Home Sweet Tiki Home #8 Chiqui-Flamingo Casa – Tucson AZ

Chiqui-Flamingo Casa

Why did you move to Tucson? 350 days of sunshine!

I’ve known Kym back when she lived in Seattle. This was a couple years ago. And then Kym moved away, she moved to Tucson. I have to be honest, I really didn’t know that much about Tucson. I knew two things, It’s in the desert, and Kon Tiki is there. I finally made a trip down to Tucson and met up with Kym and she showed me her home. It’s perfect combination of Tiki, Atomic Age and Mid-Century Modern!

Kym was correct, there’s over 300 days of sunshine in Tucson and she has a tiki lanai in her back porch to enjoy all that sun, but during the summer, it gets hot, really hot, to the point where you just stay indoors. Kym’s got that covered, she has not one, but two bars in her home. And did I mention that her living room is tiki themed? Kym has a name for her home, it’s called Chiqui-Flamingo Casa and her is her story…

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Home Tiki Bar Spotlight #128 Pakele Lounge – Tucson AZ

Pakele Lounge

Pakele Lounge means the Escape Lounge…

Tucson is a beautiful city but during the summer months it gets hot, really hot! What most people do is stay indoors to escape the heat. When Paula and Paul Gregg decided to build a tiki bar, they decided to build one inside. They took their fourth bedroom and converted it into the Pakele Lounge. Tiki Bars are all about escapism, sometimes its escaping the heat or life’s stresses but sometimes a home tiki bar is a place to go and relax and have a good time. Here is Paula and Paul’s story…

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