Tiki Tim's Temple of Watubi is the home tiki bar of Tiki Tim in Gainesville, Florida. He created the bar in the backyard of his home in July 2016. The name is from the Gilligan's Island episode "Waiting for Watubi," in which the Skipper believes he is cursed by a tiki god. The inspiration for the bar comes from mid-century Polynesian restaurants, and from Tim's wife's grandfather's south seas Navy service experiences during WWII aboard the USS Claxton.

Tim built the small bar out of 20-year-old wood repurposed from the remains of his daughter's old playhouse, attached to an old particle board cabinet wrapped in reed fencing. He built replica shipping crates from some crates used for transporting things for his daughter's wedding, staining them, stenciling exotic locations on the sides, and adding travel destination stickers. Tiki bar signs were found at flea markets, and sand has been used between the pavers to contribute to the beachy feel.

The space is where the family recuperates at the end of the work week. It is an ongoing project, much of the work being done while enjoying exotic drinks and the sounds of Arthur Lyman. The next target is to tikify the tool shed.

Kane Milohai Tiki Hut Bar & Grill is the home tiki bar of Eric Augustus and Hilda Head in Newberg, Oregon, southwest of Portland. They built the bar on their back patio in March 2014. There is a bar and a two-person swing under a thatched roof, a pond, hot tub, hammock, an 8-foot-long table with fire pit, and an outdoor kitchen. The couple entertain there in the summer months.

Tiki Island, Bar and Brew is the home tiki bar of Alan and Nancy Richards in Livermore, California. It was built in March 2016 on a 12'x16' deck in a dark corner of their yard. It's not the couple's first attempt at a tiki bar: a few years earlier, inspired by a visit to Trader Sam's at Disneyland, they built a smaller structure that didn't hold up in a windstorm.

There is a granite bar with electricity, a two-tap kegerator, a sink with running water, polycarbonate overhead thatched room, tikis, furniture, a wine barrel fire pit, overhead fan, and a built-in audio system. A video projection system creates "Hawaiian" visual effects, with a Maui scene as the back wall of the bar. The couple serve tiki drinks, using the recipes of Beachbum Berry and Martin Cate, and also brew their own craft beer for those who prefer beer over rum. Nearby, there is an outdoor kitchen where they barbecue meals to complement the drinks.

Tiki Ted's Hula Hut is the home tiki bar of Evan and Michele Doyle in Medicine Hat, Alberta. The bar, in a stand-alone building in their backyard, was built in May 2015. Michele's mom gave the couple a tiki statue as a "tiki warming" gift and she called him Tiki Ted, so they named the bar after him.

The bar has a whiskey barrel with a hammered copper sink in the corner, a kegerator that always has a keg from a local brewery on tap, and the couple's collections of license plates and tiki mugs from their travels are on display. A television streams episodes of Gilligan's Island and other vintage entertainment.

The couple hosts most of their family gatherings, as well as parties with friends on the weekends. There has even been a wedding at Tiki Ted's.

Blue Ka-Tiki is the home tiki bar of Dwayne & Kelli in Salida, California, just northwest of Modesto. The bar was created in their backyard in April 2016. The name was inspired by a visit to Trader Sam's at Disneyland. They loved the blue drinks they'd enjoyed there, but could not quite recall the drink's name ("Ka-blue-ie") when they got home. The couple referred to it as "the Blue Ka-Tiki drink" and the name stuck. They used the name for their home bar, and created their own blue drink to match.

The tiki bar is a four post modified A-frame design. It is filled with their collected antiques and other items that blend into a full tropical, tiki feel. They designed or modified all of the lighting to make the nighttime at Blue Ka-Tiki come alive, with music to bring it all together.

Other parts of the yard hold a large waterfall with a raised planter of tropical plants, a shipwrecked pirate on black lava rock, a barbecue in a structure that looks like a boat house, and the highlight is a bed of burning lava rocks you can walk across near the bar, lit with buried LEDs. The couple host friends and family on a regular basis, and would love to share with others who are into tiki culture.

Fred's Tiki Bar was created in April 2013, in Herndon, Virginia. Fred created the bar in a family room addition on his home, a long labor of love that he was finally able to complete during a 6-month period of unemployment; he credits the bar with keeping him sane during his job search.

