The Starlight Voodoo Room - Home Tiki Bars

B blacktopkid Member Atlanta, GA Joined: Jul 28, 2013 Posts: 8	B blacktopkid Posted posted on Wed, Jul 31, 2013 8:19 AM More tiki stuff is on it's way! I was trying more to combine my love of tiki with my other obsessions (monster flicks, trashy garage rock, southern kitsch, etc..) I've got the one fiberglass tiki there to the left of the bar, as well as a smaller one on the shelf above my computer that my uncle brought back from Hawaii circa 1961-62. I know for sure that my folks have another one that he brought back, but they're kind of attached to it. Trying to expand on my glassware/mugs. I shattered all my TV's mai tai glasses, so I need to run downtown and pick up a couple more. I've got a spot here in town that is usually good for picking up a couple mugs every time I'm in there (just bought a little cup and a vintage Trader Dick's Moai mug there this weekend, and left behind about a dozen others). Guitars on the wall are a Gretsch 6129T Silver Jet and a Squier 70's Precision Bass. The organs in the corner are a Vox Jaguar (May 1968) and an Ace Tone Top-5 (67-68). In the center of my music corner is a shrine to Lux Interior. I think Lux and his wife Ivy were not only the epitome of rock and roll cool (The Cramps), but they also had incredible taste in art, books, records, and everything else. Trying to figure out what to do with the ceiling. Probably will do woven panels as my budget allows. In the coming weeks, I plan on building the bar to surround that giant glass display case. Basically a wood/bamboo framework that encloses the case, leaving the front open to display monster toys/action figures with strip lighting inside to show it all off. I stay pretty busy and I live where I work. I run the last Drive-In Theatre in Atlanta (Starlight Six) and my house is here on the premises, so it is a much needed sanctuary to get away from my job, even if I don't get to leave the lot.

More tiki stuff is on it's way!

I was trying more to combine my love of tiki with my other obsessions (monster flicks, trashy garage rock, southern kitsch, etc..)

I've got the one fiberglass tiki there to the left of the bar, as well as a smaller one on the shelf above my computer that my uncle brought back from Hawaii circa 1961-62. I know for sure that my folks have another one that he brought back, but they're kind of attached to it.

Trying to expand on my glassware/mugs. I shattered all my TV's mai tai glasses, so I need to run downtown and pick up a couple more. I've got a spot here in town that is usually good for picking up a couple mugs every time I'm in there (just bought a little cup and a vintage Trader Dick's Moai mug there this weekend, and left behind about a dozen others).

Guitars on the wall are a Gretsch 6129T Silver Jet and a Squier 70's Precision Bass. The organs in the corner are a Vox Jaguar (May 1968) and an Ace Tone Top-5 (67-68). In the center of my music corner is a shrine to Lux Interior. I think Lux and his wife Ivy were not only the epitome of rock and roll cool (The Cramps), but they also had incredible taste in art, books, records, and everything else.

Trying to figure out what to do with the ceiling. Probably will do woven panels as my budget allows. In the coming weeks, I plan on building the bar to surround that giant glass display case. Basically a wood/bamboo framework that encloses the case, leaving the front open to display monster toys/action figures with strip lighting inside to show it all off.

I stay pretty busy and I live where I work. I run the last Drive-In Theatre in Atlanta (Starlight Six) and my house is here on the premises, so it is a much needed sanctuary to get away from my job, even if I don't get to leave the lot.

Post #688066 by blacktopkid on Wed, Jul 31, 2013 8:19 AM