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A Moment of Tiki

In Episode 81 of A Moment of Tiki, I add a bit of Disney World's Polynesian Village Resort to my home tiki space! Every so often the Mouse does a complete refurbishment of the hotel and the replaced fixtures are sold as surplus. I snagged myself a pair of light sconces and this video shows how I incorporated them into my tiki build.

 
Kahikina said:
I can't believe you scored 2 of those sconces! Amazing find! I love how they turned out, blown away as usual of your ideas and the how-to instructions.
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Thanks! They showed up on Ebay as separate listings by the same seller, at a Buy It Now price significantly less than the going rate. I was able to grab both and get combined shipping. Honestly, I wasn't even looking for them at the time but saw the opportunity. Sometimes it's better to be lucky than to be good.
 
love the fish! nice find! thanks for the tutorial.


3D Fish GIF by GIPHY Studios 2023
 
Kahikina said:
Do you have a master switch that turns everything on at once? My startup routine has me clicking on about 4 or 5 different switches.
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Yes, I do! I'm fortunate enough to have attic access above both the indoor and outdoor tiki spaces. The LED bulbs have such a low draw that I just drill a hole in the ceiling drywall, run the wire up and splice it into a junction box above. One switch and all of the ceiling lights come on. Of course, getting up in the attic to make those splices during the Texas summer is brutal. I honestly put it off as long as I can, waiting for nightfall on an overcast or, preferably, rainy day. A lot of my "clever" build features like this are due entirely to happenstance and luck rather than any great vision or foresight on my part.
 
that is the coolest little library I have ever seen! we have a few in our neck of the woods but none that look like that. Lagoon, you get good karma for thinking of that, and helping to promote reading.


Nathan Lane Yes GIF by HBO
 
Ukulele Jim said:
that is the coolest little library I have ever seen! we have a few in our neck of the woods but none that look like that. Lagoon, you get good karma for thinking of that, and helping to promote reading.
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Thanks for the kind words! All the tikiphiles are asking if they can find copies of The Book of Tiki and Sippin' Safari in there! :LOL:
 
Tangaroa said:
Amazing! This should be in front of every Tiki bar!
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Thanks for the kind words! If I had to do it over, this wouldn't be the end result--A-frames are not a good choice for Little Free Library design. But I didn't have an A-frame represented in my tiki space and the layout really didn't offer a way to accommodate one, so this was my compromise.
 
Lagoon of Mystery said:
In Episode 81 of A Moment of Tiki, I add a bit of Disney World's Polynesian Village Resort to my home tiki space! Every so often the Mouse does a complete refurbishment of the hotel and the replaced fixtures are sold as surplus. I snagged myself a pair of light sconces and this video shows how I incorporated them into my tiki build.

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I liked it a lot!
 
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