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Hawaiian Chalkware Lamps & Rewire
Mel and I picked these up at a local antique store and knew they would look fantastic in our Tiki room. As you can see from the before photo they were really dusty and needed some freshening up. Per...
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1961 Phil Brinkman Prints (Double Signature)
Excuse the reflection, That darn glass makes it difficult to get a clean picture. Mel and I came across these prints a few Second Sundays ago. I was soo excited to find them. At first I thought they...
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Another Shirrell Graves
You might remember a couple of months back we purchased a fantastic yellow Macaw painted by Shirrell Graves. It had a broken piece of glass and the mat was stained and ugly. I took it to Tim & Ann...
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Carlo Of Hollywood “Copy Cat”
Here is the original Carlo of the fighting cats (excuse reflection). We have always loved this Carlo and wondered how difficult it would be to duplicate. There seems to have been a drought for Carlos...
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Tiki Bar Update
Today, I performed a quick resto on these pieces. I used my old faithful “Awesome” cleaner that really removes staining, dirt & grease. I just spray it on, let it sit for a few seconds and wipe it...
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Carlo of Hollywood “3 Of A Kind”
As you can see, these are all diamond shaped forced perspective frames. The two on the outside are medium sized and the middle one is larger. Mel and I came across this set a few days ago on the...
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Simply Done
The are reproductions of original postcards from Hawaii. I These have a matte finish so they will not fuse to the glass. I could have used originals but I taped the back of these cards to the top of...
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Sad Arrival…Happy Revival
We already own these famous pieces by Cosmo De Salvo in different frames. We love his work! These frames have a cool 3D effect. Mel and I purchased this set of Cosmo De Salvo Artone creations online....
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Charles McPhee
This piece is titled “Bora Bora”. I was surfing the internet and came across a piece of art that I was drawn to. It was a piece done on black velvet by Charles McPhee like the one above. I have always...
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Tiki Room Is Done………For Now
These cushions look great after being reupholstered by Bill at B&T Upholstery. After a lot of work and searching for the right items the Tiki room is done. The last thing needing to be done to...
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Some Cool Odds & Ends
These are some really cool Erich pieces. These are such cool tropical images. The kicker is that they are in Carlo style frames. After we finished stocking our booth at Midway we decided to do a little...
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Tiki Mugs & More
Today I decided to head out to the Antique Trove in Roseville to see if they had any Tiki mugs I could purchase. I headed there with high hopes and cash in hand. Now that the main part of the Tiki...
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A Closer Look
Hello all, Now that we have our new Carlos home we are able to take better pictures of them. We are very happy with these and look forward to trying to find a place to put them all. This is the largest...
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Another Shirrell Graves
You might remember a couple of months back we purchased a fantastic yellow Macaw painted by Shirrell Graves. It had a broken piece of glass and the mat was stained and ugly. I took it to Tim & Ann...
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Tiki Bar Upgrade
Last week sometime I drove out to the bay area to pick up this fantastic tiki bar! It has such great color and design. The gentleman I purchased it from said it was bought new by his father and was...
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1950’s Bamboo Set
Mel and I recently came across this really cool set on Craigslist and thought if we refinished it, the set would be one to go crazy over. Mel and I purchased the chair on the left about 2-3 weeks ago...
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Here Are A Few New Things
Mel and I have been so busy trying to keep our store stocked. We have driven all over northern California looking for things we think are cool. Of course, not everything we buy is for the store....
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Witco
Mel and I are new to the Witco scene, but we have had a few of the smaller pieces. Our friend Tracy at m.a.r.k. Vintage reached out to us to see if we were interested in this tiki end table she picked...
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Tahiti Witco Bar Restoration
Here is the original ad of the Witco Tahiti bar. This bar is out of sight and is one of the most ornate bars produced by Witco that I have ever seen. Mel and I came across this bar while searching...
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Jungle Cat Carlo of Hollywood Pair They’re Grrrrreat!
Mel and I were contacted by Bobbie at At Home Modern regarding these fantastic Carlo of Hollywood watercolors she purchased from auction house in New Jersey. I had seen pictures of these online before...
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