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Decoration ideas for a "nightclub" themed party?

I'm having the party in a small community hall that can hold 80 people. I need ideas on how to: -"set the mood" -a way to decorate the bar.. (i'm basically using two bookshelves and transforming them into the bar, but I have no idea how I am going to do that -decor ideas for the walls? -for the "seating" areas.. I only have regular chairs -a way to set up the chairs so they look "loungy" or something like that -are blow-up chairs, etc. cheap or a bad idea?

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1. tie ordinary chairs together, use lounge cusions (cheap) visit thrift store. for cheap chairs... have an open mind coffee tables perfect as centerpiece. (assuming you do not want to rent more than necessary.) change out lights for colored bulbs and blacklight bulbs. if there are several switches, group colors all red all blacklight all blue (all green? eeewww) rent disco lighting... ask caterers/party stores you MUST have a disco ball aim a video projector at it don't use all the effects at once. hire some attractive go-go dancers (if you have a gift of gab, tell them they have to pay you to rent the stage....and they only have to give you 10% of their tips thats how it works in the vegas topless clubs, but not the real nightclubs) have some snooty guys in suits that won't let ppl in without a big tip. be sure to hire 100 or so actors to pretend they are trying to get in. (okay this might only work in the big cities... *laugh* most of all HAVE fun. oh, yeah... hire DISCO-LEGEND-ZEKE to come dance with you.
2. disco ball is a musthave walls and everything can be designed like silver and gold stars on black background
3. Have a disco ball and lights. Paint the bookshelves purple with small, black, rectangular windows, put them touching each other, and make the actual shelves face the bartender. (You probably already knew that last part though, right? So you'd actually have a place to keep the drinks?) For the walls, staple purple buildings with yellow and black windows until you get a nice skyline. Make a road, stars, and moon. Do this on one wall only. Other wall suggestions: -people dancing (for example, white outfits with blue dots under a disco ball) Put this next to the dance floor, with another design for the wall opposite it. -people drinking (next to the bar) (For other ideas, consult a tablecloth.) What do you mean "regular chairs"? Folding chairs? Put those at the tables. If there are no tables, put chairs on opposite sides of the walls (or follow the directions for blow-up chairs). If not (perhaps you have barstools), put them next to the bar and get some mini-tables and put them there. If they're neither, follow the directions for the blow-up chairs. Blow-up chairs are a good idea, you just need the right ones and know where to put them. Get tall ones if possible, ya know, ones with taller seats. Make them neon colors (like green, orange, pink, yellow, etc.), and make them face each other, but not facing each other so much that you have to turn your head dramatically to see what's going on. Like cheating on stage, if you're a theater person. (That's the only way I could describe it, sorry.) Other suggestions: -Get tablecloths/plates/napkins/cups with nightclub designs (however, make sure the designs of the plates/napkins/cups are different than the ones on the tablecloth) -Candles are a no-no...but you probably already knew this, right? -Tell people to dress like they're getting ready for a nightclub (duh, you probably already thought of that). Okay, I think I've covered everything. Good luck and have fun at your party!
4. set the mood ~twinkle lights - beg borrow or buy Christmas mini lights ~black light can also be pretty interesting, and many black lights come as 'normal' light bulbs - so you just substitute them in to the existing lights. ~for the entrance, see what you could come up with for the entrance ropes... ~love an earlier poster's idea for a doorman/bouncer that could be some serious fun... the bar ~a simple plywood top if you framed it out using say a 2X4 to stabilize it on the bookcases you could also using the inserts for lights in drop ceilings as a front to your bar... you could leave enough room to put lights behind those panels for a nice glow ~also rope light can be very dramatic... ~stainless steel shakers can add a bar effect... time to hit the thrift/second hand stores seating ~i find this one a little tougher... guessing that the chairs you have are typical fold up hall chairs... dont really have any suggestions on temporary fixes... ~set them up in small intimate groupings... ~might be cool if you could find a way to create platforms to change up the elevation of seating also... this is going to sound a little silly but carry your theme into the bathrooms... you have spent so much time setting a mood in the hall... make sure the experience continues hope you have a lot of fun!