I saw this chair at a Tiki show in Palm Springs and I loved it. But we didn't need any more projects and it wasn't an easy fit in the truck for the trip home. So, of course, Lina bought it. I made these temporary cushions to hold us over until this winter when we go to … [Read more...] about New Tiki Room Chair
The Pre-COVID Foldable Kayak Actually Floats
I bought a foldable kayak on Kickstarter before COVID and they ran into a lot of problems in their supply chain, which delayed the kayak's delivery by a year, or so and they had hacked together a seat with the parts they could get in order to keep shipping. It arrived too late … [Read more...] about The Pre-COVID Foldable Kayak Actually Floats
The Great Upstairs Bathroom Debacle
I always hated the upstairs bathroom off of the master suite when we bought the house in 2013: I was kinda happy when the original shower stall started leaking in 2016 and we brought in our favorite plumber to replace the whole bathroom. We were really happy with the … [Read more...] about The Great Upstairs Bathroom Debacle
Fake Bamboo – Version 1
We went to a "How to Make Fake Bamboo from PVC" at Tiki Oasis several years ago and were all gung-ho to make some awesome fake bamboo projects. Then we got busy. There is a photographer coming over to take pictures of the Tiki area, so I wanted to make the pool cover holder … [Read more...] about Fake Bamboo – Version 1
Lina’s 7’7″ Moai
We bought this 7'7" foam Moai from an event company during COVID: Rene taught me his recipe for papercrete (a mix of paper and cement) and I applied it to the outside of the Moai. It took over two bags of cement and soooo much shredded paper to make it. I built up his nose … [Read more...] about Lina’s 7’7″ Moai