Using Everyday Items in Your Newly Opened Bar, Brewery, or Pub

If you’re an entrepreneur and beginning your new beer venture, you may have all the essentials tied down for the establishment itself. But what about the secondary things like theme and decorations? At times, you may be at a loss of what to do in order to attract the most diversified crowd. If you go too bright and modern or even niche, you may only attract a younger crowd. However, if it’s too dingey, dark, and enclosed, an older crowd may be reminded of old haunts and dive bars. If you want a nice blend of both, though, think about these materials to include in your establishment that will cost you next to nothing.

Tin.

Patches of tin or even bigger sheets of it is a rustic and easy way of creating something other than a blank and monochrome wall. You don’t even have to make the planks of tin evenly aligned, really. Intersperse it among your open walls to make it look artsy and sporadic and it’ll blend in just fine with some darker and more muted colors like black, brown, and grey.

Cardboard.

Have you ever seen art made out of cardboard boxes? It’s quite amazing, actually. I came across some at a festival recently and was almost inspired to buy some. Every piece seemed to have a 3D effect in which a focal part of the art was painted on a secondary layer that protruded from the background layer. I saw things from Invader Zim to other original art.

No matter what your establishment’s theme is, contracting an artist to produce some original cardboard art could be a great move for a younger generation to admire. The best thing is that you can provide the medium with old cardboard boxes from beer containers. Think about if the original art on these boxes was factored into the new art on the cardboard. Classic.

Old beer cans.

I’m not sure about you, but I love this idea. Seeing old beer cans of classic breweries and brands is awesome to me, especially to see how much logos and even cans have changed along the way. Whether you do this with cans or bottles is up to you, but it’s a way to create a little bit of “beer art” among your establishment. Think about lining them up along walls on shelves, counters, or even tables. It’s a way of going antique without dropping hardly any cash at all.