Outdoor Lighting to Make Your Home and Landscape Glow
by Amy Renea · 14 photos · 8 comments
A Well-Lit Welcome
It all starts at the front door. Simple sconces flanking the door can add enough light for visitors, while uplighting along posts and a warm glow from within are even more inviting.
by Kristi Spouse Interiors
It all starts at the front door. Simple sconces flanking the door can add enough light for visitors, while uplighting along posts and a warm glow from within are even more inviting.
Make sure visitors don't trip by illuminating the path to the front door. Lighting the path and the door itself is the priority with night lighting.
by Carson Poetzl, Inc.
Lighting Paths
When steps and walkways cut paths through the garden at night, lighting can be beneficial. Dangerous when dark, paths become a design feature with the addition of night lights.
by FORMA Design
When steps and walkways cut paths through the garden at night, lighting can be beneficial. Dangerous when dark, paths become a design feature with the addition of night lights.
Start with just a few lights and add more to amp up the intensity as guests get closer to the front door. Welcome them with a strong glowing front porch light.
by Noel Cross+Architects
Lighting Art
Beautiful sculptural pieces would get lost in the dark without illumination. Lighting the home behind the sculpture gives an art installation depth and presence.
by kevin akey - azd associates
Beautiful sculptural pieces would get lost in the dark without illumination. Lighting the home behind the sculpture gives an art installation depth and presence.
Lighting Up the Trees
Uplighting trees can add drama to a night garden, particularly when the tree has a striking form. Huge, twisting branches seem alive when lit from within and below.
by Viewpoint Lighting
Uplighting trees can add drama to a night garden, particularly when the tree has a striking form. Huge, twisting branches seem alive when lit from within and below.
Try placing uplighting beneath trees and bushes to create cool shadows at night. Installing the lights at night, or simply experimenting with a flashlight before installing, allows you to see exactly how the shadows will play at night.
Modern Exterior
Another option is to uplight the tree to focus on the shape as a whole instead of concentrating on shadow. Additional lighting under the bench seating in this photo allows the area to function at night instead of disappearing into the darkness.
by McKay Landscape Lighting
Lighting Up the Waters
Water features gain extra drama when illuminated at night.
by Exteriors By Chad Robert
Water features gain extra drama when illuminated at night.
Illuminating a pool is a classic use of outdoor night lighting. Few things are as magical.
by D-CRAIN Design and Construction
Illuminated fountains seem to glitter at night as the water and light bounce off each other to delightful effect.
by McKay Landscape Lighting
Tame the Light
Lighting doesn't have to be brilliant to create impact. Subtle lighting that peeks out from wall slats gives enough glow to make this backyard patio romantic and cozy.
by Wheeler Kearns Architects
Lighting doesn't have to be brilliant to create impact. Subtle lighting that peeks out from wall slats gives enough glow to make this backyard patio romantic and cozy.
Subtle lighting around the front door can also be effective without going over the top. A few spotlights give depth to a blank wall, while strip lighting emphasizes the linear architecture.
by McKay Landscape Lighting
Whether you are lighting human-made art or the incredible lines of nature, pathways through the garden or the plants within, lights can change the night landscape in beautiful ways.
More: The Top 3 Ways to Light Up Your Landscape
by Possidento Lightscapes LLC
More: The Top 3 Ways to Light Up Your Landscape
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