Make your garden or roof terrace safe after dark with functional lighting that serves a purpose. Avoid lighting that flashes or glares as this will detract from your outdoor space; instead consider more subtle options like these elegant glass orb lights.
Pathway Lighting
Pathway lighting transforms outdoor spaces into functional, usable, and enjoyable spaces for gatherings and relaxation. Illuminated walkways make navigating your garden after dark easier, as well as helping guests navigate your yard safely.
To illuminate a pathway without blinding people, choose fixtures with a soft glow that won’t cause direct glare. Stagger them between shrubs or ornamental grass instead of placing them directly along the sidewalk for optimal results.
Skilful use of pathway lights can effectively delineate pathways, highlight key landscaping features and produce striking visual effects that draw the eye to both organic elements and architectural aspects of a garden. A warm glow on a walkway is welcoming while spotlights near stairs and paths highlight important safety features; their gentle illumination soothes your senses and invites you outdoors for some tranquil relaxation time in your personal sanctuary.
Stairway Lighting
String lights provide the easiest, safest solution to lighting up stairs while creating atmosphere and adding ambience. Easy to set up and offering various bulb shapes, string lights are an effective choice for accentuating plants or garden structures such as pergolas that may be hanging off of a staircase.
For something truly original in terms of lighting solutions, LED fairy lights or galaxy projectors could provide the ideal option. Both options create an exciting yet elegant atmosphere at outdoor parties or intimate gatherings alike.
Creative lighting solutions include creating your own DIY fixtures to give a unique twist to stairway illumination. Paint cans painted with metallic finishes can become lanterns when filled with tea lights or LED candles – these make great lanterns to hang from trees or pathways. Recycled tin can spotlights also offer an interesting take on traditional lights.
Patio Lighting
Add lighting to your patio for evening socializing, adding path lights that illuminate pathways throughout your yard connect various areas and aid visitors. Low-level pathway markers also serve to mark out garden landscapes while showcasing plant beauty by night.
Add lanterns and string lights for an easy yet impactful touch in your patio, whether draping them over a pergola or weaving them through tree branches for an enchanting effect. Repurpose terra cotta flower pots by turning them into lamps by threading cord through their drainage hole – or add simple solar-powered garden stakes pressed into flowerbeds as pathway lights.
Social spaces like dining or lounge areas benefit from ambient lighting such as hanging lights and wall sconces to set an inviting ambiance. When selecting dimmable solutions, be sure they allow for customized brightness control to suit the event or desired ambiance.
Deck Lighting
Lighting up your deck can transform it into an additional room in your garden that you can enjoy until late night, creating an ideal setting for family dinners, summer barbecues with friends or just quiet nights under the stars.
Lighting increases safety as well, as well-lit walkways, stairs and edges make navigating your deck after dark easier and can significantly decrease risk of accidents and injuries while extending outdoor evening fun.
Home improvement stores and specialty vendors carry an abundance of outdoor lights for your deck, though many are pre-packaged DIY kits which may not meet your custom lighting needs. To gain greater control over style and illumination of your deck, enlist professional landscape lighting services as they will know exactly which options would suit best and help plan how they are installed correctly.