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BB Bruddah Bear Member Los Angeles Basin, Westside Joined: Apr 07, 2011 Posts: 629	BB Bruddah Bear Posted posted on Sun, Jul 31, 2011 1:10 PM TT, The thing was, his original post was about how he and his wife liked Margaritaville and his efforts to recreate it in their backyard. That and the feel of the bar is what I think set off the "Uh-oh" comments. The bar had bead board paneling on the bar front and back bar that had a golden honey finish, rustic wooden round poles supported a palpa thatch roof, rope accents were wrapped and tied on the wood poles and a rope trim wrapped the bar top, wooden slat bar stools and patio furniture around the bar and pool deck, all in all it wasn't a bad looking bar. It had some Tiki potential with the right elements added to it. The added decor items were three tiki masks/figurines, a surfboard with hibiscus flower decoration hanging at the top of the back bar, three faux tropical birds (parrots and toucan), a couple of posters/signs on the fence (can't remember the messages), and the most glaring non-Tiki elements (well, I'd say more like anti-Tiki) the Margaritaville and Corona Beer parrot neon signs on the back bar. The non-Tiki elements certainly outnumbered and outweighed the few truly Tiki elements, but the bar wasn't a lost cause as far as Tiki Style. Some definite Tiki elements were missing, bamboo, lauhala matting, Tiki lights, nets, more tikis, etc. But stuff could be added for that richly layered look a good Tiki bar has. I didn't have as big of a problem with the surfboard and faux birds as some might have, those, and other, not specifically Tiki elements have been successfully incorporated into Tiki bars in the past. It's just that the definite Tiki items should outnumber and outweigh the non-Tiki elements any time they are utilized so they don't overwhelm the Tiki vibe of the bar. Just remove the Margaritaville and Corona Beer neon signs and the scales would have been ready to tip toward Tiki. But like he said he said in his original post, he was shooting for Margaritaville. As far as the pics go, if ironhardt uploaded them to TC they are still there among all the other uploaded images, we just don't know the url addresses to view them, and if they were hot linked from some photo hosting site... well, whatever, they're gone. Bear

TT,

The thing was, his original post was about how he and his wife liked Margaritaville and his efforts to recreate it in their backyard. That and the feel of the bar is what I think set off the "Uh-oh" comments.

The bar had bead board paneling on the bar front and back bar that had a golden honey finish, rustic wooden round poles supported a palpa thatch roof, rope accents were wrapped and tied on the wood poles and a rope trim wrapped the bar top, wooden slat bar stools and patio furniture around the bar and pool deck, all in all it wasn't a bad looking bar. It had some Tiki potential with the right elements added to it.

The added decor items were three tiki masks/figurines, a surfboard with hibiscus flower decoration hanging at the top of the back bar, three faux tropical birds (parrots and toucan), a couple of posters/signs on the fence (can't remember the messages), and the most glaring non-Tiki elements (well, I'd say more like anti-Tiki) the Margaritaville and Corona Beer parrot neon signs on the back bar.

The non-Tiki elements certainly outnumbered and outweighed the few truly Tiki elements, but the bar wasn't a lost cause as far as Tiki Style. Some definite Tiki elements were missing, bamboo, lauhala matting, Tiki lights, nets, more tikis, etc. But stuff could be added for that richly layered look a good Tiki bar has. I didn't have as big of a problem with the surfboard and faux birds as some might have, those, and other, not specifically Tiki elements have been successfully incorporated into Tiki bars in the past. It's just that the definite Tiki items should outnumber and outweigh the non-Tiki elements any time they are utilized so they don't overwhelm the Tiki vibe of the bar.

Just remove the Margaritaville and Corona Beer neon signs and the scales would have been ready to tip toward Tiki. But like he said he said in his original post, he was shooting for Margaritaville.

As far as the pics go, if ironhardt uploaded them to TC they are still there among all the other uploaded images, we just don't know the url addresses to view them, and if they were hot linked from some photo hosting site... well, whatever, they're gone.

Bear

Post #600122 by Bruddah Bear on Sun, Jul 31, 2011 1:10 PM