Post #764057 by Kungaloosh on Fri, May 20, 2016 8:02 PM

Hey all,

First post on here. I recently moved to a new place in Redondo Beach, CA and decided to turn my downstairs area into a tiki room. The majority of my art/memorabilia is from Disney (hence the name). I grew up in Orlando and got to visit the Polynesian Hotel there a lot and always loved the Enchanted Tiki Room. And now that I'm out here love visiting Trader Sam's.

Anyway, got a ways to go but started the work at the most obvious place - the bar. Still need to add some things but here's where I'm at so far. The plan is to expand it all the way around my downstairs living room (which has wood so it should fit in nicely).

Here's the before:

And now. The bamboo is from Oceanic Arts. I attached it with a staple gun. Then cut the poles to sort of "frame" it in. (You'll notice some spots open on the top area. Few things I need to get framed and am waiting for that were ordered online that will go there).

Picked up the lantern at Oceanic Arts as well. The little trinkets are "jujus" sold in Adventureland at Disneyland during an event they were doing. And then menu is on loan from a certain Tiki Bar.

The Orange Bird!

Got the bell from Amazon.

Oar is from Oceanic Arts.

Have a few more of these to hang - this is a letter from the Adventurers Club before it closed Pleasure Island of Walt Disney World (my username is a nod to there for those of you who haven't heard of it). It was an awesome comedy club and many of the props can be found in Trader Sam's today along with some fun references. The bamboo frame is from Oceanic Arts.

This is a print of a piece Shag did of the Tiki Room (I just printed it on photo paper). The frame is from Oceanic Arts.

The piece on the left I got form the Wonderground Gallery at Downtown Disney. Love the colors. The Tiki Room plaque is made of wood - a commemorative ticket for the attraction's 50th anniversary. And below the plush keychain is of Shiriki Utundu (the Tiki Idol from Tokyo DisneySEA's Tower of Terror).

Also on the bar itself - bamboo placemats with bamboo plates from Adventureland. The glass in the middle is the Uh-Oa from Trader Sam's.

And to the far right of the bar I have a photo of my first visit to Trader Sam's with some buddies when I was working at Disneyland (2012). Got the frame from Michael's. The two Japanese fishing balls I got from Oceanic Arts. And the basket is just from Target (more for actual use than display).

Still need a frame and to hang these two prints. They're from special events - the left from Trader Sam's Mahalloween last year and the right to commemorate the anniversary of Tahitian Terrace (formerly in Adventureland next to the Tiki Room)

Obviously I've done the most work to the bar area so far, but I have started a bit in other parts of the room. This is the TV console area where i put more bamboo.

From left to right on the wall - "The Bird Call" was a fake magazine that came with it's corresponding Juju from Adventureland. In the middle are four photos - from left to right one of Tahitian Terrace, Walt with Jose in the Tiki Room, a map of the Jungle Cruise and a vintage poster of the Jungle Cruise. Far right in the gallery frame are four coasters - from Jock Lindsey's bar in Downtown Disney. These are nods to Indiana Jones and Star Wars.

Below on opposite sides of the tv you can see two of my favorite pieces - statues of Uti and Pele by Kevin Kidney and Jody Daily.

And now for the long shelf that runs above my tv and bookshelves. This is where the rest of my collection is living for the time being. Once I cover the rest of the room in bamboo paneling I'll put some behind here and hopefully some sort of additional lighting.

From left to right: Indiana Jones Vinylmation, Uti Bowl LE of 500 (one also lives in Trader Sam's), Indiana Jones Crate, Mug from Jock Lindsey's, Indiana Jones Truck, Temple of the Forbidden Eye Statue, Baby Tiki, (behind) Tiki Shot Glasses from Trader Sam's Grog Grotto in Orlando, Disneyland Castle (copper - goes well color-wise).

From where I left off - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Diver Vinylmation, Nautilus Submarine Mug from Trader Sam's Grog Grotto, Pearl Cup from Trader Sam's Grog Grotto, (behind) copy of 20,000 Leagues book, Polynesian Tiki Statue from Polynesian Villages (probably my favorite Tiki of all), Moose Mug from the Adventurers Club, Trader Sam's Lapel pin, Shiriki Utundu figure, "Invader" figure from the Twilight Zone (I know that's a little stretch but he's in the Tower of Terror), Trader Sam's Barrel Mug (and behind - Trader Sam's drink menu and Paradise Fall's jar (from Up).

Krakatoa Mug (my first mug from Trader Sam's), Shrunken Zombie Head Mug, Krakatoa Mug (2nd Edition with Lava), (behind) Grunkle Stan bobblehead from Gravity Falls, Tahitian Terrace Mug, Aulani Menehune Vinylmation, Jack Skellington Mahallowen Mug, (behind) Jose statue from the Tiki Room), Tiki Room figure, another Aulan tikii Vinylmation (behind - Tiki Room Rongo Bowl), and Polynesian Punch Tiki Sipper from Trader Sam's.

Shameless plug, you may have noticed some square photos on the wall - these are pictures I took at Disney of Vinylmation characters in front of their respective attractions. If you're into that sort of thing you can follow my Instagram account, @ParkStarz.

Guess that's it for now. I have a couple things to hang on the bar area but budget-wise it'll be a couple months before I can get to the rest of the room. I'd love to hear what you guys think! Also thanks to all you who post cool photos of your bars/rooms I got a lot of inspirations and ideas from this board. Mahalo!

[ Edited by: Kungaloosh 2016-05-20 20:26 ]