How To Update Any Type Of Bar Area With Stylish Bar Lighting

If you run a bar or restaurant, or if indeed you have your own bar area at home, lighting is essential for setting the mood. Good lighting design can transform a space, making your bar seem lively, fun, inviting, cosy or chic, depending on your vision. Whatever the brand of your establishment or your personal taste, lighting should play an integral role in the interior design. Here, we suggest 5 ways to update your bar area with contemporary lighting.

1. Accentuate focal points with track lights

Track lights are fixtures arranged along an adjustable line or track. With track lights you can move each individual fitting to design your own lighting concept, accentuating certain parts of the bar. Track lights come in lots of different designs, with options for adjustable brightness. 

2. Add chic touches with pendant lights

Pendant lights are the perfect focal point for your bar lighting design. Generally positioned on long cords hanging low over the bar or tables, you can choose statement shades, glowing orbs or contemporary Edison bulbs to create your own unique touch.

3. Go luxe with chandelier fittings

When most people think of a chandelier, they think traditional. However, chandeliers come in all shapes and sizes and are just at good adding a contemporary twist as they are at adding regal elegance. . However, these fixtures do throw a lot of light, so it's important to place them strategically.

4. Get a subtle glow with ambient lights

For something a little more subtle, ambient lighting options are the way to go. By adding soft downlighting on a bar or the drinks shelves, you can shed an inviting yet modern glow across the space. Alternatively, you can use ambient lights to uplight walls from the edge of the floor, creating a dramatic effect in darker cocktail bars or nightclubs.

5. Create a cosy glow with string lights

However, lighting design doesn't stop at your interiors – creating the ambience outside is important too. String lights are a great solution, whether you want to create a contemporary or cosy look. What's more, there's an enormous amount of variety depending on how low lit you want your outdoor area to be, from small fairy lights to statement bulbs.

Set the mood with bar lighting

Bar lighting is essential to creating the right ambience, whether it's a commercial space or a special area in your home. Lighting draws the eye to focal points, softly illuminates the room, or adds interest to your interior or exterior design. Our catalogue has something to suit every concept, so take a look at our full collection here.

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