The Enchanted Tiki (Bed) Room

I found a marvelous lamp that I would

love to add to my bedroom decor.

get one here

It's the "Dale Tiffany Three Parrots Table Lamp".

Funny how it's called parrots but features toucans.

Nevertheless, toucans are my favorite bird.

I am also a HUGE fan of

Disneyland's Enchanted Tiki Room.

Which has parrots as stars but also
features happy little toucans in the chorus.

  I 've even decorated  my our bedroom around this theme.

Some years ago my wife and I were in the Enchanted Tiki Room

waiting for the show to start and I turned to my wife and said,

"I want our bedroom to look like this!"

An older lady in front of us, having overheard what I said,

turned to my wife and said "I feel sorry for you dear."

.............

Of course I didn't want it to look exactly

like the Tiki Room, Just have the tropical feel

of the Tiki Room meets Tommy Bahama.

For furniture, I started with the

 Ethan Allen British Classics Collection

get one here

This is the Coco Accent table.

It was my first purchase in the collection.

 I just love the pineapple motif and

overall tropical flare of the line.

get one here

This is my nightstand, the Cayman Night Table.

The rich tone is from the cinnabar stain.

we also have the Dawson dresser and armoire

I'm still saving for the Montego bed,

I have a long way to go... a very long way....

 get one here

A year ago in an effort to mimic the Tiki room

I purchased this Tiffany style hanging bird accent lamp

from Overstock.com

stained glass tiki bird

get one here

Someday I would like to paint the metal finish

to look like bamboo but I'm quite the laggard,

and a little intimidated by the task,

so it may never get a faux finish.

I am also the lucky owner of a
Disneyland's 50th anniversary
limited edition 
Juan, the Barker Bird, replica.

Juan the barker bird

Juan is designed by the talented team of

 Jody Daily & Kevin Kidney

Jody and Kevin

Here's their Facebook page

They have a deep affection for the Tiki Room,

barker bird parts

barker bird color reference

barker bird feather color guide

and have designed a number of collectibles

Harriet Burns with the original Juan the barker bird

image source from Scott Wolf

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Walt Disney with Juan the barker bird

inspired by the Tiki Room....

Jaun the barker bird over the Tiki Room entrance

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My barker bird in my bedroom...

I  have a few of their mugs,

that I display in the bedroom as well.

I own the Rongo Bowl

the Tiki Totem

the Pele mug

here's mine, I found her on Ebay

and the Adventureland mug.

I also have a few toucan figurines

from Fitz and Floyd, and Lenox

and a Pier 1 toucan mobile.

Plus I have a monkey collection

mixed in with the birds,

but that's a post for another day.

I'll share some actual bedroom photos once my

camera is out of the shop.

But I digress,

 Don't you think this toucan

lamp would feel right at home

in my tropical bedroom?
 

Flameless Candles with a Flame

From the "Well Whaddya Know" department:

My wife and I were at the mall last night

and wandered into the Brookstone store.

They always have such cool gizmos and gadgets.

But among the magnetic pens

and vibrating back massagers

I spied  

 these flickering candles by Luminara.

For just a moment

I thought they were really burning.

I've seen those LED candles that

have a little bulb inside that "flickers"

and dims to mimic a real candle.

These candles were very different,

they actually had an exposed flame that looked real!

Actually it was a small white thin

piece of plastic shaped like a flame.

It hangs loosely, or dangles,  from a tiny metal rod.

Inside the candle,

little magnets use "electromagnetic technology".

to keep the flame constantly moving and bouncing about.

get one here and/ or get one here

find out more here

A small hidden LED

shines a constant intense bright spot

of light on the moving plastic flame.

The moving of the flame gives it

the flicker effect of a real candle. 

Best faux candle effect I've seen so far!

They are made of real scented wax

and are battery operated

with a built in timer that you can set

to turn on and off at the same time

each night.

Perfect for Christmas decorating.

I've discovered online that several
colors are available for all seasons!
Brookstone won't have them for long so 

check them out at Luminara's website HERE,
and QVC's website HERE.
And at Pottery Barn HERE
I did find a youtube video of this candle
HERE

Thanks for stopping by,
&
Happy Hunting!

Orange is the new Black

My friend Nita, from "Mod Vintage Life" just announced

that Pantone's 2012 color of the year is Tangerine Tango!

I've got the perfect cookie jar in mind for the occasion!

get one here

This is the "Wise Ol' Canister" from Anthropologie

Doesn't it fit right in with the color of the year?

I've had my eye on this owl for the last three years,

but the price tag of $128 is a bit dispiriting.

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It would certainly add a pop of color to the decor.

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This is a pic from Nita's blog 

with the little owl added in.

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It isn't a very big cookie jar either.

Maybe that's why they're calling it a canister.

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I guess it will just have to look nice

at Anthropologie 

and not in my collection.

Unless,

some crazy sale comes along.

But at that current price,

it would have to be really CRRRAAAAZY!!!

Maybe some actual tangerines in a bowl

would add the pop I'm after

at way less than half the price.

  

Happy New Year , Happy New Cookie Jar

I found a new Cow cookie jar.

Nothing special, just a cow,

but what a lovely cow!

I'll call her Bessie.

I've had my eye on her for some time. 

But didn't like her price or her shipping cost.

Sadly after a few years

many sites started to list her as "sold out".

My guess is,
she is out of production and stock is dwindling.

I started to tell myself I didn't need her anyway.

From time to time I would google

"cow cookie jar"

and just by chance, one search led me

to a cute little sight called

"About Time Farm Mercantile"

here

Where the shoppe proprietor,

the lovely Ms. Sharon Havel,

was having a HUGE sale

AND

had the cow cookie jar I'd been seeking.

 Her stock of cow cookie jars 

were marked down to

$3.88ea.!!!!!

with shipping coming to $6.75!

 combined, that's less than most sites were charging

for the cow alone.

Needless to say,

Bessie now resides in the Ozark managerie.

and "About Time Farm Mercantile"

is on my favorites list.

Hope Everyone had a Great New Year's celebration!!!

 I didn't have a cow this year,

because Sharon HAD a cow!

Ee i ee i oh!

alright I'll stop now....