Post #745343 by Aloha Daddy on Sun, Jun 21, 2015 9:40 PM

I have been working on these ceiling panels for months now off and on and I was almost ready to mount them when I saw a photo of the new Trader Sams in Disneyworld. I saw a photo that showed an illuminated ceiling and my brain started to go crazy. So last weekend I took apart some of the work I had done previously, ordered some LED strips and went to work to re-work the panel. I built 2 boxes with 1x2s and attached them to the bamboo sections, tacked some muslin to the back of the bamboo to diffuse the light. then I attached LED strip lights to the inside of the frames.

I then ran electrical cord to the locations of future tiki lamps, this way the wire is run behind the panel so you will not be able to see the wire and it will be there when I go to mount them. All I have to do is connect to the pigtail I left and it is ready to go.

Finally the day came yesterday when I attached the panel to the ceiling above the bar on the right side of the A-frame. After connecting the electric, I am very pleased with the result. I looks like a skylight, and lends a great feel to the bar. The LEDs came with a remote control that lets me change the color of the lights easily. I need to make another panel for the left side and that will take a lot less time now that i know what I am doing. Many thanks to all who encouraged me to get something on the ceiling for getting me to do this. I love the results, I hope you do too.

Aloha All...

[ Edited by: Aloha Daddy 2015-06-21 21:43 ]