Updated: Bamboo Ben is working his tiki magic on Tikitastic's living room

Since my collecting skills do not match my building skills, I asked Bamboo Ben if he would be willing to work some of his tiki magic on my living room. He accepted and is currently 4 days into the build out of my tiki room. The room is approx. 20 feet x 20 feet and already includes a 70's style wet bar and a small wood stove, which will be staying in one form or another since I live in the mountains and it gets cold.

Here are pics of the build out process....

Before - Tuesday January 22, 2008

Day 1 - Wednesday January 23, 2008

Taking a break at Forbidden Island with Mai Tai and Notch

Day 2 - Thursday January 24, 2008

Day 3 - Friday January 25, 2008

Thatch-frosted vegan cupcakes from Panda for the build out!

Day 4 - Saturday January 26, 2008

Day 5 - Sunday January 27, 2008

Day 6 - Monday January 28, 2008

Day 8 - Wednesday January 30, 2008

Notch, Bamboo Ben, Tai Won On and Dr. Von Zombie

Day 9 - Thursday January 31, 2008

Day 10 - Friday February 1, 2008

After Pics....a tiki bar is really never done!

More after pics...these were taken in July 2009

The Bamboo Ben tiki mug overlooking the tiki room:

And the Trader Vic's dining room table just outside the tiki room:

[ Edited by: Tikitastic 2009-07-07 17:56 ]

Wow that looks great!!! I can't wait to see the finished product.

Mark,
Wow, that looks incredible. Ben is truly a master artist. I can't wait to see it in person.
Jim

Sweeeet!!

It's really cool to see progress pictures on this build out. I can tell that this whole project is going to be ultra cool when completed. Not sure how you going to play in the chair, but I love it...it goes well with your paintings...jukebox = to die for!

Exciting stuff Tikitastic!

Just make sure Ben doesn't forget to take his Ugg boots home.

I'm green all over. hmmmph. When's the shindig?
Ben would be much cooler if he drank Coors.

Oooooooooh...totally jealous here...that is going to be awesome. :tiki:

FANtikitastic!!! Rev BambooBen Rocks! Keep the pictures coming, and we will keep drooling. Can't wait to see your collection incorporated into Ben's design and craftsmanship, Tikitastic! A winning combination, I am sure.

Mahalo for the pictures...
Myke

Inspiring!

Looking good..

Thumbs up all the way Brah..

Damn Good or Bamn Bood or Damnboo if you will. Looks good gents real good.

Chongolio

Great! Thanks for the looks!

That looks stellar! :D

That one shot of the bookshelves with the white walls reminds me of a comic book store in my city. I like the bamboo you got going on. The floor is cool

I'm sorry...vegan cupcakes???

The place looks great. Can't wait to see more.

wow! lookin really good Ben & tikitastic.

On 2008-01-27 19:45, Tiki-Kate wrote:
I'm sorry...vegan cupcakes???

The place looks great. Can't wait to see more.

Not to worry! Ben and Mark had real cupcakes at FI tonight!

Actually, Ben said they tasted like regular cupcakes. While I'm not vegan, lots o' folks are. The cupcakes were a gift from another TCer who is a strict vegan - and bakes only with vegan ingredients, cause she wants to enjoy her own stuff. Her baking is quite tasty. :)

On 2008-01-27 19:45, Tiki-Kate wrote:
I'm sorry...vegan cupcakes???

The place looks great. Can't wait to see more.

Bravo Ben!
Congrats Mark!
You certainly contacted the RIGHT GUY for the Job!
This is gonna be friggin awesome when complete!
Thanks for giving us a BOO by BOO update! :)

I love to see how things are built. more please!

Looking good!! Bamboo Ben is awesome. Better get off my butt & get started on my own projects.

Who's Bamboo Ben?

Day 1 -

Day 2 -

Day 3-

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Day 5 -

That room is gonna be SWEEET!

I need a shave!!!!

but it's like freezing here so....................

Couple more daze.

Gonna be Sweeeeeeeet!!!

