Post #418089 by boutiki on Sun, Nov 9, 2008 6:57 PM

Thanks for the positive response. I love seeing how others create their own environments, so I thought we should share too. Here are more progress shots. Getting things trimmed out...

Laying carpet. We found a couple different lots of inexpensive carpet tiles on Craig's list. One is this new Envirotex by Shaw. It's a high-wear contract grade carpet– and the best thing is that it's 100% recycleable. We went with the carpet to make things a bit warmer and cozier. Plus, with the squares if you spill a navy grog, you can either clean the effected square or replace it if need be.

Once we've addressed the walls, ceiling and floor, we can start to bring in furniture, lay out the decor and hang art...

Covered the windows with vintage curtains in a Tiki print.

When we decided to paint some of the walls rather than cover everything in bamboo and matting we were thinking we might be able to approximate some of those great Witco catalog shots Sven included in Tiki Modern.

We still have quite a ways to go.

-Duke