Post #424583 by woofmutt on Thu, Dec 18, 2008 1:52 AM

As I've said before I always like to see low cost solutions that don't look cheap.

A couple of great projects from Tiki Kupcake which she posted HERE

Good use of one of those cheesy boat shelves:

And here's an excellent transformation of an ordinary shelf:

I really like Tiki Kupcake's use of the fabric covered panels which is a technique one could also use on a boring door or on a wall which you either can't or don't want to change permanently.

And speaking of the impermanent:

Tiki Cupcake said "I do not own my own home yet and can't do the full tiki bar like I want to...Until then, I have a little tiki corner in the house and work on projects for when I do finally have my home tiki bar."

The use of the net and the inexpensive hula skirt trim are two more nice ideas for situations where something permanent isn't an option. A securely mounted net would also gives more display options as just about anything can be hung in the net.

Another good point: If you can't create your dream Tiki environment right now then at least work on projects you'll be able to use in the future.