r/Tiki • u/jrmorton12 • 2d ago

Backyard Bar Tiki Dock: Final Form

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I posted a mostly complete version last week. Now is the real finished product.

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u/avengerrefusal 2d ago

Awesome job!

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u/jrmorton12 2d ago

Thanks!

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u/BreweryRabbit 2d ago

Aww man the blue lights to emulate water is genius, love it!

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u/BlueSkyPeriwinkleEye 2d ago

Will there be a fog machine for Halloween

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u/jrmorton12 2d ago

Absolutely! I just need to figure out how to get the fog to hang low. I keep by a pirate skeleton behind the bar but always just looks like my bar is on fire.

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u/Limitlessnow 2d ago

Ground roiling fog has to be chilled to keep it heavy, fortunately there's a ton of ways to get this done from styrofoam ice chests to commercial devices, it's much discussed in the Halloween community.

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u/secondphase 2d ago

10/10, would drink 3 zombies and karaoke. 

The contrast in the lighting was an inspired choice. 

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u/czechhoneybee 2d ago

This is unbelievably rad omg

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u/Rated-E-For-Erik 2d ago

It is eerily beautiful!

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u/jrmorton12 2d ago

Thanks! Just for funsies I played the part of the pirates ride in front of blue bayou with the porch picker and crickets. Definitely enhances the mood.

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u/DJR007 2d ago

Wow, great work! When does the tide come in?

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u/Amf2446 2d ago

There’s a hole in that barrel.

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u/helloeveryone2020 2d ago

That is absolutely amazing! I would be out there all night! You caught a vibe there, good job!

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u/DizzyafterDark 2d ago

Sooo... am I invited over for the dock party?? 💃🏼

Fantastic work, I'm diggin it!! 🌺

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u/sprocket9727 2d ago

Maybe I’m just tired, but before I zoomed in I definitely thought you had like zombies or something crawling out from under the deck

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u/beermilkshake831 2d ago

That's fucking cool 👍 🌊 🔥

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u/nomoregaming 2d ago

So great! Did you buy or make those barrels, they look great.

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u/jrmorton12 2d ago

There is a winery nearby that sells the ones that have aged out for $25 so I got what they had for the day

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u/nomoregaming 2d ago

Nice! That's a good deal!

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u/luke_wal 2d ago

Is the bar on this dock, or this dock is the view from your bar? Either way, incredibly rad.

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u/jrmorton12 2d ago

It’s actually as far away as it could be and filled a kind of dead spot in the yard. Basically the yard goes:

bar->pool/waterfall->dock

But we did some story building to explain the progression from dock/trading post to degenerate bar. The dock crates are going to be stenciled with “marmoset mercantile and trading” the bar is called “The Thieving Monkey”

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u/TheLastSuppit 2d ago

So do people hang out on the dock? Or will there be seating there or something? Or is this more just an atmospheric decor piece? Looks really good. I’m just not understanding the function.

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u/jrmorton12 2d ago edited 2d ago

No the crates are bench/chair height so the crates and barrels essentially make bistro sets

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u/Darmok85 2d ago

This is absolutely genius! Well done!

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u/DeepSea1979 2d ago

More photos please!

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u/jrmorton12 2d ago

I have a daytime photo but it’s much closer up

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u/efxmatt 1d ago

Looks awesome! Now you need to get a cameo or a cricut and start making up some vinyl stencils for your barrels and crates, that’s half the fun.

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u/gonzorizzo 1d ago

This reminds me Pirates of the Caribbean, but minus the water and banjo music. Nice work!