LSI served as a single source solutions provider for The Pickle Lodge, delivering a cohesive experience that brought the brand to life from the inside out. Our team provided interior and exterior lighting solutions, design services, brand imaging, and custom signage to create a distinctive and welcoming destination.
Equipped with premium LSI sports lighting
Of pickleball & retail space
Of competitive pickleball play a day
The Pickle Lodge is a premier indoor pickleball facility in Cincinnati. The Pickle Lodge opened in the Fall of 2025 with 16 indoor pickleball courts, a restaurant, bar, event space and pro shop.
Players spanning all ages and levels of pickleball experience are invited to come together for food and drinks and competitive pickleball play at the 60,000 square-foot facility, one of the largest indoor pickleball facilities in the U.S.
The original building was constructed in the 1970s as an indoor tennis facility. The inside was outdated and the outside was painted completely black, making it uninviting and almost impossible to see from the street.
The Pickle Lodge knew they needed an exterior that would bring players into the facility and interior enhancements that would provide a world class playing experience and a desire to stay for more than just pickleball.
“I can picture the deck that (LSI) sent through with all these concepts,” said Mitch Dunn, co-founder of The Pickle Lodge. “I knew pretty much right away the ones that we wanted to do because they made the building pop.”
Along with branding and retail solutions, The Lodge also knew that they needed energy-efficient lighting to support pickleball play 15 hours a day, 7 days a week
LSI professional services developed design concepts across brand imaging, lighting and retail environments to help activate the business. LSI’s single source solution provider approach helped streamline the project.
“I’ve told LSI this, I don’t think of them as just a vendor, I think of them more as a consultant,” Dunn said.
As the official lighting partner of USA Pickleball, LSI provided premium low-glare LED sports lighting to increase visibility, safety and provide an elite playing experience.
“(LSI) is helping us dream a big dream and then proving that they can bring it to life,” Dunn said.
With LSI’s wide scope of capabilities, The Pickle Lodge has become one of the premier recreational facilities in the Midwest, bringing in more customers with a cohesive space. The combination of balanced, low glare lighting for optimal pickleball play and polished interior and exterior solutions has created an elite environment for anything from fast-paced sports to lounging with food and drinks.
“I think there’s a real opportunity that goes well beyond lighting,” Dunn said. “It goes into signage, millwork, pro shops, retail experiences of different kinds that really helps the place feel more cohesive.”
The Pickle Lodge is now prepared to grow with LSI as its single source solution.
“As The Pickle Lodge looks ahead, our team will continue to support (LSI’s) growth across lighting, brand imaging and retail environments,” Dunn said.