The Oahu Room

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G gitiki Member Joined: Nov 01, 2013 Posts: 20	G gitiki Posted posted on Mon, Apr 27, 2015 1:29 PM Aloha everyone, I have debated about posting my modest build for awhile; I'm in awe of some of the fantastic work the folks here have done on their bars. I decided to go ahead and post because: I had a blast building it. We really like hanging out in it. I wanted to encourage others who may be hesitant to try a build. Although I love all things tiki, I'm not really a collector. My approach to this build, in as much as I had one, was kind of a 'beach shack'. The criteria was: it had to be cheap to build, as I had a small budget. I was very fortunate to have a buddy give me a bunch of bamboo from a abandoned Trader Joe's display, so I had some good pieces to work with. Some of you might be interested in the floor; I went with the paper bag technique because, again, cheap! Anyway, If you have 4:44 to waste, here's a slideshow I put together on the construction and etc. I did a search here for 'Oahu Room' and came up empty; my apologies if someone else has that name. Thanks for watching.
M MaukaHale Tiki Socialite The base of the Volcano Joined: May 07, 2012 Posts: 967	M MaukaHale Posted posted on Mon, Apr 27, 2015 4:14 PM Very nice. I'm amazed at how many people convert their garages and how well they turn out. You should have a lot of enjoyable hours in the Oahu Room. The music was a nice touch to viewing the pictures.
H hiltiki Tiki Socialite Hollywood, calif. Joined: Jun 10, 2004 Posts: 4256	H hiltiki Posted posted on Mon, Apr 27, 2015 4:51 PM I enjoyed your video and the music as well. You did a nice job decorating.
B Biotron2000 Tiki Socialite Bakersfield, California Joined: Apr 13, 2002 Posts: 383	B Biotron2000 Posted posted on Mon, Apr 27, 2015 4:58 PM I love how the floor turned out; I've never heard of that technique before.
G gitiki Member Joined: Nov 01, 2013 Posts: 20	G gitiki Posted posted on Mon, Apr 27, 2015 8:32 PM I took a gamble on doing the floor that way; somebody on here mentioned it in a post, so I did a little research online and dived in. The method is a LOT of work, but has the singular virtue of being really cheap, total cost about $60.00 It did come out looking pretty good. In person it looks sort of like stone. Thanks for the kind no words!
EJ El Jefe Member The Third Coast Joined: Mar 13, 2012 Posts: 381	EJ El Jefe Posted posted on Tue, Apr 28, 2015 9:04 AM Nice job. I like the tiki surf club kinda vibe. Reminds me of the last time I was at Duke's on Kauai.
T Thortiki Tiki Socialite Maryland (Land of Pleasant Tiki Living) Joined: Jul 29, 2006 Posts: 401	T Thortiki Posted posted on Tue, Apr 28, 2015 2:03 PM Neat vid LIKE your flooring!
R rumackay Tiki Centralite Qld, Australia Joined: Jan 12, 2012 Posts: 32	R rumackay Posted posted on Tue, Apr 28, 2015 5:19 PM Love it...and that floor is awesome. Great job!
T TheBigT Tiki Socialite Fabulous Houston Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 1798	T TheBigT Posted posted on Thu, Apr 30, 2015 5:11 AM Wow, stunning job. Love the faux wood paint job on the garage doors!
PP Pele Paul Member San Dimas, ca Joined: Aug 26, 2008 Posts: 724	PP Pele Paul Posted posted on Thu, Apr 30, 2015 7:58 PM well worth the 4:44 to watch your video! awesome job!! Love the flooring too! may have to try that myself! Your garage now looks like somewhere you could relax after a long day at work!!! truly, an awesome build!! Love it!!! Paul
V VampiressRN Grand Member (1 year) Sun City Lincoln Hills (NorCal) Joined: Nov 23, 2006 Posts: 6166	V VampiressRN Posted posted on Thu, Apr 30, 2015 9:08 PM Wowza Wowza Wowza...you did a spectacular job and your floor is just gorgeous!!! I love the timeline slide show GREAT JOB!!! and the music made the journey quite pleasant.
G gitiki Member Joined: Nov 01, 2013 Posts: 20	G gitiki Posted posted on Mon, May 4, 2015 9:59 AM Thank you all for the kind comments! If anyone wants further information on the flooring, I did a tutorial in the 'Other Crafts' section : http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=49135&forum=18&start=last&0
H hang10tiki Tiki Socialite Las Vegas Joined: Jul 18, 2010 Posts: 10152	H hang10tiki Posted posted on Mon, May 4, 2015 8:34 PM Way kool Enjoy and thanks for posting Cheers Jon
E ECTiki Tiki Socialite San Diego Joined: May 26, 2014 Posts: 168	E ECTiki Posted posted on Wed, May 6, 2015 1:49 PM Kool video. That was fun. Alot of work on the flooring.
B bitterfishies Member Joined: Feb 22, 2015 Posts: 21	B bitterfishies Posted posted on Thu, May 14, 2015 11:24 AM I hate to repeat what everyone else has been saying, but the floor turned out amazing!

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