Tell us a story about the good ole' tiki days. - General Tiki

L laney Member orange county CA Joined: May 20, 2002 Posts: 631	L laney Posted posted on Wed, Aug 4, 2004 3:55 AM On 2004-08-03 21:47, tikijackalope wrote: Its 1954 and your wife just got a boomerang formica table for the kitchen so you get to have a tiki bar and glassware for the den...where do you shop and what do you find? Its 1964 and you want some masks like Hef had in that Playboy issue three years ago...the one you keep hidden from your wife underneath the formica table, which has migrated to your workshop. Where do you find those masks? Are there knock-offs of similar style? Its 1974 and your kids love to remind you that Nixon hung out in a tiki bar. But you want to replace the tiki decor you lost in the divorce. Where do you go to try out your new MasterCharge on some tiki? Ever looked at a 1960's Sears catalog? Maybe a 1950's Sunset Magazine? I have, and everything you need from rattan to how to's on rumpus rooms can be found there. Check out some old catalogs. Witco catalogs are hard to come by now but probably not so much then. Old Sears catalogs are filled with swank furniture from Danish to rattan, simply pick your style. OA probably had a catalog, I have a Benson's Imports catalog (OA's competition back then) There are ads in the back of old Sunset magazines that would blow your mind (like rattan saucer chairs for like 5.00)

On 2004-08-03 21:47, tikijackalope wrote:

Its 1954 and your wife just got a boomerang formica table for the kitchen so you get to have a tiki bar and glassware for the den...where do you shop and what do you find?

Its 1964 and you want some masks like Hef had in that Playboy issue three years ago...the one you keep hidden from your wife underneath the formica table, which has migrated to your workshop. Where do you find those masks? Are there knock-offs of similar style?

Its 1974 and your kids love to remind you that Nixon hung out in a tiki bar. But you want to replace the tiki decor you lost in the divorce. Where do you go to try out your new MasterCharge on some tiki?

Ever looked at a 1960's Sears catalog? Maybe a 1950's Sunset Magazine?

I have, and everything you need from rattan to how to's on rumpus rooms can be found there. Check out some old catalogs.

Witco catalogs are hard to come by now but probably not so much then. Old Sears catalogs are filled with swank furniture from Danish to rattan, simply pick your style. OA probably had a catalog, I have a Benson's Imports catalog (OA's competition back then) There are ads in the back of old Sunset magazines that would blow your mind (like rattan saucer chairs for like 5.00)

Post #106157 by laney on Wed, Aug 4, 2004 3:55 AM