Outdoor lighting enhances the beauty of your property, makes your home
safer and more secure, and increases the number of pleasurable hours
you spend outdoors. And it is an investment that pays off handsomely in
the value it adds to your home.
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Outdoor Lighting - For both security and
safety light up steps, driveways, walkways and
grounds with post lanterns or one of many
versatile style of Landscape Lights. Enjoy and
enhance your property at night with low
voltage landscape lighting of trees, shrubs
and flowers.
A well-lighted front entrance enables
you to greet guests and identify
visitors. Wall lanterns on each side of
the door will give your home a warm,
welcoming look, while assuring the
safety of those who enter. Under a
porch or other overhang, you can
use recessed, chain-hung, or
close-to-ceiling fixtures. A separate
rear or side entrance can be lighted
with a single wall lantern installed on
the keyhole side of the door.
For added security, illuminate any side
of the house that would otherwise be in
shadow. To conserve energy, install a
motion- or heat-sensitive control that
will switch on the light only if someone
approaches that side of the house. An
automatic timer can control a portion of
your outdoor lights to turn off at a
certain hour, while basic security lights
can be left on through the night.
Another proven safety measure is to
use timers on interior lights to make
your home look occupied when you're
away.
Steps, paths, and driveways should
be illuminated to make sure family
members and guests are able to
move about easily and safely after
dark. You can install path lights or
post lanterns or attach lights to the
side of the house. Low-level path
lights, which spread circular patterns
of light, will brighten your walkway,
while highlighting nearby flower beds,
shrubs, and ground cover. These
close-to-the-ground lights are
available in fixtures using low wattage
halogen bulbs. They are simple to
install and can be moved easily to
reflect changes in your landscaping.
Low-level path lights can also be
used to define the boundaries of long
driveways. Bollards, which stand 30
to 36 inches off the ground, also work
well. Use shielded fixtures to avoid
glare.
Decks, porches, and patios can be
converted into romantic evening
retreats by concealing low-voltage
mini-lights under steps, railing, or
benches. There are many
manufacturers that offer a variety of
styles and finishes to achieve most
any effect.
Another outdoor lighting idea is
to install a tree light or spotlights
in the branches of a nearby tree
to illuminate objects or areas of
interest.
Don't forget to add stronger light
over the barbecue or serving
area. To accomplish this, install a
recessed spot-light on an
adjacent roof overhang or mount
spread lights on a railing behind
the grill.
Landscape Lighting Techniques
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Path/Spread Lighting- This
technique uses taller path or spread
light fixtures to create pools of light
along a walkway or in planter beds.
Downlighting/Moonlighting- This
technique is achieved by mounting a
bullet fixture onto a structure or in a
tree to cast light downward.
Uplighting- This technique is
achieved by placing a fixture, such a
bullet or well light/inground, at the
base of the object to be lit. Light is cast
upward.
.Backlighting/Silhouette Lighting-
This technique is a special effect that
lights a background, such as a wall,
using wash light fixtures between the
wall and an object. This causes the
object in front of the lighting to appear
as a dark shape or a “silhouette”.
Shadowing- This technique is a
special effect that uses a bullet or a
well light/inground fixture in front of an
object to cast a shadow of the object
onto a wall or structure.
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