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Show off your Rattan!
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Often when there is a question or posting about rattan it seems there are many helpful answers from TC members with great rattan sets. Please post your vintage rattan pix and stories, anything colonial, machine age, deco, Frankl, 1970's, to reproductions. |
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RevBambooBen
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Fri, Dec 21, 2007 10:28 PM
On loan from the "Tiki Trav Not So Fine Furniture Gallery!" |
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Tue, Dec 25, 2007 4:57 PM
Purchased this recently. Still looking for a mate. I learned from a book that Tiki Skip recommended that rattan is a climbing palm and it's outer covering is natural silicone. Doesn't need painting or treatment.
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Thu, Dec 27, 2007 5:16 PM
Al, Was that bottle of Beam sitting under your Christmas in the photo above a bribe for Santa? |
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Thu, Dec 27, 2007 5:39 PM
I found this rattan set in Quakertown PA with a hideaous "country" upholstery, I invested in some quality barkcloth from Hawaii and commissioned the skills of Velveteen Lounge to work her magic. The next week I found the big high back chair at a yard sale for $10 and had a round cushion made for it to match the rest.
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Thu, Jan 10, 2008 10:04 PM
[ Edited by: BlackFish 2009-09-08 04:38 ] |
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Fri, Jan 11, 2008 11:56 AM
Here's my couple of pieces. Man! those bright lights for pic taking sure do kill the mood. Two Calif-Asia lounge chairs and a fish trap I think might be PNG but I could be wrong on that. Thanks "Anyone who has ever seen them is thereafter haunted as if by a feverish dream" Karl Woermann [ Edited by: uncle trav 2008-01-11 12:56 ] |
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Fri, Jan 11, 2008 2:47 PM
Blackfish, NICE! :drink: Uncle trav, To drown sorrow, where should one jump first and best? "Certainly not water. Water rusts you." -Frank Sinatra [ Edited by: Sneakytiki 2008-01-11 14:49 ] |
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Fri, Jan 11, 2008 5:47 PM
Hey, Blackfish! Do you need a roommate? |
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RevBambooBen
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Fri, Jan 11, 2008 6:04 PM
Awesome stuff! I wanted to slip in the difference between Bamboo and Rattan. Most of the "general public" don't know. Always calling Rattan, Bamboo. ( drives me nuts :)) This is a Bamboo couch. Big diameters. Usually 4" and bigger. Hollow interior with pronounced nodes ( knots). From the Grass family. Does not bend when dry. Rattan usually is 1.5" or smaller. Solid. A vine from the wood family. Bends easy when wet and a little harder when dry. MAhalo for letting me vent. On with the Rattan show! Bamboo Ben Custom Tropical Decor! edited for that darn #6 in the pic!!!! [ Edited by: RevBambooBen 2008-01-11 18:05 ] [ Edited by: RevBambooBen 2008-01-11 18:12 ] |
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Sun, Jan 20, 2008 10:28 AM
[ Edited by: BlackFish 2009-09-08 04:41 ] |
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Sun, Jan 20, 2008 2:21 PM
Blackfish, it's all wonderful but that fan-arm living room set is so beautiful it made me want to cry. |
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Sun, Jan 20, 2008 2:41 PM
Couldn't you just see Kate reclining on your couch? Here she is doing a nice impersonation of your Clam Shell set. And I agree with Peg. That set is spectacular. So you live on the Emerald Coast huh? Whereabouts? And when will cocktails be ready? :) [ Edited by: GatorRob 2008-01-20 14:47 ] |
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Sun, Jan 20, 2008 3:05 PM
ooooh...I am jealous jealous jealous. :D Al & Blackfish, those are some swank pads ya got there. I'm not worthy...I'm not worthy!!! |
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Thu, Jan 24, 2008 10:36 AM
I admired this set at a friend's house, and after seeing our tiki bar, they decided we would be a better home for it. They had it for many years and had some pretty hideous covers made for it circa 1980's. We had new cushions and covers made for it. TT |
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Thu, Jan 24, 2008 10:41 AM
Well done! It's "rescue rattan" |
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Fri, Jan 25, 2008 11:45 AM
Interior Design 101, Always Sofa never Couch. A Couch is a entirely different type of seating appliance altogether. Here is an example of a Couch: then a Sofa and of course the types above: Like Ben thanks for letting me vint, on with the show. P.S. I'm looking for a vintage set if anyone knows the where about? I will be going out to Palm Springs to have a look but if anyone is selling? or knows the where about of a nice Fan Set or other in Ca. please contact me. Thanks :) |
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Fri, Jan 25, 2008 12:30 PM
Hey Hip! You may want to check out this craigslist listing |
