Once the room was built, it was time to start turning it into a tiki room. Lina started by putting some abaca cloth on the roof as a temporary solution until she could think of something better. It's still there in 2023! The outside walls were brick, so I cut a 1/4" piece … [Read more...] about Tiki Room History 2018
Kanaloa Painting
This was the first tiki painting I attempted. The painting is of my favorite tiki at the moment, Kanaloa. He's known by different names throughout Polynesia; Ta'aroa, Tangaroa, and Tangaloa. On some islands he is the supreme god and creator and on other islands he is one of the … [Read more...] about Kanaloa Painting
Portable Tiki Bar
Lina and I are trying to join a Tiki Fraternity and they have some trials you have to finish before you can become a member. They asked me to design a large portable Tiki bar, but didn't specify much more than that, even after I asked some follow up questions. So I went a … [Read more...] about Portable Tiki Bar
Hydroponic Shelf
The herb hydroponic system we use is working pretty well, so I decided to see if I could grow some lettuce all year round. The only room for such a monster is in the spare room, which wouldn't leave room for guests. So I built a shelf to hold both units. I haven;t brought … [Read more...] about Hydroponic Shelf
New Subaru Headlights
The Subaru headlights were starting to become useless because the plastic turned foggy. I tried one of those "renew' kits that did absolutely nothing to help the issue. It turns out you can't just buy the lenses, you have to buy the entire assembly at $300 a pop for each … [Read more...] about New Subaru Headlights