Outdoor and Garden Lighting Tips

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Landscape lighting can brighten up your garden, stop you from stumbling around in the dark and make your outdoor space as smart as your home.

Landscape lighting can brighten up your garden, stop you from stumbling around in the dark and make your outdoor space as smart as your home.

First things first, as with any garden or outdoor lighting, installation safety is the paramount concern. Installation of garden and outdoor lighting poses some risk if not installed correctly.  Please seek advice from a qualified electrician.

At Lake Road Electrical we’ll visit and talk to you about the best garden and outdoor lighting to suit your own living needs.

The correct lighting can make a huge impact. It magnifies the beauty of both your plants and any garden features you may have.

Developing the atmosphere

Excellent outdoor lighting design is all about developing atmosphere. Playing with pockets of light and overlaying them to create various effects is all part of the fun.   As people, we tend to gravitate to a concentration of light, so it makes sense to shower your outdoor lounge and dining areas in a warm, welcoming glow to create a welcoming environment for guests guests. There are plenty of ways to do this

For a modern look that works perfectly with everyday garden ideas, use up-lights in raised borders shining through foliage and things like wall lights fixed at intervals around a seating area. Add drama and depth with covert under-seat lighting strips and pinhole deck lights, as one idea.

The colour and tone of lighting plays a big part in how an area feels. Warm tones varying from a soft, white light through to deeper golden tones motivate you to relax and stick around while bold, cooler tones of blues, greens and purples develop a sense of drama and mystery.

Be mindful that by layering different lighting effects you can produce various atmospheres.

 

Garden Lighting

LED Spike garden spotlights can be pressed into the ground and angled to shine up trees and shrubs.

Lights differ in reach (or lumens), beam width and can produce very different effects. A single spotlight will get the job done, however 2 or 3 spotlights positioned at various angles will produce a more rounded and elegant effect.

For a softer and more informal appearance, why not place lights within branches or foliage? Try to find the latest pendant lights, solar lanterns, or clusters of industrial style filament bulbs, all will cast a mild radiance.

Thanks to the arrival of LEDs (light emitting diodes for those that need to know) there are limitless possibilities when it comes to selecting fittings for your garden. These tiny systems– developed by an electrical present going through a microchip– offer an effective brilliant, white light that lasts a lot longer than a standard bright light bulb.

 

Stylish Outdoor Lighting

 

Soft, ambient lighting is every interior designer’s leading tool for cosying up a room, so why should outside areas be any different? With more people happy to be on decking and patio areas, we need quality lighting that will assist us unwind.

Wall and surface mounted down lights are likewise helpful, and look best used in pairs, threes or fives. Styles vary in the width, reach and angle of the beam and some fittings combine both up and downward lights for a strikingly, modern appearance.

Outdoor pendant lights are now popular and look incredibly pretty hung from a tree, cast gorgeous shadows and a warm ambient light.’

Of course, efficiency is just as essential as appearances, so it’s vital to try to find fittings that are safe to use outside. Choose suitably weather and waterproof lights that will hold up against all weather conditions.

 

Improve your home’s security with outside lighting

Excellent outdoor lighting can provide peace of mind and assistance hinder intruders, supplying it’s well-chosen and thoroughly placed.

There are various types of security lighting available and the most popular fittings integrate PIR’s – Passive Infrared Sensing unit, which will instantly turn the light on when the sensing unit discovers movement within its range. These lights can be both mains and solar powered.

If you’re thinking of giving your outdoor and garden lighting a spruce up, give us a call. We have over 15+ years of experience with outdoor lighting for your home, garden or business. 

You can count on us to turn up on time and get the job done on budget, as well as take advantage of our Lake Road Electrical service promises.

We are Master Electricians with a workmanship guarantee. Get in touch now to chat with us about your electrical needs. 

 

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