Do you like the Wu-Tang Clan?
If that answer is yes, then I got a home tiki bar for you! It’s called the 36th Chamber of Tiki and its theme is, Kung Fu movies, Chinese restaurants, Tiki and of course the Wu-Tang Clan. Elise and Stephen converted their third bedroom into the 36th Chamber of Tiki. It’s cozy and very unique. Here’s the story of the 36th Chamber of Tiki…
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Remember that Beach Boys song from the 80’s, Kokomo?
Can you tell me how to get to Kokomo? Is it a real place? I really don’t know. But I can tell you that I’ve found a home tiki bar that was inspired by that Beach Boys tune, it’s call Kokomo Oasis. Kokomo Oasis can be found behind Paul and Jayme Obais’s home in Portland OR. The devil is in the details and the closer you look, the more you’ll discover, like a hidden message carved out in Morse code underneath the bar! It took me a little bit to decipher but I got it! Here’s Paul to clue you into more details way down in Kokomo…. Oasis!
Continue reading “Home Tiki Bar Spotlight #138 Kokomo Oasis Portland OR”
I’ve known Robbie for a little while now and I remember her talking about building her own home tiki bar. I was excited to see what she would come up with. Not too long-ago Robbie finished her bar and called it The Coconut Smuggler’s Lounge. I saw some pictures posted on Facebook and I knew I needed to see Robbie’s bar in person. I happened to be down in Portland a couple weeks ago, so Heather and Don Waters and I paid The Coconut Smuggler’s Lounge a visit, and I was blown away…
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Like many, we’ve been looking forward to the opening of Munktiki’s Dead Man’s Isle now for a long time, and were delighted to finally get to spend a weekend in Astoria, and visit – not once, but twice. Consequently, our notes are a composite of those two experiences…
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Sometimes, all it takes is a trip to Hawaii to plant the seeds of tiki…
Brain Bloodgood and his wife April flew out to Hawaii to get married and they came back husband and wife and an interest in tiki. That was over fifteen years ago and starting with a Koi pond, Brian slowly started to transform his backyard into a tiki, tropical oasis which includes Bloody’s Tikiroom which is a stand-alone structure that is so cool to relax either day or night! Here is Brain’s story…
Continue reading “Home Tiki Bar Spotlight #93 Bloody’s Tiki Bar – Portland OR”
Dave Chaney has a love for punk rock, tiki and horror, especially The Creature From The Black Lagoon. I love when people combine the things they love into their home tiki bar. It really gives you a glimpse into someone’s passions why enjoying a Mai Tai or two. Dave’s home tiki bar is a perfect example of this and here is his story …
Continue reading “Home Tiki Bar Spotlight #84 The Lagoon – St. Helens OR”
On this episode of Secret Tiki Escapes we head to Happy Valley OR to visit Heather and Donald Water’s Hula Hideaway …
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On this episode of Secret Tiki Escapes we head to Happy Valley OR to visit Heather and Donald Water’s Uncharted Waters and Leftover Lounge.
The first time I visited Duke and Lola’s home bar, it was a cigar lounge and whiskey bar called the Elephant Head Bar. It had a really great vibe, but I thought that as cool as the bar was, it would be so much cooler if it was a tiki bar! Well, they must have read my mind because that’s exactly what they did. In between filming videos for their BossaNova Life channel, they converted their home bar into a secret tiki escape called the Atomic Bikini Grotto! Here is their story …
Continue reading “Home Tiki Bar Spotlight #53 Atomic Bikini Grotto – Springfield OR”
Rick Aronstein loves his tiki drinks …
After enjoying the great tiki drinks at Hale Pele, Rick decided to start making drinks at home. With a copy of Beachbum Berry’s Remixed in one hand and a bottle of rum in the other, Rick started to make tiki drinks at home. If you’re going to make tiki drinks, it would be nice to do it in a tiki bar. Riptide Ricky’s was born! Here is Rick’s story …
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