subject: How To Capture The Magic Of Outdoor Hanging Lights [print this page] The most magical lighting imitates what can be found in nature. Outdoor hanging lighting of various sizes can be used to provide ambient lighting while simulating the effects of starlight, moonlight or simply fireflies.
The four basic categories for outdoor lighting are security, activity, accent and ambience. Outdoor hanging lights can be used effectively to create an illuminating atmosphere.
Outdoor hanging lighting from trees can also be magical and create an ambiance that is ethereal and fairylike. To achieve the effect of starlight, suspending smaller lighting fixtures in smaller clusters of twos and threes throughout the garden can work well. Hanging these tiny lights in the branches of a tree can also produce the effects of a sparkling canopy.
Outdoor hanging lighting can be used to great effect while providing overall illumination. This form of lighting can also create drama and transform a mundane outdoor living space into a thing of great beauty.
Whatever your lighting scheme, some of the fundamentals of modern outdoor lighting is subtlety; so the fewer the better. Make sure the lights are unobtrusive and not in your face.
Modern outdoor lighting is also averse to straight lines and it is also more aesthetically pleasing to scatter than to runway
Yellow lights are old fashioned, unflattering to people and plants, so always install blue white bulbs where possible.
When you are figuring out what you want to do, make sure that you position your lights in places that are accessible. Invest in long lasting light bulbs to make your life easier.
