Landscape lighting is used extensively for a variety of purposes. Wall sconces, recessed lighting, ambient glow, string lights and other types of lights are used according to their purposes. If you’ve wondered about different types of lighting for your yard, consider the information below.
Outdoor Rooms
More and more homeowners are building outdoor rooms. These rooms can be as simple as placing backyard furniture on the patio, covering the sitting area with a canopy and using lights to be able to see and for decoration. You can even add an outdoor stove to cook. Outdoor rooms help you to expand the use of your home. Whether you want to enjoy the cool night air or avoid a mess in the kitchen when you cook and dine, outdoor rooms are fun and functional. The lighting you’d use for an outdoor room depends on what you need it for. For cooking, you’d need bright lighting. For dining, dim landscape lighting works well.
Theft Deterrent
We use lights to illuminate and beautify our surroundings, but they also serve as an amazing deterrent to burglars who could otherwise hide in the shadows to break into your home. Along with regularly pruning your outside vegetation, lights help to make every portion of your yard visible, which burglars don’t like. If a burglar thinks they have a high chance of being caught while trying to break into your home, then they are less likely to target your home. Also, you can avoid other types of crimes with adequate yard lighting.
Outdoor Entertainment
Outdoor entertaining is fun. You can have a dinner party outside, invite the neighborhood for a pool party or relax outside to watch a movie after a long day. Outdoor lighting is also fun because you have a ton of options to explore. You can use spotlighting, overhead flood lighting, solar lights, miniature lights and anything else you can imagine.