Outdoor lighting proposes three vital purposes—for safety and security, for aesthetics, and for outdoor space functionalities. Without these, a property with a dark exterior at night is highly at risk and can attract danger for you, your family, and your guests.
In this blog, we will share with you tips on how to plan your outdoor lighting before you start the installation.
1. Define Your Purpose
It’s obvious that you want to install outdoor lighting and fixtures in your house/property for safety reasons. However, you should also know if that’s just your main purpose for doing it.
Check if there are areas that you want to highlight such as a gazebo, patio, porch, or garden. Surely, these are outdoor spaces that you want to continue using even after dark, right? You should highlight these spaces to extend their usage even after dark.
2. Plan Where The Lighting Should Go
Now that you determine your purpose for installing outdoor lighting, you can decide where you want the lights to be placed. It might help you a lot if you sketch it on paper—you don’t need to draw it beautifully, just enough to understand. Indicate the spots where you’d like the lights to be.
Planning this out will determine later on which types of lights to use. This will also give you a better view of spots that you think need to be highlighted whether for security or aesthetics purposes. Furthermore, it will also help you picture out which direction the lights should go to avoid light clutter and light pollution.
3. Use Three Types Of Lighting
As mentioned above, the sketch will help you picture out which direction would go and to which spots need to be highlighted.
And now that you know it, you will be able to determine which types of light you want to use on them for ambiance, for effect, and for security purposes. These will elevate the mood and atmosphere of each area.
4. Hire A Professional
DIY outdoor lighting installation work is not bad. It is actually your decision that matters whether you want to do the outdoor lighting installation yourself. However, hiring a professional or a lighting contractor to do the work for you would actually save you a lot of time, energy, and money.
Furthermore, they will have a thorough discussion with you first regarding the project before they start to do the work. They would also listen to your ideas as they will also suggest theirs if there is a better alternative. This is for you to understand what and how they will do the outdoor lighting installation. This will give you a broader perspective on how the outdoors of your home would look like.
About Resort Lighting, Inc.
Resort Lighting, Inc. offers outdoor lighting services and maintenance for houses. With over 40 years of experience, Resort Lighting is the standard for Landscape, Architectural & Multi-Function Lighting System Design. We do not look to replace the current beauty of your home, only to compliment the design.