Uplighting on Wood Walls

What is uplighting by the way? It’s like decorating a college dorm room with lights to make it look cool, except uplighting looks professional. Being in NE Ohio and the Cleveland suburbs, I DJ many wedding receptions at barns. If you’re planning to do the same, remember uplighting works better on white walls than wooden walls.

The problem is that wood is dark, not reflecting color well and absorbing much of the light. If you want uplighting in a barn, I’m not saying it won’t work, but maybe select a bright warm color like champagne. That color will match the warmness of the wood and reflect more light; it’s subtle but does look nice. If you’re wanting a color like navy blue, white walls will simply do a better job at showing off the color.