For most of us, there are two main reasons we would consider adding outdoor lighting to our homes or landscaping: safety and curb appeal. Safety could mean that we recognize that the house or walkway is too dark and that it’s too dark to use the space after sundown. Adding lights can make things safer, and add to curb appeal. Adding outdoor lighting is useful. There are many low-profile options that make a home seem warmer and more inviting to guests after the sun is down.
Hardscape Lighting
One option for adding lights to the outside of a house is hardscape lighting. Often people get home late from work, and they can’t enjoy their yard. Adding soft outdoor lighting can add hours of enjoyment. A benefit of outdoor lighting is it can be focused to highlight features you choose and shined away from aspects of the hardscape you’d like to ignore. There are almost as many kinds of hardscape lighting as there are ideas about how to use them. There are puck lights that look like a puck and can be set into stone and woodwork and well lights that can be placed below the land grade and dozens of other options.
Well Lights
Well lights look great in outdoor settings. They are set below the grade of the land and have protective covers to keep insects, birds, and animals out of them. Well lights are low voltage and are great ways to draw the eye to trees, walls, or other architecture. A benefit of well lights is they are nearly invisible during daylight.
Recessed Lighting
Outdoor recessed lighting is another way to both add safety and beauty to the outside of a home. Because the fixtures are recessed, they are not as noticeable when turned off and can be used as either bright or subdued light depending on your placement of it. Outdoor recessed lighting must be used in areas of the home that are protected from the elements. These lights not only look great on a front porch, but they can also be used to add light to a patio. Recessed lighting can be directed straight down to the ground, or they can be directed to a particular direction.
Adding outdoor lighting can be like adding a room to your house. You’ll have added more space that you can use more often. Furthermore, adding some lights outside make homes seem warmer and more inviting to those who live there and guests alike. If you have any additional questions about adding outdoor lighting to your home, call Irrigation Outlet at 803-461-0561 or contact us.
