Beer, a mug's drink.....

Continuing with the mug theme, I found this cool "Beer" mug a few weeks ago at the local Sunday markets and it cost me a whopping five bucks! It is made in Japan and the fella I purchased it from says it's roughly 1960's. The bamboo look fits in just great with my tiki mug collection. Although I am a big fan of the tiki mug, I must say I am more partial to a nice cold beer rather than a cocktail, so I would say it has found the right home!

My suave Moai.....

As Derek Yaniger got a little mention in the previous post I thought I'd follow it up with my newest edition to my tiki mug collection, Moai Suavé (pron. Mo-eye Sua-vay), also by Derek. I purchased my mug from the Outré Gallery in Sydney and I think I snapped the last one up...but they are still available online through Tiki Farm, where I actually pinched the above pic from, coz' I was way too lazy to take my own!

The dog's lounge.....

This is our two-seater that lives in our sunroom. A good pal gave it to me a few years back after finding it on a kerbside pickup, yep a rubbish pile, of course it was in quite a different state when it was found, but he thought I may be able to do something with it.

Unfortunately, I do not have the "before" pics to show you, (this is something I'm not very good at, but promise to do better in the future). Anyway, I saw the potential and set out to restore it. It is actually a nanna-lounge —the armrests on each side fold down and it has a framed spring base to make a little bed.....except this was no bed for someones little nanna, it had been used as a dog's bed! It was missing the cushions, there was a heap of dog hair over the base and the wood veneer surface was not in the best condition, however I was surprised to find the black vinyl covering was fine after a wipedown.



It received a thorough cleaning, the woodwork was sanded back, I applied some walnut stain and finished it off with a satin clear coat. My wife, Alison came up with the diamond design and we decided to have the single cushion made, by a local car upholsterer, from auto grade vinyl in matching black and off-white. The piece hanging on the wall above is "Enchanted Tiki", a limited edition serigraph by Derek Yaniger.

Nod if you're a drunk scott.....

I got this fella from an antique store about 10 years ago for $25, I only remember this because the price is still stuck on the bottom. At first he looks to be made of ceramic but I think the material may be papier maché? He not only has a wobbly/nodding head but also serves as a money box. Looks to be hand-painted and his moustache appears to be real animal fur! The neck of the bottle he's holding had been snapped off when purchased and was replaced using some resin putty, some guesswork and colour matched with acrylic paint. Made by Lego Japan in 1960.