THE IMPORTANCE OF OUTDOOR LIGHTING
Your landscaping is done, your outdoor living space is complete with a kitchen and stone patio, but something is still not giving it the warmth and ambiance you desire. You need an outdoor lighting plan that takes into consideration warmth and beauty but also safety and security.
Planning your outdoor lighting design is about more than simply picking out matching porch lights, it’s about creating a cohesive plan that compliments your home’s design and architecture and supports all of those evenings outside cooking, talking, or just simply enjoying time under the stars.
If you are ready to begin planning your outdoor lighting, here are the most important and common outdoor lighting types you need to consider:
PATIO LIGHTING is especially important for areas like outdoor kitchens and outdoor pizza ovens, installing bright, clear lighting in your cooking area allows you to prep and cook items after the sun has set, making your outdoor kitchen a much more usable space year-round. Backyard lighting is essential to creating the perfect atmosphere for gathering with family and friends.
UNDER CAP LIGHTS bring ambient lighting around seating areas with lights that are mounted downward on the ledges of retaining walls or benches. If it’s too bright, it feels more like an interrogation than a conversation, make it too dark and you can’t see the people around you. The right balance of indirect lighting, including under caps, deck caps and strings of garden lights strike the right balance of comfort and safety and make your outdoor areas an inviting place.
SPOT LIGHTING and PATHWAY LIGHTING can be used to illuminate pathways like your front walkway and highlight architectural features. Lighting will give a wash of color to parts of your home that aren’t illuminated otherwise, not only serving to boost curb appeal, outdoor lighting can also work as a safety feature. Lights along pathways and low-level spotlights in garden features and pool lighting can help people navigate your yard while entertaining and bring attention to parts of your landscaping that would otherwise be difficult to see after dusk.
LANDSCAPING LIGHTING WITH TIMERS takes the work out of maintaining a daily schedule, but it can also do wonders for security when it comes to vacations. Whether you love your landscape lighting for the curb appeal it brings to your home, or for the security of knowing that unwelcome visitors don’t have a place to hide, at some point you’re ready for most of the lights to be done for the night. With a preset schedule your home won’t look empty even when you’re off somewhere else enjoying a much-needed break.
Outdoor lighting is an essential, but sometimes overlooked part of a well-designed landscape and outdoor living space. You don’t need to wait until a special event to get some fun, whimsical and inviting light in your landscaping. At Golden Wolf Landscape and Design, we handle landscape lighting in Morris, Hunterdon and Warren counties and the surrounding areas. We will come to your home and work with you to design your landscape lighting for beauty and safety. Don’t delay, call today!