Post #278167 by Block 16 Lounge on Thu, Jan 11, 2007 7:40 AM

All excellent ideas. Thanks!

For the walls I'm thinking Lauhala matting from floor to ceiling with exposed paneling in between, about every 4 feet or so.

For the lighting, it'll be trickier because I've only got five fixtures - all of which are wired for flourescent tubes (talk about anti-tiki), so I'm hoping for some specific advice on that. Can I swithc out tungsten tubes for the flourescents? Can I buy colored light covers? I also like the puffer fish light suggestion, but I may hang them along the bar.

As for the floors, I have no idea. I'm working with a tight budget, and wall-to-wall carpeting and even cork tiles are out of my range. Does anyone think that a couple throw rugs might work? Any other ideas?

The ceiling is simply a drop ceiling painted white. Don't know if I should mess with that or not.

I bought the house a few months back, and one of the best finds I dug up in a dusty corner of the basement was a nude oil painting on black velvet. So that's taken care of. If I could just figure out a name for her...