Tiki wallpaper

Bradbury and Bradbury, who have done a lot of historic reproduction wallpaper now have a line of 50's and 60's papers including a few tiki-leaning ones.

http://bradbury.com/atomic.html

Thanks txmod.

I'm not sure I see the tropical Tiki, but I do like the Space Age vibe.

Bradbury & Bradbury makes excellent products. Many years ago I visited their plant in Benicia, California. It is amazing to watch them make their quality wallpapers. Their Victorian patterns are to die for. Worth a visit if you are ever in that area.

Thansk txmod!

I agree, Bradbury and Bradbury are hands down astonishing in quality and designs.
I'm quite fond of the arts and crafts designs they make, but the victorian papers are unbelieveable like VampiressRN said.

Searching for "TIKI wallpaper" often leaves one with murals of Tiki Barber the football player or computer wallpaper images, so this direct link to good stuff is great.

For those of you reading this thread and looking for wallpaper or wall covering treatments here are some additional ideas that may be useful to consider along side the papers Bradbury and Bradbury make:

When restoring my travel trailer into a rolling 1960's flavor tiki lounge, I found "Tiki Forest and Tiki Sungold" which are extrememly nice and have a googie-tiki atomic flavor to them. They are of the same quality as Bradbury and Bradbury.
http://www.melinamade.com/Store2/retro_wallpaper.php3?cookie_set=/+

You can see how I used it in pictures in this thread:
http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=26479&forum=1&hilite=trailer

Depending on the look you are going for, you might like a photo mural instead http://www.muralsyourway.com/myw4-design.cfm?pid=MMIAAC1007

If you have a very specific look you are going for, perhaps you can use TAPA cloth from Fiji, Tonga or Soamoa. Sometimes you can find it for sale on eBay, and here is a good place to start:
http://reviews.ebay.com/Polynesian-Tapa-barkcloth-the-Cloth-of-Island-Kings_W0QQugidZ10000000001650920

Please remember that you can buy woven Lauhala in big rolls and it makes a fantastic look that applies to the surface like wall paper with construction adhesive or mechanically with staples that complements the wallpaper.

Grasscloth is a common wallpaper found in the Asian design markets that you might like for its decor, but if in a cold moist environment it can be a bear to keep from getting dingy or moldy.

Depending on the look care and your craftiness, tropical fabrics often come in rolls 45"-60" wide and can be fixed to a wall and sealed like wall paper.
http://hawaiifabricmart.com/HawaiianPrintDobbyFabric.html

Or you just may want fabric that works with the Bradbury and Bradbury paper:
http://www.tonicliving.com/productsList.asp?categoryid=5&onsale=0

Companies sell carbonized bamboo wall coverings in many forms.
I used linoleum mastic and a product some people call "bamboo rug"
Here's some of that stuff, and it makes fabulous wainscotting, I used what they call "101"
http://cgi.ebay.com/6-Bamboo-Wall-Covering-Wainscoting-Panel-Your-Choice_W0QQitemZ330267665878QQihZ014QQcategoryZ29505QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Buying jungle paper and silkscreening additional patterns directly onto the wall is also a way to force a wall paper to be extra TIKI by adding silkscreened images of MOAI or TIKI figures. In addition to the Bradbury and Bradbury paper, maybe some of these would work as base paper
http://www.lelandswallpaper.com/tropicwall.htm
http://www.donghia.com/textiles/wallcovering/look_alikes_collection.php

Finally, you can print out custom wall paper that has suprising light fast qualities on large plotters. I use a 54" plotter for my mapping work that I do professionally and I've seen presentation bond that would stand up well to a good paper hanger knowing what they are doing. While it would cost an arm and a leg (~$1 to $10 a square foot) to do so, you could digitally design a pattern and print it out.

Hope that digression from Bradbury and Bradbury's fine papers into a general dump of wall treatment ideas helps anyone along the way.

Thank you so much for all the super information!! I have looked up all of your links and saved them for our future projects. I love the Donghia patterns!

FYI, when hanging tapa cloth as wallpaper, paste the wall, not the tapa. Since the tapa is usually in very large sheets, and is pretty porous, this is the only way to go. Once it's on and dry you can stick down any loose spots and best to trim it all in something to hide ugly edges. Split bamboo or a woven "rope" etc.

I just ordered 2 rolls of the Island (Marooned). I'm going to use it for the top of my tiki bar.
The Atomic Age Collection is really cool.

Hey All,

I have been doing some research for my home tiki bar and came across this site that has many nice tiki style wallcoverings.

This one is called woven rattan and looks very similar to most bamboo matting. I just ordered a sample so I can not verify that this is a good looking wallcovering in person but if it looks as good as the picture I am sure it rocks. After ordering the sample i was notified that in order to purchase the wallcovering you need to contact an authorized dealer, just to keep that in mind. Also prices are not listed on the site so i have no clue as to what the cost is.

here is the link to the wallcovering

http://www.phillipjeffries.com/products/1854-woven_rattan.html

Also they have a lot of other wallcoverings that are super nice looking :)

David

David,
An excellent find! Thank you.

On 2009-01-24 21:02, tikidavidtiki wrote:
Hey All,

I have been doing some research for my home tiki bar and came across this site that has many nice tiki style wallcoverings.

This one is called woven rattan and looks very similar to most bamboo matting. I just ordered a sample so I can not verify that this is a good looking wallcovering in person but if it looks as good as the picture I am sure it rocks. After ordering the sample i was notified that in order to purchase the wallcovering you need to contact an authorized dealer, just to keep that in mind. Also prices are not listed on the site so i have no clue as to what the cost is.

here is the link to the wallcovering

http://www.phillipjeffries.com/products/1854-woven_rattan.html

Also they have a lot of other wallcoverings that are super nice looking :)

David

Hey Hearn,

No problem, I thought the wall covering was a good alternative to bamboo matting. Good to see another DC local tiki enthusiast! I will keep you up to speed when I learn more about the quality, cost, and where you can purchase!

David