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Fri, Jan 25, 2008 12:47 PM
Weird delayed double post! [ Edited by: JenTiki 2008-01-25 13:25 ] |
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Tonga Trader
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Sat, Jan 26, 2008 3:11 PM
No, but thanks for making me look. We didn't even know, just liked the set. Anyway, thanks for creating a monster, we're about to bid on a matching side table on eBay! TT |
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Sun, Jan 27, 2008 1:40 PM
hey TONGA ,i found these in my storage unit today |
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Hiphipahula
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Sun, Jan 27, 2008 2:34 PM
Thanks Jen!!!! |
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Sat, Mar 22, 2008 5:43 PM
Got this 6 band set in Oct. 2007 Just $200 bucks! It took me 2 trips in my van to get it all home. The dealer told us that he bought it from the estate of a former military couple who were posted in Japan after WWII. Manufacturers Tag We figured that since it was so reasonably priced, after we bought it we could spend a bit more and get it recovered. So we found a good fabric sale and bought 18 yards of a brown chenille. We got help from My Mom to measure correctly and my Mother in Law did all the recovering. 13 cushions, 3 different sizes and all with 36" zippers. I once was lost............but now I'm found [ Edited by: 8FT Tiki 2008-03-22 17:49 ] |
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Sat, Mar 22, 2008 6:47 PM
Nice pad, 8FT! Great heritage on the rattan. Shows what a little toning down of white walls can do, too. Can you show a close up of that ceramic sitting couple, they look fine. [ Edited by: bigbrotiki 2008-03-22 18:49 ] |
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Sat, Mar 22, 2008 10:17 PM
Beauty score 8ft! Love the lamp and shade. |
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Sun, May 4, 2008 3:36 PM
I am pretty new here, not alot of Tiki culture in NH, but I sure do love it. |
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Mon, May 5, 2008 7:59 PM
Great score and nice set 8ft.Not to hip on the velvet though. |
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Tue, May 6, 2008 7:54 PM
Heres two six band Frankl design club chairs with original bark cloth cushions |
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The Granite Tiki
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Wed, May 7, 2008 1:24 AM
Welcome to Tiki Central ADB! I don't know if you can see clearly in this old picture or not, but I have the same set of furniture (the couch, the chair, and the more reclined chair, no table unfortunately) Totally different cushions, but all the rattan is the same! This particular style must have sold well in New Hampshire! |
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Wed, May 7, 2008 5:02 AM
Thats realy neat. Nice set fellow NH tiki lover :) |
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Sat, May 10, 2008 5:36 PM
I thought I would add a link to another thread which shows some photos of a rattan store matchbook we have. It is circa 1950's from Indianapolis. Also, here are a few of our tables. Mostly Tropitan. I once was lost............but now I'm found [ Edited by: 8FT Tiki 2008-05-10 17:50 ] |
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Sat, May 10, 2008 5:55 PM
Here you go Sven. |
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Mon, May 12, 2008 9:16 AM
those tables are outstanding !! |
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Fri, May 16, 2008 3:58 PM
Not much compared to some of the astonishing pics of rattan posted, but nonetheless...
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Sun, May 18, 2008 2:23 PM
Thats a fine looking chair |
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Thu, Jun 26, 2008 9:25 AM
We found this set on Craigslist. The cushions were pretty hideous so we had new ones made and I removed remnants of an unfortunate paint job on the rattan and refinished it. |
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Thu, Jun 26, 2008 3:53 PM
wow, did you sew those tikis on the fabric, or did you find the fabric with them on it? we desprately need to recover ours.....looks great |
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Thu, Jun 26, 2008 5:12 PM
Thanks, hala bullhiki. We had the seat cushions professionally made because they needed new foam and my sewing skills aren't that great, but I did make the throw pillows. I used ultrasuede to make the tiki "appliques" so they wouldn't fray and then sewed them onto the fabric. Here's a better shot of the tangaroa pillow The white one on the other side of the sofa is the "albino tiki" ku after whom our home bar is named. Unfortunately, he isn't very photogenic. |
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Fri, Jun 27, 2008 12:26 PM
We also had the cushions made with reversible solid sides, so that we can change up the look of the sofa from time to time, as such: Even though they photograph brown, the solids are actually quite black. Here's a better look: [ Edited by: Numatiki 2008-06-27 13:01 ] |