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New bar/tiki room in progress
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Hey! It´s been a while since my last post here so it´s good to be back :wink: We recently bought a new flat and came up with the idea of transforming one room to a tiki room... We painted the room and the plan was to keep it like that and just add a bar and some lamps. I´m not gonna do anything about the ceiling, my wife loves it the way it is
My plan is to cover the walls next to the bar with lauhala, but should i go with some other matting instead? Mahalo! |
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Atomic Tiki Punk
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Mon, Jul 16, 2012 3:56 PM
Just a little Bamboo trim would give the bar a more finished look |
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turbosickboy
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Mon, Jul 16, 2012 4:23 PM
that´s my plan! starting with the bamboo tomorrow. thanks man! |
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VampiressRN
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Mon, Jul 16, 2012 10:10 PM
How fun...I'm sure you will end up adding some hanging lamps to complement that ceiling. The room color is good and looking forward to seeing your finished bar. Keep up the great work. |
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Tue, Jul 17, 2012 4:16 AM
I covered my bars walls with Lauhala matting, and although it looked great I felt it looked a bit 'new'. So I painted my walls with a matt 'teak' varnish and it gave the Lauhala an aged look. It also gives a bit of contrast. Also you could try to use a larger weave on the walls than on the bar and that would give a contrast also. |
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turbosickboy
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Wed, Jul 18, 2012 9:30 AM
VampiressRN: thanks alot! Kon-Hemsby: Great advices, thank you! continued the work today, more pictures is coming |
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turbosickboy
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Fri, Jul 20, 2012 2:40 PM
some progress... Sorry for all the tools, bags etc. in the pictures |
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turbosickboy
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Sat, Sep 8, 2012 6:35 AM
finally some small updates... "New walls". Had to put plywood on the wall Wiring for lamps Putting up the lauhala... |
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Sun, Sep 9, 2012 11:14 PM
See if you can rent something like this... Bear |
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VampiressRN
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Sun, Sep 9, 2012 11:24 PM
I don't think you would look good in a wedding dress...but whatever!!! :lol: |
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Bruddah Bear
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Mon, Sep 10, 2012 1:24 AM
Vamp, What made you think I wasn't talking about the woman? :wink: Bear |
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VampiressRN
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Mon, Sep 10, 2012 5:42 AM
Twisted mind...sorry couldn't help that. :wink: |
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turbosickboy
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Mon, Sep 10, 2012 10:31 PM
Bear: Thanks! I put an ad in the local newspaper "looking for a woman, must be a professional steamer". I also tried to iron on a wet towel, worked fine but i guess your way is better... Thanks for the answer! |
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Tue, Sep 11, 2012 5:53 AM
"New walls". Had to put plywood on the wall What is the reason for plywood over the the dry wall? Is that to staple the lauhala matting? |
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turbosickboy
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Wed, Sep 12, 2012 11:27 PM
MaukaHale: Exactly! The walls isn´t drywall, it´s some kind of plaster... too hard for the staples |
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Kon-Hemsby
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Sat, Sep 15, 2012 7:31 AM
TSB, I just used a standard iron on the matting and if it was a bit stubborn misted it with some water and then ironed it.(P.S. I bought a cheap iron especially for the job as it does scratch it). |
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turbosickboy
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Thu, Sep 20, 2012 11:09 AM
The iron worked fine! There will be some pictures as soon as I come home from my business trip |
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matt101
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Thu, Sep 20, 2012 5:56 PM
I decorated 1 of the rooms in my house last year with Hawaiian Decor. I used some tiki masks and a couple of surfboard signs. Tiki Masks make great looking Hawaiian Decor. I recently ordered one from * spam link removed* Everybody gives me compliments about it. [ Edited by: Hakalugi - spam link removed - 2012-09-20 18:46 ] |
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Atomic Tiki Punk
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Thu, Sep 20, 2012 5:57 PM
Tiki Spam? |
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Atomic Tiki Punk
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Thu, Sep 20, 2012 5:57 PM
Is that spam? |
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Hakalugi
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Thu, Sep 20, 2012 6:46 PM
Considering that Matt101's "homepage" is the same website he mentioned as having great looking stuff...for sale, the answer is a resounding yes. Link removed. Matt101, if you want to plug your business, be honest about it and buy a banner ad. |
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turbosickboy
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Sat, Sep 22, 2012 11:58 AM
damn spam robots! Start your own thread! :) |
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turbosickboy
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Mon, Oct 8, 2012 10:08 AM
Some progress... It´s been pretty hard to build, work and study during the same time. And of course, building a tiki bar isn´t the easiest. I salute you people who have built those amazing bars! This took some time, but turned out pretty good... Next to do is some bamboo trim Planning to build a roof for the bar as well... Some bottles waiting to move in. Deep down in the jungles of Bambooland [ Edited by: turbosickboy 2012-10-08 10:35 ] |
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Kon-Hemsby
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Mon, Oct 8, 2012 10:27 AM
Looking good already. |
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turbosickboy
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Tue, Oct 9, 2012 6:39 AM
thank you! |
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Tue, Oct 9, 2012 7:11 AM
Looking really great! Some of those rum bottles looks a bit full to me. Perhaps we should all drop by and help even out the bottles. :)
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turbosickboy
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Tue, Oct 16, 2012 2:27 AM
thanks... come over as soon everything is in place, the drink´s on me! :wink: |
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turbosickboy
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Sun, Oct 21, 2012 9:56 AM
Some more bamboo trim Couldn´t find any good lamp brackets, so I made some in stainless steel Found the shelf on "blocket" (like craigslist here in Sweden) lamp baskets from Cheeky tiki By day... By night... |
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VampiressRN
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Sun, Oct 21, 2012 7:17 PM
Those lights turned out great!!!! |
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turbosickboy
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Tue, Oct 23, 2012 5:21 AM
Thanks alot! |
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turbosickboy
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Mon, Nov 26, 2012 2:03 AM
some small updates... The white extension cord is just temporary... next up: Build a shelf behind the bar and replace the barstools |
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Mon, Nov 26, 2012 12:18 PM
Hea ja (hay do) :) Lookin good |
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Fri, Dec 7, 2012 10:43 PM
It's coming along nicely. I like the green color on that wall too. |
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Masher88
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Sat, Dec 8, 2012 4:55 AM
Your place looks awesome! I like the "Basket Sconce" idea. |
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turbosickboy
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Mon, Dec 10, 2012 2:14 AM
thanks everybody! preparing for the first luau to be held soon... |
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The Blue Kahuna
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Mon, Dec 10, 2012 4:35 AM
Very, very nice! Great job! |
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turbosickboy
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Fri, Jan 4, 2013 2:27 AM
Built this shelf from two IKEA shelves and some leftover bamboo... |
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WestADad
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Fri, Jan 4, 2013 5:33 AM
Really like your lamp baskets! Great idea. Your place is looking good! Chris |
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