Zach Malm has only been into tiki 18 months and that time he visited a ton of tiki bars including Smuggler’s Cove, Zombie Village and Sunken Harbor Club to name a few. And in that 18 months Zach decided to build his own tiki bar! It’s called the Meka Leka Hideaway and if you like Pee-wee Herman, you know exactly where the name came from…
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I’ve lived in Seattle for over 20 years and I just realized that I have an island view!
I live in a neighborhood called Seward Park and looking directly out my front window is an island that being Mercer Island. It’s not a tropical island, there’s no palm trees, but there are tons of evergreens and I’d say Mercer Island is as beautiful as any island I’ve been on.
I just sold a bamboo, tiki styled cabinet to my newfound friend Cathye. Mercer Island isn’t that far away from me so I offered to deliver it to her. We chatted and Cathye mentioned that the cabinet is going to be added to her tiki bar that she had on her side porch. I asked her if I could see it, she said sure but don’t expect much. I love all home tiki bars, great and small and we stepped through a door leading onto Cathye’s home tiki bar called The Island Princess. I immediately feel in love with her tiki bar. It’s a perfect mix of classic tiki and Hawaiian. What makes the bar truly special is the view of the woods and nature looking out back. It all comes together to make a truly relaxing escape. Here is Cathye’s story…
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Would you have a piranha as a pet?
During covid times, Wendy and Carl had a lot of time to kill so they decided to build a tiki bar behind their home in Seaback WA. Seabeck in located out on the Peninsula here in the Pacific Northwest and is about an hour and a half drive from Seattle. You need to travel on a dirt road through the woods to get to The Thirsty Piranha and I have to be honest is kind of creepy going through at night. It’s really dark out there! But once you get to Wendy and Carl’s home you start seeing the multicolored lights of the Thirsty Piranha. There are plenty of windows which would normally be frowned upon for a tiki bar but here, it works! You feel like your outside with nature and you don’t have to be worry about getting eaten by a bear, but inside, you have to watch out for the piranhas!
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When Ashley Morgan, aka Sleepy Siren Treasure Co. ins’t sculpting mugs shaped like dead oceanographers, she’s spending time with husband Cliff deep down inside their basement bar. It’s part nautical, part pirate and part tiki, all things that Ashley and Cliff love. The name of their bar is called Dr. Bones, Apothecary…
NOT Dr. Bones’ Apothecary!
Smuggler Rob doesn’t have a name for his home tiki bar yet but that isn’t going to stop me from doing a spotlight on his bar! You can find Rob’s tiki bar hidden in an add-on shop in his garage. It’s small and cozy and it’s the place you want to retreat with Spokane’s cold and snowy winters. Spokane is a five hour drive from my place in Seattle and once the weather gets nicer, I’m heading out to check out Smuggler Rob’s Tiki Bar!
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Q: What does Jacques Cousteau and Ashley Morgan have in common?
A: They both love the sea AND Ashley Morgan created a mug in honor of Jacques called Jacques Tu’Slo which is a skull! Ashley’s style blends pirate, the sea, tiki and a little bit of creepy for good measure! Sleepy Siren Treasure Co. is located up here in the Pacific Northwest in Tacoma and I’m excited to see what she comes up with next! Here is Ashley’s story…
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Imagine being in the army and you’re on base. Imagine a tiki bar on this base. Think of the makeshift tiki bar on the TV show M.A.S.H. This is what Will Locksmith Hawkins created in the basement of his home and it’s so cool. I’ve been to many tiki bars but I’ve never seen anything like this!
Oh, did I forget to mention there’s an actually a wing from an airplane hanging about the bar?
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If you ever served in the Navy and was out to sea, you probably have spent some time being on watch. Midwatch is the time between midnight to 4:00 AM and this is how Mike met his now wife Shannon and Midwatch is the name of their home tiki bar. I’d say it’s fitting! Here’s a little bit more of how Mike met Shannon and how their home tiki bar came together, Ships Ahoy!!
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Kanaloa is a god symbolized by the squid or the octopus…
Situated in Chris and Cathy’s backyard is Kanaloa’s Demise. The theme of their bar is all things octopus. You will find, pantings, lamps and other amphoral related to the might sea dweller, the octopus. Want to learn more about octopuses, or should I say octopi? Want to learn more about how this incredible nautical theme bar came to be? Keep reading…
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I’m always excited to see new ideas when it comes to tiki, especially tiki mugs. Mugs from Lowtiki have a distinct style pulling from the spooky, the tropical and the beautiful. Sam, is the woman behind these incredible mugs and she’s from the Pacific North West just like me and when you live in a city that rains nine months out of the years, Sam’s mugs brighten the day! Here’s is Sam’s story…
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