Friday, December 9, 2011

Lighten The Entire Home With Outdoor Lighting

By Jett Wheatley


The look of your home from the outside can be ruined if you have the wrong lighting but with proper lighting, it can look beautiful.

You need to find out what type of light works out best for your home and garden. It is possible to have a lovely evening walking through your garden with the perfect lighting.

Even though it may possibly seem to be out of reach, proper outdoor lighting could be found in your home.

You want to have decent lighting over the winter months since the days are shorter. The lighting can change the living space outside your house, so that with the right planning you might even entertain guests. There are four distinct types of landscape lighting to take into consideration.

The first is without a doubt security lighting which is utilized for areas that can be vulnerable to break-ins so it should not be used for living areas. They are generally triggered by motion and are very bright. Another type or category of lights is job lighting which can be for lighting up pathways or for outdoor grilling.

These lighting fixtures shouldn't be too bright, and they should be kept between your eyes and whatever must be lit up. Whenever the light fixtures are too bright, you may be blinded instead of guided by the lights.

The next category will be accent lighting which is used to focus in on a specific feature of an area for dramatic effect. An example of this is to have a statuary that is illuminated by some up-lighting. It can be quite calming to have lights that produce a silhouette effect. Moonlighting or sometimes star lighting can be another type which creates a magical atmosphere of the real moonlight or starlight. To create this effect, you'll want outdoor lights on a few trees and point them downward.

To create the effects of stars, you place lights in limbs and add some flickering candles. There's nothing like having the appearance and feel of the natural world in you very own backyard.

In terms of lighting you want to remember not to over-do it, and that is for every kind of lighting. Oftentimes, less is more whenever you set up your lighting.

Where lights are not necessary, don't use them, and it is acceptable to use bulbs with low-wattage. Never have lighting fixtures pointing upwards.

Many people make the mistake of making a runway effect with lights going straight up and down a path. Yellow lighting should be avoided because it does not make the plants look very good. A better option is going to be blue-white bulbs or use daylight-blue filters for your fixtures.

You want to get the lights setup to enable them to be easily accessible. After your lighting fixtures are set up for the outside the house, you can enjoy your time outdoors after dark.




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