What you see, you can get
Nothing's free, nothing's said
Don't be fooled by the signs
Don't read in between the lines

What you're gonna say
What you're gonna do
Now you've missed out once again
But I thought you knew

Oh you silly thing
You've really gone and done it now
Oh you silly thing
You really gone and done it now

Trouble here, trouble there
People stop just to stare
What's the use of wasting time
Just move on, leave 'em all behind

What you're gonna say
What you're gonna do
Now you've missed out once again
But I thought you knew

Oh you silly thing
You've really gone and done it now
Oh you silly thing
You've really gone and done it now

Can't you ever depend
On someone you call a friend
When you see the naked eyes
You don't even ask 'em why
You don't even ask 'em why

Oh you silly thing
You've really gone and done it now
Oh you silly thing
You've really gone and done it now

See you soon.  
XXXOOO

PS  DAVE....You're DEAD!  :)

Sorry,

Love, Mrs. Boo :D

AWESOME

looking great!!!

can't wait for more pics.

Hey Mark!

Get off the phone and post some pics!!!!!

LOL!!!

You can check out anytime you like but you can never leave !

Go Giants !

Hey Mark

Listen to Ben post more photos!! Don't make me pick up Jim and Notch
and come up there. Hmm, free drinks we will be right up!

this guy Ben sucks.......
wear him today!!!!

AND THESE TOOOO.

http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=24826&forum=12&start=15&26

If you say Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeen'weiser! You've said it all!
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Looking great Mark!
You hired the bamboo master for the job.

On 2008-02-03 11:29, crazy al wrote:
this guy Ben sucks.......
wear him today!!!!

AND THESE TOOOO.

If you say Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeen'weiser! You've said it all!
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Damn Hijackers.

Thats looking great :D

Share.

!!!!!!!!!!!!
More Pictures!
don't leave us Salivatin!

GROG grab those off his myspace page. GROG not member of myspace, so GROG not able to access any other photos. So, if anybody else with a myspace wants to check it out, maybe thay can grab some other photos if he's got any more.

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=12562698

here's some more pix gleaned from mySpace!





All Hail BooBen!!!!!

Mark said he was having problems with loading pics.
Hang tight and I'm sure he'll add more in the near future.

I took a few but am having problems with my camera.

D'oh!

It was to cold or too hot (fireplace) to antique it so it's all just raw right now. Springtime.....it will look 100% better!

It snowed, rained, iced, blew hurricane winds, fogged, lost power, etc. up there. It was pretty nuts but we pulled it off.
If any of you get a chance to hang out up there, don't pass it up! (cept for Notch, Tai-One and Dr. Von)

I nicknamed it The Lodge but the sign says Mark's Tiki Bar.

It was a TikiTastic Build out!!!

p.s. I get gnarly foot cramps in cold climates. Hence the Ugg Boots. I'm not afraid to wear them!!!

Yes, I am having trouble uploading pictures to TC....seems others are not having any issues. I will try another machine if this does not get resolved. Thanks Little Lost Tiki for taking the time to snag the pcis from my MySpace page. I will post more pics soon....really :)

Bamboo Ben did a great job...it looks awesome!

On 2008-02-06 16:54, Tikitastic wrote:
Yes, I am having trouble uploading pictures to TC....seems others are not having any issues. I will try another machine if this does not get resolved. Thanks Little Lost Tiki for taking the time to snag the pcis from my MySpace page. I will post more pics soon....really :)

Bamboo Ben did a great job...it looks awesome!

Looks Great Bamboo Ben, I Like your Jukebox Tikitastic, Check mine out! http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?mode=viewtopic&topic=24254&forum=18&start=120 mahalo! Gogo

It snowed!

Oh deer!

(in the center of the picture)

snow? i went snowboarding today!... ok it was a week ago... but i wanted to go..

[ Edited by: crazy al 2008-02-07 10:07 ]

Mystery solved!

Bumping an old but awesome post to see if Tikitastic will post the final pictures once it was all antiqued, etc.
Bring it on Tikitastic! :)

Bumping the bump