subject: Lighting The Outdoors [print this page] Outdoor lighting can be used as a means to add both style and security to your home at the same time. Outdoor lighting is IP rated, this means that the fixture is weather proof and won"t become faulty if exposed to the elements. They can be used to light up normally dark areas and to highlight garden landscape features.
Modern Lighting is great to increase the security of your home. Usually located on stairways, above the garage or entry points, they can be purchased as motion sensors versions that will automatically turn on when there is movement. It"s recommended that flood lighting is installed around 3 meters above ground to ensure that the area the light is cast upon is wider. In conjunction with alarm systems, flood lighting is an unbeatable deterrence feature.
Bathroom Lighting that can be used to add security to your home include flood lights and path lights. Path lights can be installed on the walkways, there are recessed path lighting that are below ground with the light flat on the surface of the flooring and standard path lighting as in the image to the left that are above ground.
Post lighting is a great feature to have when you"re throwing a party or having a romantic evening. Not only do post lights add class to a home, they can be used in conjunction with path lights to highlight walkways. At night they a functional, and during the day they remain to showcase you house and garden in a sophisticated way. It"s important to ensure that the spacing between the post lamps flows, spacing them to close together may overwhelm people, and draw away from its elegance.
Wall lights can be used at the door entrance, it"s one of the first things that a visitor will see of you house, first impressions do count so wall lights at entrances must create a warm welcoming feeling. Every house is different, and there is no shortage of variety in outdoor wall lights. There are understated uplighters and downlighters, wall washers to flush wall lights with a modern twist.
A great effect to add to Outdoor Lighting would be to use dimmer switches such as the Showers Eclique range to dim the lighting outdoor to create just the right mood. If you want to cut electricity costs and be more environmentally friendly, you can switch the halogen bulbs to LED Bulbs. This can help you create just the right sort of lighting effect outdoors.
