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Build Your Tiki Bar — Atmosphere & gear for a tiki bar at home

Guides

How-tos, host nights, and buying notes for a home tiki bar. Kits at the end come from the live catalog.

How-tos

How-to

First tiki bar in a studio nook

A finished nook on a tight budget, without a thatch roof.

6 min

How-to

Patio tiki on a budget

Outdoor-safe vibe for a small patio or balcony.

6 min

How-to

Lighting before decor

Get 80% of the vibe from light, then buy the masks.

5 min

How-to

How to host a tiki night

An event checklist: drinks, music, and the gear you actually need.

6 min

How-to

Mixer pantry starter

What to stock before you geek out on rum.

5 min

Playbooks

Playbook

Friday for 4

Checklist, drinks, and a compact kit for four people.

7 min

Playbook

Pool Saturday for 10

Punch notes, outdoor-safe gear, and enough glass for a crowd.

7 min

Playbook

Holiday punch bowl

Seasonal batch service with ice that lasts, backup mugs, and highballs.

6 min

Learn

Learn

Syrups and DIY

Make or buy the mixers that actually show up in the recipes.

8 min

Learn

Mugs and glassware

Match the glass to the drink without collecting 40 mugs first.

7 min

Learn

Rum and spirit styles

How to talk to a liquor-store clerk without collecting 12 rum bottles.

8 min