Brainstorming via other peoples' brains
I.E. Dear Lazyweb,
You've been to bars where there's lighting built in to the surface under the liquor bottles so they kind of glow from within, right? I really kind of like the effect. My question is: Can any of you think of an easy and inexpensive way to reproduce this? I can't even find the right search terms to find off-the-shelf versions online, and if they did it would probably cost $100+ for each little panel of it. So I am wondering if there's the perfect little cabinet from ikea or whatnot that I could fill with Christmas lights and be happy with.
... alternatively, I suppose I could find some kind of shielded fluorescent tubes and put them behind the bottles (layered two or three deep) and go with that. Of course, finding impact-resistant fluorescent fixtures presents its own set of problems.
This question is asked in preparation for the big Thanksgiving party, where I am turning the Safehouse kitchen into as close as I can approximate to a decent bar, of course.
XOXO,
- Jack
You've been to bars where there's lighting built in to the surface under the liquor bottles so they kind of glow from within, right? I really kind of like the effect. My question is: Can any of you think of an easy and inexpensive way to reproduce this? I can't even find the right search terms to find off-the-shelf versions online, and if they did it would probably cost $100+ for each little panel of it. So I am wondering if there's the perfect little cabinet from ikea or whatnot that I could fill with Christmas lights and be happy with.
... alternatively, I suppose I could find some kind of shielded fluorescent tubes and put them behind the bottles (layered two or three deep) and go with that. Of course, finding impact-resistant fluorescent fixtures presents its own set of problems.
This question is asked in preparation for the big Thanksgiving party, where I am turning the Safehouse kitchen into as close as I can approximate to a decent bar, of course.
XOXO,
- Jack