The Monkey Hut: Outpost - Portland, OR - Home Tiki Bars

M Melintur Tiki Socialite AKA Colonel Tiki § Portland, OR Joined: Mar 23, 2002 Posts: 324	M Melintur Posted posted on Thu, Feb 7, 2019 12:03 PM Thanks much everyone! I hope to answer all current questions in line below - I have rarely been accused of being hasty so thanks for waitin' - I'm still rummaging through old pictures and notes and the nostalgia gets in the way of the work. I'm sure you all know how sidetracked you can get cleaning through old boxes, right? I'm a big proponent of DIY Tiki, Bloody so I think it's great you are making your own. I'll be sharing some of mine over on the drinks board if they'll have 'em - I am looking through your thread, Hamo; Right On! :) I'm glad you mentioned layering and lighting, Donovan - I have a specific aesthetic in mind and those are two important factors in realizing the vision of the space. EnchantedTikiGoth - My wife and I grew up in SoCal and have been obsessed with Disneyland since about forever I think. My 'tiki' aesthetic is far more Disneyland and 30's pulp than straight post tiki-bob tiki. We love foliage and the feeling of being encroached in a comforting way of hanging vines and overgrowth, like the underside of a willow or a secret grotto. One of the ways we do this, MaukaHale, has been with a loveseat papasan chair turned upside down. You can see in this shot and it is intertwined with foliage, secrets, tikis from a SoCal 70s backyard, lights, flowers, you know. I have some thatch on the top and when the budget allows, I do intend for is to be thatched on top with a foliage layer above. Here are some shots from the previous version of the 'Hut. Now you sit underneath it on one of the couches. And for nostalgia's sake, here is a shot of the first bar back in December 2008 - You'll notice the lightup tikis started out here. In 2008, We had only renovated one quarter of the basement for the 'Hut - which is why it was 'in Exile' - it was jammed into one corner of the basement and I already knew I wanted to develop the rest of the space. Oh, and here is a pic of building the behind-the-bar area. I haven't taken many pics of it; I'm working on the LED lighting in that area. I'll post about that too here soon.

Thanks much everyone! I hope to answer all current questions in line below - I have rarely been accused of being hasty so thanks for waitin' - I'm still rummaging through old pictures and notes and the nostalgia gets in the way of the work. I'm sure you all know how sidetracked you can get cleaning through old boxes, right?

I'm a big proponent of DIY Tiki, Bloody so I think it's great you are making your own. I'll be sharing some of mine over on the drinks board if they'll have 'em - I am looking through your thread, Hamo; Right On! :)

I'm glad you mentioned layering and lighting, Donovan - I have a specific aesthetic in mind and those are two important factors in realizing the vision of the space.

EnchantedTikiGoth - My wife and I grew up in SoCal and have been obsessed with Disneyland since about forever I think. My 'tiki' aesthetic is far more Disneyland and 30's pulp than straight post tiki-bob tiki. We love foliage and the feeling of being encroached in a comforting way of hanging vines and overgrowth, like the underside of a willow or a secret grotto.

One of the ways we do this, MaukaHale, has been with a loveseat papasan chair turned upside down. You can see in this shot and it is intertwined with foliage, secrets, tikis from a SoCal 70s backyard, lights, flowers, you know. I have some thatch on the top and when the budget allows, I do intend for is to be thatched on top with a foliage layer above. Here are some shots from the previous version of the 'Hut.

Now you sit underneath it on one of the couches.

And for nostalgia's sake, here is a shot of the first bar back in December 2008 - You'll notice the lightup tikis started out here. In 2008, We had only renovated one quarter of the basement for the 'Hut - which is why it was 'in Exile' - it was jammed into one corner of the basement and I already knew I wanted to develop the rest of the space.

Oh, and here is a pic of building the behind-the-bar area. I haven't taken many pics of it; I'm working on the LED lighting in that area. I'll post about that too here soon.

Post #793015 by Melintur on Thu, Feb 7, 2019 12:03 PM