Bootlegger Lounge is the home tiki bar of Jim and Jewel Donahue in Novato, California, just north of San Francisco. The bar is in a large detached garage building behind their house, which has been converted entirely over to a tiki lounge. The couple did all of the work themselves, including the reed-lined ceiling, walls lined with bamboo and lauhala, a water feature, and a large number of beachcomber lamps and floats with controlled LEDs. There is a large, functional bar on one side, and a pool table at the other end of the space, and a seating area. The couple takes drink-making seriously, pulling inspiration from modern-day craft cocktail publications and making drinks using their own syrups. Most striking is the abundance of carved trim throughout the building, all done by Jim and Jewel, which blends traditional Polynesian motifs with nods to the Bay Area and to their hobbies, including local landmarks, bits of sci-fi, and outrigger canoe racing (the couple's many outrigger racing medals hang from the rafters). The name was chosen by Jewel, and was inspired by the use of old rum crates in constructing the bar.

The Holger Hut is a home tiki bar in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. It was built in April 2017, in the space between the side of the owner's house and the bushes at the edge of the property. There is a 16-foot-long counter and a 42" service bar, with four bar stools and four benches to accommodate about 15-20 people. The tikis and decor were acquired from Oceanic Arts, and some were gifted by enthusiastic friends. The audio mood is set via a three-tier selection of sounds: a layering of ambient sounds (e.g. Caribbean Lagoon and Wood-Masted Ship records from the Environments series), tropical bird calls, and an ever-growing selection of exotica, calypso, hapa-haole, surf and space age bachelor pad music. The ambience is enhanced by color-changing lights, rain misters, and fog machines, which are triggered when special drinks are ordered. The effects are controlled via an application called Tribal Magic created by a friend of the owner, along with physical switches for bartender-triggered experiences. The owner started with throwing indoor parties, until they realized that the space alongside the outside of the house was wasted, and could be made much more fun. Monthly parties are hosted with a 12-drink menu and one punch, and the bar has developed into a fun space for friends to gather and share stories over delicious (and boozy) cocktails.

Sukilau's Lanai Lava Lounge is the home tiki bar of Bethany and Chris Jenkins in Belle Isle, Florida, south of Orlando. They created the bar in the backyard of their home in June 2016, in a screened-in patio near their swimming pool. The bar is named after their rescue pup, Sukie, who has been a regular at Florida's annual The Hukilau tiki gathering. The couple are cast members at Walt Disney World, and have drawn inspiration from The Enchanted Tiki Room, with some nautical elements as well. The screen "walls" have been concealed with bamboo blinds, blocking out the outside world to create an immersive environment. With the swimming pool just steps from the door, it is the perfect place to mix cocktails while lounging around all day. The bar has become an extension of the house, and because of the warm Florida weather they use the space year round.

The Hali Tiki Room is a home tiki bar in Halifax, Nova Scotia, created in September 2017. Its focus is rum, and hospitality: it is always open and everyone is always welcome, and with some advance notice, a Mai Tai will be waiting for you.

Tina's Tiki Hut is the home tiki bar of Tina Schafer in Mountlake Terrace, north of Seattle, Washington. She created the space in the family room of her home in July 2017. Her interest in things Hawaiian began with a trip there in the early 1970s, and she now enjoys the themed decor of tiki bars, and the well-crafted drinks. She and her husband listen to Hawaiian music in the space and enjoy the vintage finds she's collected over the years, most especially a dancing hula lamp she purchased on the Big Island.

Mahu Nui Loa is the home tiki bar of artists Joe Witkowski and Bruce Paul Reik in Baltimore, Maryland. They built the bar in the dining room of their home (known as Bratteigh Manor) in August 2017. The name of the bar is Hawaiian, and roughly means "very big and gay." Inspiration for their home bar came from their wedding on a beach on Kauai at sunset in March 2014, and their visits to tiki bars all over the world.

