Lighting plays a vital role in improving your home’s aesthetics and safety. With the right choice of exterior Lighting, whether you are building, renovating or entertaining will help set the mood and create an inviting atmosphere. Adding outdoor security lighting discourages would-be intruders from targeting your home and lights up pathways and driveways.
Outdoor lights create the first impression of your home. From lighting a porch or highlighting features in your garden, exterior lighting is an important consideration when planning the outside design of your home. Clever placement of outdoor fixtures can complement the style of your garden and focus on certain elements, such as water features, landscaping or trees. Having adequate outdoor lighting gives you the opportunity to enjoy the yard and garden even after the sun goes down. Create a comfortable alfresco area or transform the garden into an entertaining space that is perfect for hosting dinner parties.
By illuminating your porch, driveway, walkway, deck and backyard, outdoor lights can significantly improve safety and security by helping you see in the night. Some garden lights and floodlights also come with motion sensors, these are not only an energy-efficient way to light your garden but can also alert you to movements around your house.
When selecting outdoor lighting, it is important to be conscious of their location around the home. Lights that may be exposed to water or the elements such sun, rain and dust, should have a suitable IP rating for where your light is being placed.
Exterior wall lighting adds style and safety to your home to ensure your pathways and access points are well lit for family and guests, as they also function to deter potential intruders.
Spotlights enable precise positioning of lights and generally come with one or two heads so you can direct the light exactly where you need it most.
Floodlights distribute a wide cone of light and ideal for illuminating a large space like driveways or yards.
Garden path and step lights are ideal for safely illuminating frequently used paths and walkways or highlighting key features on your property.
Make your existing lights smart by adding smart globes to your wall lights or smart controllers garden lighting. Design different colour scenes and brightness so you can easily change its colour or luminosity, and control the settings using your voice. You can also schedule the lights to come on at sunset every night and turn off when you go to bed.
With so many lighting and control options to choose from your home will be the envy of any neighbourhood.