With summer right around the corner and the barbeque season rapidly approaching, a beautiful, well-planned outdoor lighting system ensures you get as much time as you can to enjoy your outdoor space.
Exterior lighting has many benefits, including improving the safety of your home, deterring criminal activity, and highlighting certain features of your landscape—all the while providing a gorgeous atmosphere long after the sun has gone down.
To make the most out of your exterior lighting, consider consulting experts at the Fluorescent Man Lighting & Electrical so you can enjoy your space for many years to come as well as improve the value of your home. Call 403-863-8529 or fill out the online contact form below!
Different Types Of Exterior Lighting
The days of lighting your home’s exterior with a flickering light bulb are now over. New lighting advancements have made it possible to transform your outdoor space to make it look like it is on the cover of an HGTV magazine—while also improving the safety of your home. Exterior lighting can be divided into three main types with different purposes:
- Safety lighting: Safety lights are generally the brightest. They come equipped with motion sensors to deter destructive animals and burglars. Safety lighting can also help you better navigate around the exterior home at night.
- Landscape lighting: Landscape lighting is used to accentuate garden features in your yard and to improve the ambiance of your outdoor space. Look no further if you want lighting that makes your yard a warm and welcoming environment.
- Accent lighting: This low-profile lighting embellishes tight, small areas like walkways, decks, and planters. Use these lights to draw attention to special features in your outdoor space that you would like to show off.
Ultimately, you would want all three exterior lighting systems to be used in your outdoor living space to achieve varying lighting levels and address diverse lighting needs. All three lighting types come with an array of design and placement options.
5 Ways You Can Transform Your Outdoor Living Space With Exterior Lighting
When implementing new landscape ideas into an outdoor living space, people often get excited about purchasing new furniture, a new barbeque, or new flowers and plants. Lighting is usually an afterthought. So when the sun goes down, they often cannot enjoy the outdoor living space they spent so much time and money on. This is why it is extremely important to take into account an exterior lighting system that can let you enjoy the outdoor living space you have created long into the night.
Here are a few ways you can use exterior lighting to accentuate your outdoor space:
- Path lighting: Illuminating your pathways will help you and your guests safely navigate around your outdoor space while providing an enchanting atmosphere. Install them on the ground leading towards your front entrance or next to a feature in your backyard or flower bed. Path lighting comes in many design forms and is offered in low-voltage or solar LED options.
- String lighting: String lighting has become a very popular option to invoke a warm, intimate ambiance for entertaining spaces such as the outdoor seating or dining area. These lights are often low-voltage and can come in many different designs such as LED, rechargeable, or solar.
- Deck Lighting: Deck lighting is designed to help people safely get up and down the steps. This lighting normally uses standard voltage with moderate to high intensity, highlighting any nearby garden features. Deck lights are usually recessed in the grooves of the surface so you can safely walk over them without worrying about tripping or falling.
- Spotlighting: Spotlighting is normally called “landscape lighting” and is used to shine a narrow, moderate-intensity light beam upwards to showcase a plant or other landscape features. Up-lighting can be installed at or above ground level and can come in many light beam shapes to accent various shapes of trees, plants, and bushes.
- Lanterns and candles: Lighting your outdoor space with temporary lightings such as candles and lanterns can enhance design details and decor in your outdoor living space. These lights are also much cheaper and are environmentally friendly. You can play around with different shapes, sizes, and colours of lanterns and candles to give your space a unique touch.
Contact Us Today About Our Exterior Lighting Solutions
Don't let darkness put a damper on your favorite backyard activities; illuminate your outdoor space with exterior lighting solutions!
Fluorescent Man Lighting & Electrical can help you make the most of your outdoor space, rendering your property attractive, safe, and secure with intelligent lighting placement. Regardless of your budget and your outdoor space needs, Fluorescent Man Lighting & Electrical can identify the best lighting solutions for your outdoor space.
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FAQs
Is it beneficial to get outdoor motion sensor lights?
Yes! Motion sensors will allow you to save enormous amounts of money on your energy bill because they only illuminate when a motion is detected.
Do I have to hire a professional for my exterior lighting?
You can install outdoor lighting on your own, but you will not be getting the same results as a professional would. A professional outdoor lighting contractor will make sure that the products are within your budget and of high quality and place them in the best locations for amplified effect.
Should I get LED exterior lights?
LED lighting is the newest technological advancement for lighting solutions and offers many benefits for exterior lighting. They are low-cost, energy-saving, brighter than traditional lighting, and require very little maintenance.
