Hale Nalu - Home Tiki Bars

LS Lake Surfer Tiki Socialite Milwaukee, WI Joined: Oct 21, 2002 Posts: 3417	LS Lake Surfer Posted posted on Fri, Feb 26, 2010 12:09 AM Hale Nalu. Established March 2007 A mix of my surf and tiki lifestyle, Hale Nalu celebrates the surf culture of 1960's Hawaii and Southern California, and the heyday of classic tiki bars of the past. Every tiki bar I have visited has been filed away in my memory and is expressed in some part of my lounge. Hale Nalu is in one half of the basement of my 1965 3 bedroom ranch. There were existing walls and a bar that I stripped bare and started new from. Just 10 inches behind the bar is my tiki carving studio. Much of the work I did for the bar didn't have to travel far. If I couldn't find it or buy it, I made it. I would say 80% or more of the room's make up was built from scratch. Except for the Witcos, every tiki I have was carved by me at some time over the last 9 years. My art is in constant rotation on the walls, and I have started a nice collection of other's art. A bunch of things have been changed out and added over the last 3 years, so here are some new pictures... :up: Down the basement stairs to Hale Nale, there are a few of my pieces on the walls along with some of my favorite framed Thor prints :up: Looking into Hale Nalu :up: The bar area :up: Bamboo shelves full of mugs and collectibles :up: 7 foot Ku and a rattan shelf with more collectibles :up: West wall with vintage surf photos :up: Rum and Spice crates that I created for decor :up: The Fountain Garden with a resin bamboo fountain :up: Looking under the thatch bar canopy :up: Looking out from behind the bar to the West wall :up: Looking out from behind the bar to the Fountain Garden corner :up: Behind the bar :up: Bar top created from wood planks, sand and seashells with a 1/4" thick poured resin on top

Hale Nalu. Established March 2007

A mix of my surf and tiki lifestyle, Hale Nalu celebrates the surf culture of 1960's Hawaii and Southern California, and the heyday of classic tiki bars of the past. Every tiki bar I have visited has been filed away in my memory and is expressed in some part of my lounge.

Hale Nalu is in one half of the basement of my 1965 3 bedroom ranch. There were existing walls and a bar that I stripped bare and started new from.
Just 10 inches behind the bar is my tiki carving studio. Much of the work I did for the bar didn't have to travel far.

If I couldn't find it or buy it, I made it. I would say 80% or more of the room's make up was built from scratch. Except for the Witcos, every tiki I have was carved by me at some time over the last 9 years.

My art is in constant rotation on the walls, and I have started a nice collection of other's art. A bunch of things have been changed out and added over the last 3 years, so here are some new pictures...