Electrics

We're nearly at the point of this blog!

The electrics. On the old bar I had 12V decking lights above the bar, which provided a very weak light and were just enough when it was dark. The new bar has much better lighting using a 240V supply makes it far more extendible.

A spur was taken off the garage supply fed through a hole in the wall.

Plug socket installed.

For lighting I decided to go for LEDs, these are very effective, low power and suitable for outdoor use. I got them from Lighting Ever (www.lightingever.co.uk) which have a good selection of LED 'strips' at a very reasonable cost. These are single LED of a certain colour spaced 3cm apart.

The lighting above the bar was stuck to a wooden rectangle suspended from the apex of the roof, this ensures light is thrown on the bar top and the BBQ.

Each LED strip is 5M in length, I had to use 2 strips here.

Connectors for lights

Under the bar I put green LEDs to give the effect of the whole thing floating!

Under bar - also shows 240V plugs for lighting.

Under the bar top I put coloured LEDs that can be changed with a remote control. These lights are RGB and white and can show a multiple of colours and can be set to flash or fade and even programmed.

 Under bar top showing red.

 Under bar top showing blue.

In case you were wondering what happened to the rest of the shed. It can be seen in the background here, rearranged into a 1/4 size shed.

Also shown above are the 4 barstools I bought second hand for £30. I now have seating for 6 :)

Remote control for under bar top lights