Cecily & Bruce's Backyard Tiki Shack - Home Tiki Bars

K Kekili Member Grass Valley, CA Joined: Jul 23, 2006 Posts: 12	K Kekili Posted posted on Sat, Nov 27, 2010 3:23 PM Over the course of the last four years, my husband and I have been working on building a tiki bar in our backyard. We first began with a wooden wine bar from World Market and a bamboo 3-part room divider as a backdrop. We hung tiki lights and other kitsch on the backdrop. A year or so later we decided to build a permanent backdrop and ceiling made of bamboo and thatch material. It was a little sturdier and it allowed us to hang more kitsch. However, the bar was not weatherproof and it became a chore to haul things in and out of storage, depending on the weather conditions. And now, we are at iteration 3.0. We have just completed our little tiki shack. It is a permanent structure. The 'bones' are from a kit. We took our hot tub out, poured a cement platform in its place, then erected the small wood frame structure. Of course, it did not take shape until the bamboo walls and trim were put in place, the thatch roof secured on top, and all of the lovely kitsch hung up to adorn our little tiki shack. It has been fun collecting just the right items that seemed to call to us as we searched the antique stores, craig's list, and e-bay. Before the summer of 2011, we plan to do some landscaping. We will build a pier, an arbor, plus a water feature. We also plan to relocate our Tiki Backyard Theater closer to the bar. Our goal is to be added to Tikitastic's Tiki Home Tour in Northern California. Aloha, Cecily [ Edited by: Kekili 2010-12-11 09:45 ]

Over the course of the last four years, my husband and I have been working on building a tiki bar in our backyard. We first began with a wooden wine bar from World Market and a bamboo 3-part room divider as a backdrop. We hung tiki lights and other kitsch on the backdrop.

A year or so later we decided to build a permanent backdrop and ceiling made of bamboo and thatch material. It was a little sturdier and it allowed us to hang more kitsch. However, the bar was not weatherproof and it became a chore to haul things in and out of storage, depending on the weather conditions.

And now, we are at iteration 3.0. We have just completed our little tiki shack. It is a permanent structure. The 'bones' are from a kit. We took our hot tub out, poured a cement platform in its place, then erected the small wood frame structure. Of course, it did not take shape until the bamboo walls and trim were put in place, the thatch roof secured on top, and all of the lovely kitsch hung up to adorn our little tiki shack. It has been fun collecting just the right items that seemed to call to us as we searched the antique stores, craig's list, and e-bay.

Before the summer of 2011, we plan to do some landscaping. We will build a pier, an arbor, plus a water feature. We also plan to relocate our Tiki Backyard Theater closer to the bar. Our goal is to be added to Tikitastic's Tiki Home Tour in Northern California.

Aloha,
Cecily

[ Edited by: Kekili 2010-12-11 09:45 ]

Post #566712 by Kekili on Sat, Nov 27, 2010 3:23 PM