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!
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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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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…
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How does jumping on a bus and visiting a bunch of home tiki bars sound to you?
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Tiki isn’t just about drinking Mai-Tai’s, it’s a celebration of Polynesian culture.
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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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Form follows function, but in the case of Jackie and Eric’s Ohana Gardens, it’s a different story. When you have a large backyard with plants, trees, bees, and chickens, you need tools and supplies, but more importantly, you need somewhere to store them. Jackie and Eric originally planned on building a storage shed …
They ended up with something way cooler …
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On this episode of Secret Tiki Escape, the gang travels to Portland Oregon to visit Keith Hart’s Enchanted Jungle Lounge. It’s a home tiki bar that’s dark, classy and has a few surprises!
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One of the things I was looking forward to the most at Tiki Kon 2018 was finally getting to see the mighty Tikiyaki 5-0!
And Gang, they didn’t disappoint!
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