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Get it Bright: Outdoor Lighting Tips to Love
Know your outdoor lighting options with our go-to guide
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While indoor lighting has a big role in creating ambience and comfort, outdoor lighting is often only used for practical reasons, such as illuminating walkways and drives. However, exterior lighting can also have a big impact on a property’s kerb appeal, while backyard lighting will ensure an outdoor entertaining space can be put to good use, even when the sun goes down. Take a lead from these hints and ideas, and you’ll be lighting up every side of your home all year round.
Match Your Outdoor Lighting Style to Your Home’s Exterior
Illuminating the frontage of your home not only welcomes family and visitors, but it can also bring focus to the architectural or interesting features of your property. An elegant heritage home, for example, that features classic weatherboard, can be given a modern twist with the help of contemporary coach lights highlighting the details.
Similarly, sleek, minimal steps of a modern home can be softened with the warming glow of wedge wall lights fitted just above them.
When it comes to installing outdoor lighting, it’s recommended to hire an electrician to help with the wiring.
Take inspiration from park lighting. A quick and easy way to light up a large outdoor area, such as a path, driveway or lawn, is to add solar bollard lights that simply stick into the ground, wherever they are needed.
Illuminating the frontage of your home not only welcomes family and visitors, but it can also bring focus to the architectural or interesting features of your property. An elegant heritage home, for example, that features classic weatherboard, can be given a modern twist with the help of contemporary coach lights highlighting the details.
Similarly, sleek, minimal steps of a modern home can be softened with the warming glow of wedge wall lights fitted just above them.
When it comes to installing outdoor lighting, it’s recommended to hire an electrician to help with the wiring.
Take inspiration from park lighting. A quick and easy way to light up a large outdoor area, such as a path, driveway or lawn, is to add solar bollard lights that simply stick into the ground, wherever they are needed.
Let Key Features Stand Out
If you’ve just invested in a new BBQ for the summer, or you’ve recently revamped an impressive outdoor kitchen to cook up a storm all year round, then ensure it stays well-lit all evening long with smart wall lights fitted directly overhead. Similarly, spotlights that are nestled among stunning plants or lush borders will highlight all your gardening efforts, while casting shadows across your exterior spaces.
If you’ve just invested in a new BBQ for the summer, or you’ve recently revamped an impressive outdoor kitchen to cook up a storm all year round, then ensure it stays well-lit all evening long with smart wall lights fitted directly overhead. Similarly, spotlights that are nestled among stunning plants or lush borders will highlight all your gardening efforts, while casting shadows across your exterior spaces.
When it comes to choosing the right kind of light for different areas of your garden, consider which direction you need the light to face. For example, garden spotlights can be tilted upwards to illuminate tall plants, while hooded wall lights will light up the item directly below it.
Consider the finish of the light. If you’re keen for your garden lights to become a feature and stand out against the greenery, go for a contemporary chrome finish, while black designs will blend with the backdrop.
Consider the finish of the light. If you’re keen for your garden lights to become a feature and stand out against the greenery, go for a contemporary chrome finish, while black designs will blend with the backdrop.
Up the Party Ante With Fairy Lights
Planning an outdoor cook-up, or maybe a sophisticated soirée? The success of any party is all in the details, so make sure you’ve thought of everything, right down to the lighting. Even the simplest string of fairy lights can add sparkle and ambience to an al fresco setting, so hang up a few lines and prepare to dazzle.
Fairy lights wound around tree trunks or nestled within the branches are particularly pretty and will make a spectacular display.
Bring all the fun of the fair with festoon lights. Popular for their warm glow and playful circus style, festoon lights strung across the setting will add party cheer in an instant.
Planning an outdoor cook-up, or maybe a sophisticated soirée? The success of any party is all in the details, so make sure you’ve thought of everything, right down to the lighting. Even the simplest string of fairy lights can add sparkle and ambience to an al fresco setting, so hang up a few lines and prepare to dazzle.
Fairy lights wound around tree trunks or nestled within the branches are particularly pretty and will make a spectacular display.
Bring all the fun of the fair with festoon lights. Popular for their warm glow and playful circus style, festoon lights strung across the setting will add party cheer in an instant.
Up the Safety
A cleverly curated lighting plan for the exterior of your home not only creates huge street appeal with a head-turning aesthetic, but it also ensures the property is carefully lit for practical and security reasons.
Add just one or two bright security sensor lights near the entrance to announce guests, then combine these bright lights with gentler step and pathway lighting for a welcoming note. Finally, highlight plants and shrubbery with uplights to create an overall balanced effect that feels warm and inviting.
Put security lights on a timer. Look out for sensor lights with a timer that can be set between 10 seconds and four minutes, depending on your needs.
More: For more lighting ideas and advice, visit Bunnings.
Your turn: Have you updated the lighting in your garden? Upload a photo of your scheme in the Comments below.
This story was written by the Houzz Sponsored Content team.
A cleverly curated lighting plan for the exterior of your home not only creates huge street appeal with a head-turning aesthetic, but it also ensures the property is carefully lit for practical and security reasons.
Add just one or two bright security sensor lights near the entrance to announce guests, then combine these bright lights with gentler step and pathway lighting for a welcoming note. Finally, highlight plants and shrubbery with uplights to create an overall balanced effect that feels warm and inviting.
Put security lights on a timer. Look out for sensor lights with a timer that can be set between 10 seconds and four minutes, depending on your needs.
More: For more lighting ideas and advice, visit Bunnings.
Your turn: Have you updated the lighting in your garden? Upload a photo of your scheme in the Comments below.
This story was written by the Houzz Sponsored Content team.
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