Post #282364 by Swanky on Thu, Feb 1, 2007 7:56 AM

I don't suggest using the flourescent lights, just keep ing them and covering them up a bit. There is little way to make that kind of light work for the tiki bar, but it does come in handy to have some bright light to clean up by, etc. You can put burlap over them and hide them.

When you put lights in there, think about directional light. A table lamp sends light in every direction, and a lot up and down. Will it bounce off a white ceiling and make it even brighter? Likely, you have to put very low wattage in a table lamp to keep it "right." It's best to keep all light concentrated up and down and if you have light ceilings, then just down. Go for a cumulative effect of lots of dimmer lights.

A good tiki bar is pretty dark when you step in and your eyes will adjust a bit to let you see the mysteries within.