Post #325020 by bigbrotiki on Sun, Aug 12, 2007 10:59 AM

...but while we are on the subject of fake plants, allow me to mention again something I hinted at before. For the Tiki traditionalist, like I am, the only way to be completely authentic in your mid-century Tiki decor is to find and use PLASTIC plants. This nowadays is as tough a challenge as finding old Tiki lounge lamps, because the new generation of fake but convincingly real looking FABRIC plants has practically wiped out plastic plant production. Yet in my mind plastic is good tacky, fabric is bad tacky. I realize this is a hardcore attitude, so please don't go and toss all your fabric foliage now. I am merely theorizing. Check out the Chin Tiki's main foyer:

This jungle is ALL plastic! That was all they had back then. And the term "PLASTIC PLANT" is just so much more associated with artificially created environments.

It is, of course, nothing wrong with REAL plants. You may use those too :)