Post #581526 by faztiki on Wed, Mar 23, 2011 9:35 PM

you're off to a great start! gotta take advantage of your climate and all that space! the trim on the fence really makes the difference. and great way to hang those floats!

the 3 tikis would probably look best lit from the front. backlighting might just make silhouettes. an idea would be to double the width of the trim around the bar to conceal the hardware, add a red rope light behind the trim to give an even lighting surrounding the bar. you can never have too much red lighting. Then get the little white halogen bulbs that can be linked together (used under cabinets typically) and wire them to a dimmer switch behind the bar. use 3 of them to spotlight the 3 tikis, and maybe a couple others on focal points if you have them. with a dimmer you could adjust the lights however you like them. just put the lights close inside the bar so you're not just lighting up your friends thighs on the barstools.

just saying, y'know. thats one idea...