In the tiki tiki tiki tiki (bath)room
Putting together my tiki-themed bathroom has been a lot of fun. I’m picky about the tackiness level of the stuff that goes in there, so it’s taking a while to decorate.
A plain wrought-iron-esque towel stand has been in my bathroom for the last few years, and while it is functional, and my friends agree that it never quite fit my style.
Time for a makeover!!!
8 oz. of raffia, an armful of tropical-looking silk flower stems, and a roll of floral wire later, I got to work. Several strands of raffia were picked up, then knotted around the wire perimeter in grass skirt style. Once the raffia was all the way around and thick enough to cover the stand, I began weaving the flowers in with floral wire. Alternating the three flower colors made a nice effect.
I don’t think anything else needs a grass skirt, although since that was so easy I’ve come up with more ideas to tiki-fy the bathroom. I want to make a custom cover for the lightswitch, cover the plain white clock near my sink in bamboo, and pick up more Trader Dick’s mugs and tropical drink glasses. A nice framed vintage hula girl print would be great, too. I just haven’t found the right one, yet. Fortunately there’s a dealer in the nearby antique mall that deals strictly in Hawaiian kitcsh, and I usually stop by to see what’s new when I take my Saturday morning neighborhood walks.
So cool!
Do you have the book “Pad”? They have some great (and cheap!) tiki projects in there. You are welcome to borrow my copy if’n ya want.
I miss the Tiki Room. It was… quirky.
Okay, so my only visit to Disneyland was about ten years ago…
You just reminded me…!!!
I picked up some tiki-tacky notions for you at the 99 cent store. I’ve had them for a month, and have forgotten to send them. Here they come. Today, I PROMISE!
Is that like me promising that I would send your airline lunchbox?
Since I wrote this entry last night, I’ve had the Tiki Room song stuck in my head with visions of audioanimatronic birds.
“All the birds sing songs and the flowers grow! In the tiki tiki tiki tiki room!”
Trying to remember if that is still at Disneyland… I haven’t been there in ten years, either, although rumor has it I’ll be going in November.
Alas, the Tikki Room is no more at Disneyland. It’s been replaced with Alladin’s Oasis Room. Nowhere near as much fun…
Thankfully…Portland has the Alibi!
The dancing girls in the Oasis room probably have flesh-colored fabric over their bellies, too. That’s no fun.
Indeed they are covered… But, I’ve been told there are some places here that follow a similar theme, sans covering…
If you come to L.A. anytime soon, make sure to remind me to take you to the Tiki Ti!
http://www.tiki-ti.com/
Nicely done! =D Want to come decorate my place next?