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Home Tiki Bar Spotlight #85 Enchanted Klinki Room – Las Vegas NV

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What do you do when Billy Crud carves you a six-foot tall tiki?

You build a home tiki bar to put it in!

Angela and Michael’s Enchanted Klinki Room is not a spelling error! It’s a play on their last name Klingenmeier also, Angela has been a fan of Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room since she was a kid, so I’d say Enchanted Klinki Room is the perfect name for their home bar. Not only did Billy Crud carve the first tiki for Angela and Michael, but he helped with the build of the tiki bar itself and the end result shows, the Enchanted Klinki Room is incredible! Here is Angela and Klink’s story …

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Home Tiki Bar Spotlight #84 The Lagoon – St. Helens OR

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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 …

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Home Tiki Bar Spotlight #83 The Hala Kahiki Hideaway – Orlando FL

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I don’t know too many people that grow pineapples in their backyard but Scott Deeter does and it’s one of many inspirations for his home tiki bar. It’s called The Hala Kahiki Hideaway and it has a Disney, Trader Sam’s, Polynesian Village vibe. Hey, Scott and Kim (Scott’s partner-in-crime) live in Orlando, so there has to be some Disney influence, right! Here is Scott’s story of The Hala Kahiki Hideaway …

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Home Tiki Bar Spotlight #82 The Boom Boom Room – Royal Oak MI

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I usually like my tiki bars dark but in the case of Matt “Captain” Wittstock’s Boom Boom Room, keep the lights on! I’ve always wondered what a home tiki bar might have looked like in the 70’s and I think I found my answer. There are so many cool little details inside the Boom Boom Room that it would be a sin to turn the lights out. Here is Matt’s story …

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Home Tiki Bar Spotlight #81 PaPa Nui – Charleston SC

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It’s hard to deny that World War II had a massive impact on Tiki’s popularity. Many GI’s came back from the war in the South Pacific with a new-found love for all things tropical and shared this love with the rest of their family. This would be the case with Scott Evans. Both of his grandfathers served in the South Pacific and this sparked his interest in tiki. His grandfathers inspired him so much that Scott built his own tiki bar and called it PaPa Nui in honor of his grandfather. Here is the story of PaPa Nui …

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Home Tiki Bar Spotlight #80 Kapu Tiki Lounge – Milwaukee WI

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There is nothing more beautiful than a tiki bar outside. But what do you do if you live somewhere that actually gets cold in the winter? The answer is you do what Pete Flessas did and extend your tiki bar into your basement. Pete and Kelly’s Kapu Tiki Lounge started with a tribal mask and ended with a super cool tiki escape that goes inside and out, or would it be the other way around? Here is Pete’s story about tribal masks, Dark ’n’ Stormies and graven Images …

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Home Tiki Bar Spotlight #79 The Back Side Of Water – Gig Harbor WA

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The Backside Of Water, what an interesting name for a tiki bar, right? But if you love Disney and more specifically, The Jungle Cruise, you will totally get it! When Chris and Lauren Ringlee bought their new home with a finished basement, they knew what they had to do, they built a tiki bar! Here is their story …

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Home Tiki Bar Spotlight #78 The Parrot’s Perch – Niskayuna NY

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When people think of New York, they immediately think of New York City. But there is more to New York than just the Big Apple, there’s the rest of the state and it’s huge! Niskayuna is located above Albany, and I’ll be honest, I’d never heard of Niskayuna until now. Brendan Halayko and his wife Beth live in Niskayuna and they have an awesome home tiki bar called The Parrot’s Perch. Here is their story …

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Home Tiki Bar Spotlight #77 Bora Bora Hut – Breda (The Netherlands)

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A tiki bar in The Netherlands?

That’s right! Fran lives in Breda, which is located in The Netherlands and as you can guess, there isn’t much tiki going on there. So, Fran decided to build his own tiki bar. He liked names that repeat and he called his bar the Bora Bora Hut! Here is a story about enjoying tiki when there isn’t much tiki close to you …

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Home Tiki Bar Spotlight #76 The Lost Pearl – Rochester NY

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It gets cold and snowy in upstate New York and if you’re looking for a tiki bar, sadly you are out of luck. The nearest tiki bar is three hours away and in Canada. Kirk Doran lives in Rochester and after a life changing trip to Trader Sam’s Grog Grotto down at Walt Disney World, he decided to build his own tiki get-away. The name of his bar is called the Lost Pearl which is named after his aunt and it’s a perfect escape from the snow and cold weather. Here is Kirk’s story…

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