Having your own tiki bar is probably one of the coolest things you can add to your home to make it more welcoming and a great place just to hang out and have a drink. While an ordinary minibar should work just fine, having a tiki-inspired design gives it extra oomph to entertain you and your guests. If you want the full tiki experience, here are some decor ideas you can incorporate to make it a tiki paradise like no other.

1. Start with the Essentials

Rather than just simply throwing some tropical masks on the walls and calling it an island paradise, you should first start with the room essentials. Of course, there should be the infrastructure of the bar using only the best materials you can afford. Make sure you get the electrical and plumbing fixtures right and adequate, so you have enough supply of water and electricity to power your bar.

Next comes the lighting and walls. Typically in a tiki setting, there’s a lot of low-light lamps around the room. As for the walls, if you want your decor to pop out, it’s best to start with black paint on the walls and ceiling as a foundation. This will make all your furniture and bar decor pop out later.

2. Tiki Torches

Any good decorator will tell you that lighting is the most effective way to set the mood. Without it, your tiki bar will look more like an attic filled with festival decorations in storage. Remember those low-light lamps we mentioned? Some of them should come from a couple of tiki torches to go with your aesthetics. If you can fit some tiki torches inside by attaching them to your walls or pillars, that would set an excellent look for your tiki bar. You can either go for actual torches if your bar is located in your backyard or an artificial torch indoors. Check out your local homeware imports supplier for those torches.

3. Frozen Banana Leaves

Here’s an insider tiki hack, swap your tablecloth out for some frozen banana leaves. They are way cheaper and look “tiki-er” than just an ordinary tablecloth. The leaves are available by the pack at your local Asian grocery store, which you can use for an impromptu luau gathering.

4. Tropical Flowers

To add more color to your bar, get a couple of vibrantly colored exotic flowers. While fresh flowers would look and smell best, fake ones are much easier to obtain, and there’s no hassle in maintaining them. Faux birds of paradise are especially striking, and you can add a floral rainbow to your tiki bar with various types of orchids.

5. Tiki Masks

What kind of tiki bar would be complete without a couple of tiki masks and tiki totems hanging around the walls and the bar itself. This final piece is the most important as it would give your guests the impression that you’re going for a Polynesian look for your minibar. You can get these masks online or ask some wholesale home decor suppliers if they have these in stock. You can also go for mugs and tumblers with tiki mask designs for that final touch of tiki-ness.

Conclusion

Decorating your own tiki-inspired minibar can be one of the best decisions you’ve ever made to give your home a bit more personality. These tips and tricks should give you an idea of what to put in your tiki bar to impress your family and your guests.

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