Thursday, August 23, 2007

Outdoor Lighting Around Your Home

Outdoor lighting has become hugely popular in recent years and for good reason: We’re gardening more than ever but we also travel and enjoy activities that bring us home after dark. Why not be able to enjoy a beautiful landscape even after the sun goes down?

Outdoor lighting has functions other than beauty. Security lighting deters prowlers, and safety lighting prevents tripping and other hazards after dark. Fortunately, the three functions often work in harmony. A pair of sconces that illuminate each side of a set of exterior French doors can also provide security, lend lighting to a step, and supply ambient lighting for a seating area nearby.

Low voltage lighting that runs along a home’s front or back pathways can make clear the change in grade but also illuminate the roses planted in a bed that runs along the walk.

No matter what sort of outdoor lighting you select, design it to work in harmony with the architecture of your home and your landscaping.
Exterior lighting can show off a home and make clear the pride you take in the landscape around it.

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