Tiki Bar Stools
Buy the best tiki bar stools selected and recommended by interior designers. By Emily Hilton.
For your outdoor tiki bar, might we offer some specially designed tiki bar stools. Custom made for this very specific use, these tiki bar stools are pretty neat, they are comfy for limited us, and are the perfect height for all standard tiki bars. Get some for your tiki bar, invite some friends, and have a luau. Or just make some cocktails and shoot the breeze.
Tiki Bar Stools
Buying Guide
Emily Hilton
Interior Design Expert
Emily is a young, talented designer, whose professional interests gravitate towards kitchen and dining spaces. She prides herself on her attention to detail, obsession with functionality, and appreciation for craftsmanship.
To appreciate tiki bar stools, you might first wish to understand what a tiki bar is, and how it originated. One of the earliest tiki bars was called “Don the Beachcomber” and was established in Los Angeles in 1933. It displayed things like thatched roofs over the bar, tiki masks, and a myna bird that shouted, “Give me beer, stupid!” Tiki bars served drinks that went by interesting names like, “Sumatra Kula” or “Zombie Cocktail.” The trend continued for about thirty years, then fell out of vogue in the 1990s but was recently revived. The Sip n Dip Lounge, which had managed to continue, added to its popularity by dressing women as mermaids. Of course, to have a good tiki bar, you will need some tiki bar stools.
- Bamboo Tiki Stools
If your tiki bar isn’t an all year affair, you might want to go with minimalist folding bamboo tiki stools. Sturdy, but easy to fold up and store, these basic stools are both lightweight and durable. Bamboo can also be used to make more elaborate stools, including some very nice ones that have comfortable backs. Or you can go more traditional with a woven seat added to bamboo legs.
- Carved Coconut Wood Stools
Talk about putting the lime in the coconut! No, wait – that was a reference to using coconut shells as cups. These carved coconut logs are topped with a smooth seat. They are certainly solid and are likely to last a good long while. Of courses, those faces on the stools do look a little fierce.
- Colorful Plastic Tiki Stools
Tikis can go modern with colorful plastic tiki stools for youngsters of all ages. The molded plastic comes in a variety of bright colors and features the same yawning mouth that can be found on some of the carved stools.
- Elaborate Stools
Marguerita stools are lavish versions of the bamboo stools, with upholstery and touches of color added. Then there are the stools that look just like tall lawn chairs that fold up neatly to be stowed away when the party is over. You can also get tiki stools that have various logos from brewers or wineries embossed on their seats – as if the end of a cask had been used to make the seats.
Whether Tiki stools make you think of the interim between the two world wars or whether they remind you of Larry Niven’s Dream Park Cargo Culture, you can bet they will be a conversation piece at your next party. Tiki bars invoke visions of smoky torches and the sounds of drums in the jungle and a culture that is so long gone that it is retro.