The bar is home to a menagerie of animals, including four dogs, a cat who thinks he's a dog, and 27 freshwater fish living in a 29-gallon aquarium. The decor includes an authentic oil landscape painting from Jakarta, Indonesia, a pufferfish, a lava lamp, and other unique items.

Bob's Bamboo Lounge is the home tiki bar of Bamboo Bob and Luau Lori in Long Beach, California. It is located in their 20'x28' garage, and was built in July 2007. The walls are covered in thatch and bamboo from Oceanic Arts, and despite the space's origin as a garage, there is both heating and air conditioning. There is a full bar with 125 different rums, and a large selection of other spirits. There is a fountain hula girl lamp, a large collection of over 200 tiki mugs, plus a large number of Disney tiki pieces. There are two flat screens and surround sound, a pool table, and a popcorn machine. The bar has its own lighted sign, and custom t-shirts.

Lava Lounge is the home tiki bar of Josh and Rachelle Hepburn, in San Jose, California. They created it in 2009, in a spare room in the rear of the home. The name of the bar was inspired by their first fountain, which had red lighting. The room is used as a bar to "get away from the grind" and to hang out after their kids are asleep.

The Stowaway is the home tiki bar-within-a-bar of Brian Martin, in Conroe, Texas, created in February 2017. It is a small room, 12'x8', and is the indoor extension of Brian's larger, outdoor Enchanted Tiki Lounge. The space features a Samoan Island tapa cloth across the entire ceiling, a bamboo fish tank, Witco bar and stools, Papua New Guinea museum pieces, and extensive Exotica record collection, a wide selection of rums, and more. The Stowaway has its own mugs, sculpted, produced, designed and signed by artist Robert Jimenez.

The Pacific Room Lounge and Bar is the home tiki bar of Rikitiki in Annerley, just outside of Brisbane in Australia. He created the space on the rear deck of his 1939 vintage home in February 2014. His first home tiki bar was in another home, in 2006; he started work on the space in this home in 2009. It is their living room in the summertime, and they sometimes use a patio heater to keep using it in the wintertime. He's always on the lookout for more items to add to the rooms Pacific tiki atmosphere. They host informal barbecues and dinners with friends and family, enjoying cocktails, beers and coffee in the space.

Hon O' Lulu is the home tiki bar of Chris and Joanna B. in Chestertown, Maryland. This is the third incarnation of their home tiki bar, built in October 2014, in the previously unfinished basement of their home. The name pays tribute to their location near Baltimore: "hon" is a popular term of endearment in Baltimore, "O'" for the Baltimore Orioles, plus a nod to the beloved Honolulu Restaurant in nearby Alexandria, Virginia, which closed in 2004.

The couple arrived at tiki in the early 2000s, when the then-newlyweds were considering a theme for the bar in their new home. Since that time, they have gone seeking what tiki they can in the area, making new friends, and spreading their love of tiki and Polynesian pop culture. They spend their winter months perfecting their mixology skills down in the Hon O' Lulu.

Sgt. Charlie's I&I Lounge is the home tiki bar of Charlie Moore and Kim Johnson in San Diego, California. The name is a nod to Charlie's time as a Marine. Charlie says, "A while ago, I was out the VFW talking to an old Vietnam Vet and he told me he didn't get R&R (rest and relaxation) when he was in Vietnam. He said he got I&I. None of us knew what he was talking about until he followed it up with, 'Intoxication and Intercourse.'"

The couple's first home tiki bar iterations started outdoors as the Kilted Fez, then moved into the house's garage, before settling into its current space in a room at back of the house, in what was probably once a patio. The bar is supposed to feel like a WWII E-club on a Pacific island, with random items strewn about, hanging on matting covered walls. The bar itself is originally from Okinawa, and was a gift from the wife of a retired Marine, Rene St. Pierre, who was "a great man" and very active at Charlie's VFW. There is a flag that was presented to Charlie's Nanny when his Grandpa died. The futon is covered by a digi-cam woobie (a camouflage blanket, for us civilians). There are no white walls, and no white lights; all the lights are colored and low wattage to keep it dark at night. There are many tiki mugs on display, and little surprises are hidden around the room if you go looking and opening things.

The couple entertains occasionally, but mostly the room is used for doing work at the bar, or kicking back with a drink and listening to music, enjoying the ambiance.