home made bar. In 2005 I added 48 linear feet of shelving behind the bar to hold all the rum!

In August 2006 I added a second tiki bar to my back yard. This time I went with the best, a bar from Bamboo Ben. Things started out hectic with a 1 day drive from San Jose to Huntington Beach and back to get the bar, but once I got it home it was all tikitastic. Originally had just stopped by Bamboo Ben's place to check it out, since I had heard so much about it, but had never visited. Once I was there I saw a deal I could not pass up -- a Bamboo Ben bar on sale. I did not have room in my van, so I would have to wait for another weekend to get back to LA to bring it home. Since it was 2 weeks out from my annual Tiki party I had to move fast! So, the next weekend I drove down to LA and back in 1 day to get the bar. After some set up it was already to go for my Tiki party. Here it is the morning after the party...

I have lots of other tiki around the house including a Shag designed bar....more pics later.