Tiki Bar 3.0
In 2008 my wife and I started looking for a house, naturally one of our primary criteria was "has to have a room for the Tiki Bar". Yes, I am the luckiest man alive. Eventually we found
the perfect house - up-and-coming neighborhood, plenty of bedrooms for starting a family, plus a Living Room, Dining Room (which we never had before because we always put the Tiki Bar in the
Dining Room), Family Room and a Tiki Room - plus several bathrooms to facilitate getting overnight Tiki Guests through the shower after parties. The Tiki Room was well suited to its intended activity
- decent size, reasonably high ceilings, already had water and drain run to it, and it had a nearby bathroom (just in case). Design began before we even closed on the house. Construction began
soon after (in July of 2008).
Construction was chronicled on the Tiki Blog, and via photo gallery. Here are the relevant links:
I have many design documents to scan and upload, but for now I will just highlight the main difference between Tiki Bar 2.0 and Tiki Bar 3.0:
- Sink - now easier to rinse out pitchers, glasses, the blender, etc.
- Kegerator - Mmm...draft beer
- Full size refrigerator/freezer - more space for mixers, more space for vodka and ice
- Finally, under-bar lights that you can see - for sexier lighting effects
- Display shelves lit with colors - oh so hot
- Return of the Dart Board - loved it in Tiki Bar 1.0, couldn't find a home for it in 2.0, now back in 3.0 (now with 1/3 less danger!)
- More storage space - more space for liquor and mixer, more usable bar-top space, more "hidden" storage behind doors.