young owner
02-17-2009, 01:27 AM
Well... just did a major overhaul to part of my little college 'dive' (ghetto, lol) bar... still pretty shabby, but still making $$ and paying bills... that's why I'm always a *bit* uneasy whenever I do a project. Don't want to sink $$ into something that was making $$ in order to try and do better but in the end I mess up the 'ambiance' of the club/bar and don't have anything, lol... but anyway... my latest is pulling out the drop ceiling.
Quick rundown... my bar is 2 sides, pool tables on 1 side and the bar, followed by a dance floor, followed by the bathrooms, w/an exit to my back patio on the other side... there are 3 areas to cross back and forth between sides...
That being said (if you're not lost already) I try to keep the dancefloor side more of a 'party' side... I just pulled the drop ceiling that was from the edge of the dancefloor all the way back to the bathrooms... probably about 35 feet by 25 feet? Something like that... anyway, added 3 feet height on to my place. This gives me a whole new look as well as all new possibilities for decorations... going are my little 13 inch (serious... maybe 19, but I think 13) old school tv's and replacing them (tomorrow hopefully... places were sold out today, tax time, gonna check a few other spots tomorrow) will be 42" LCD...(1 in each back corner raised up high though now) I have 4 American DJ Dance Revo III's that will not be placed higher up... bought new drop down ceiling fans, etc, etc... small'ish' area, but would like to add some more 'zoom' to it, aka (I think) LIGHTING... can anyone give any suggestions to any laser stuff that's worked for you? Is it a waste? Right now like I said just have had 4 Dance Revo III's as well as some spinning balls on the dance floor itself, the kind you replace the bulbs in and all that. I'm thinking of possibly rope light for edging... and then was thinking maybe stick w/neon lights... but then saw LED neon that looks really nice but is PRICEY!!! (like $1500 a roll). Wouldn't mind maybe keeping budget to around 1,000 or under... that led neon is really sweet... but so pricey I just think it's out of my smalltown budget at the moment. Any suggestions? Anything work for you guys/gals?
Quick rundown... my bar is 2 sides, pool tables on 1 side and the bar, followed by a dance floor, followed by the bathrooms, w/an exit to my back patio on the other side... there are 3 areas to cross back and forth between sides...
That being said (if you're not lost already) I try to keep the dancefloor side more of a 'party' side... I just pulled the drop ceiling that was from the edge of the dancefloor all the way back to the bathrooms... probably about 35 feet by 25 feet? Something like that... anyway, added 3 feet height on to my place. This gives me a whole new look as well as all new possibilities for decorations... going are my little 13 inch (serious... maybe 19, but I think 13) old school tv's and replacing them (tomorrow hopefully... places were sold out today, tax time, gonna check a few other spots tomorrow) will be 42" LCD...(1 in each back corner raised up high though now) I have 4 American DJ Dance Revo III's that will not be placed higher up... bought new drop down ceiling fans, etc, etc... small'ish' area, but would like to add some more 'zoom' to it, aka (I think) LIGHTING... can anyone give any suggestions to any laser stuff that's worked for you? Is it a waste? Right now like I said just have had 4 Dance Revo III's as well as some spinning balls on the dance floor itself, the kind you replace the bulbs in and all that. I'm thinking of possibly rope light for edging... and then was thinking maybe stick w/neon lights... but then saw LED neon that looks really nice but is PRICEY!!! (like $1500 a roll). Wouldn't mind maybe keeping budget to around 1,000 or under... that led neon is really sweet... but so pricey I just think it's out of my smalltown budget at the moment. Any suggestions? Anything work for you guys/gals?