The anchor of the room is a 1950s two-seat bar set with rattan and salmon-colored vinyl they found in St. Louis, Missouri. The room's built-in china cabinet has been electrified and fitted with lauhala matting, special lighting, sea shells and netting, post cards, tiki mugs, tikis, and small mementos of the pair's travels including Bali, Fiji, Australia, and more. The room is encrusted with hundreds of "poinsettia" Christmas lights, acquired from a Woolworth in Miami that went out of business just after Christmas in 1993. The ceiling is illuminated with a woven net of green lights, inspired by the many Indian restaurants on 6th Street in the East Village of New York City. 1960s pierced, electrified ceramic pendants hang over the bar, and a Balinese Garuda figure perches above the cabinet. The room also displays a wall of carnival chalkware figures, vintage tube radios, Japanese souvenir boxes, and more. The walls are hand-painted in a reimagined version of the room's original botanical wallpaper pattern.

Mea Huna Oasis is the home tiki bar of Eric Bogan in Indianapolis, Indiana. He created it in the basement of his home in January 2017. The wet bar has between 100 and 150 bottles on hand, and is decorated with over 100 tiki mugs collected during Eric's tiki travels. He uses the space to host tikiphiles and provide some aloha spirit during Indianapolis' "dreadful" winters.

Trader Phil's is the home tiki bar of Phil and Andrea Godbold in Corona, California. They created the bar in a bonus room of their Southern California home in May 2016. The walls and bar are covered in bamboo, and a hidden door leads to a bathroom. They love to entertain and perfect their drink-making in the bar, and their dream is to someday open a tiki bar in Riverside County.

The Manini Bar is the home tiki bar of Scott Taylor (a.k.a. Tikipop, Beachbumz) in Kihei on the island of Maui. Scott owns Beachbumz Tiki & Gift Shop nearby in Kihei, where he sells tiki mugs and other tourist-friendly items. The bar was created on the covered lanai on the side of their house in March 2014. "Manini" means small in Hawaiianthis teeny bar seats only three people comfortably, four if they squeeze in. The bar was mainly built to house Scott's growing rum collection, but it has become a gathering spot for friends visiting from the mainland in search of a good Mai Tai. The bar has shelves, lights, and sounds, to give it a vintage tiki feel, and vintage-inspired tapa fabric in the bar top.

The Mermaid Lounge is the home tiki bar of Joe in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He created the bar on the front porch of his home in March 2012. The lounge is operational from late spring to early fall, but in the winter months the decor moves indoors. The name comes from Joe's fascination with mystical merfolk. It began with one tiki mug and a sign found in a second hand store that said "The Mermaid Lounge," to which he added the atmospheric music of Exotica and Hawaiian albums. As his collection of mugs, signs and other small items has grown, he's found further inspiration from nearby Psycho Suzi's Motor Lounge, tiki books, and locations in Critiki. Joe uses the space for entertaining family and friends, and plans to continue to grow and expand the collection and the space.

Lo Cay Tiki Bar is the home tiki bar of Tim (ChromeTiki) and Danielle in Gainesville, Florida. They built the bar on their screened lanai in August 2012. The bar's name is pronounced the Caribbean way, "low key." The small bar seats up to five people, and overlooks their tropically landscaped backyard. The bar's design was inspired by well-known Polynesian-themed bars, but also by the couple's frequent travel to the Caribbean. The bar top is a ceramic mosaic of sea turtles. The couple have their collection of ephemera on display attached to the wooden surfaces of the bar, including postcards from tropical locales, labels from the liquor bottles consumed on the premises, and other items collected from their travels. Also on display is a rotating selection of paintings by ChromeTiki. The couple entertains in the bar, and also uses it as a place to hang out in the evening after the summer thunderstorms have cooled things off.

The Dancing Banana is the home tiki bar of Melissa in Egg Harbor City, New Jersey, near Atlantic City. She built the tiki bar in August 2004, taking over the entire basement of her home. She came up with the idea after trying to find tiki bars one lost weekend in Cape Cod. The bar's colors are oxblood red, apple green and gold, and one full wall is wallpapered with a beach scene backdrop, ideal for picture-taking. The bar itself is built out of recycled wood sourced from the rest of the house, including an old hand rail used for a foot rail, with bamboo bar stools. A door has been hand-painted as the Tiki God of Anger, and the support posts in the room have been turned into palm trees. There are beaded doorways and walls and bamboo floor covering. The room is decorated with tikis and signs from her travels.