Home Tiki Bars
How many bedrooms?
How big is the kitchen?
One or two car garage?
Does the master bedroom have a walk-in closet?
This is what most people ask when looking to buy a home, but for Linda and Dave Bagdade, “can we build a tiki room in it?” was the most important question! Here is their story …
Continue reading “Home Tiki Bar Spotlight #65 D&L Exotic Tradewinds Paradise – Indianapolis IN”
Indianapolis doesn’t have a Trader Vic’s, but it does have a Trader Ric’s!
The basement in the MCM home of Matt McElfresh and Ric Mills used to be their EBay warehouse, until they acquired “the mural”. This beautiful mural originally hung in the men’s bar at the historic Claypool Hotel and it was the inspiration for Matt and Ric to build their home tiki bar. Matt named the bar after Ric, calling it Trader Ric’s, and the rest is history! Here is Matt and Ric’s story …
Continue reading “Home Tiki Bar Spotlight #64 Trader Ric’s – Indianapolis IN”
A lot can happen in a year …
Terra and Alex Fritch went from discovering what tiki is, to becoming members of the Rumbustion Society at Smuggler’s Cove, to building their own tiki bar on the patio behind their home. The name of their bar is Fred and Ginger’s Exotic Cocktail Bar and Lounge. Who are Fred and Ginger? Continue reading to find out!
When Derek and Roxanne Weaver moved into their new home in Vista CA and saw an add-on that was by the pool, they knew what they had to do, they turned it into a tiki bar! They named their bar the South Pacific Room in honor of the event room at the Bali Hai of the same name. Here is their story …
Continue reading “Home Tiki Bar Spotlight #62 South Pacific Room- Vista CA”
When I saw pictures of Sharon Wilson’s lanai called Hana Hou, I thought to myself, Damn! I wish I could drop everything and head to straight to Lake Placid to share a Mai-Tai with her. I think Sharon’s Hana Hou gives “Florida Tiki” a new meaning, here is her story …
Continue reading “Home Tiki Bar Spotlight #61 Hana Hou – Lake Placid FL”
Remember that kid’s TV show, The Banana Splits?
Continue reading “Home Tiki Bar Spotlight #60 Danger Island – Sacramento CA”
When I drove up to Grant Shaw’s place on Camano Island, I didn’t know which building was his home and which building was his garage!
Grant has a huge garage with an even bigger tiki bar upstairs on the second floor. It’s called The Cam-Tiki Terrace and it may be the biggest home tiki bar I’ve visited yet! Here is Grant’s story …
Continue reading “Home Tiki Bar Spotlight #59 The Cam-Tiki Terrace – Camano Island WA”
Somewhere hidden in Heidi and Stephen’s Mid-century modern home you’ll find their tiki bar, the Twa-Wal-Kut’s Rocking Jellyfish Lounge, a beautiful modern-style tiki bar! I’ve been sworn to secrecy on how to get inside. Here is Heidi and Stephen’s story …
Continue reading “Home Tiki Bar Spotlight #58 Twa-Wal-Kut’s Rocking Jellyfish Lounge, Gig Harbor WA”
It gets cold in Minneapolis in the winter, really cold! There’s not much you can do outside when it’s below zero, so what can you do? If you’re Teila and Aaron Lustig, you head downstairs to your home tiki bar and warm up with some Mai-Tais. Here is the story behind The Sunken Monkey Tiki Lounge …
Continue reading “Home Tiki Bar Spotlight #57 The Sunken Monkey Tiki Lounge – Minneapolis MN”
I’ve visited quite a few home tiki bars over the years, but Corey Whitworth’s Flora Lounge was the first home tiki bar that I ever slept in …. Thanks Corey! Before I called it a night, I took some pictures and I knew I had to do a blog post on The Flora Lounge. Here is Corey’s story …
Continue reading “Home Tiki Bar Spotlight #56 The Flora Lounge – Kansas City MO”
