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Let There Be Lightscapes: Mastering Landscape Lighting
Picture this: the sun is beginning to set, and the stars become visible and twinkle just above your dreamy garden, illuminating the pathways, all bathed in a soft, gentle glow. This is the magic of landscape lighting, a versatile and artistic way to balance and create a specific ambiance within your outdoor living space. The combination of natural ambiance and your landscape lighting can improve the entire space tremendously, making late nights outdoors a new routine. Whether hosting a summer outing, enjoying a quiet evening alone, or simply adding value to your property, the right lighting can make all the difference. Here we’ll unveil the secrets of landscape lighting to elevate your home's exterior, regardless of size and dimensions.
Why Outdoor Lighting Can Improve Your Outdoor Living Space
Landscape lighting is all about creating an atmosphere, producing certain emotions, and expanding the functionality of your outdoor spaces. Adding in extra lighting (beyond for safety reasons) will not only improve the look of your home at night but can be placed strategically to make your landscape captivating at all times. As an extension of your home, your outdoor living area offers a sense of open creativity by incorporating additional elements such as hardscapes and landscapes.
The right outdoor lighting enhances safety and security, making your property less susceptible to potential dangers. Regarding creativity, outdoor lighting can be used to display specific colors or elements of your landscape to highlight noteworthy spaces, which adds a touch of drama to your, accentuating its unique features and creating visual interest.
Embracing Your Landscape's Personality
Every landscape has unique characteristics that deserve attention, and your lighting design should celebrate each element. Highlight the natural beauty of your surroundings by utilizing fixtures that blend with the surrounding environment. For example, if you have big plants with extending leaves, consider moonlighting – placing lights high in trees or within bushes to mimic the effect of natural moonlight filtering through leaves. While this is a more niche, creative option, many other ways to spark beauty within your landscape exist. Another popular choice is path lighting, which accentuates walkways and patios. Path lighting can be used almost anywhere around your landscape, such as the front entryway to the backyard path into the garden — path lighting is a great way to add safety and lighting throughout the most important landscape spaces.Thoughtful Placement and Utilizing Angles
Strategic lighting placement and angles are key to successful light-scaping designs. After consulting with the experts, you can experiment with different positions to find the perfect lighting balance. Pathway lights should be positioned for safe and easy navigation (giving guests enough room to walk through), while uplighting can add dimension to your architectural structures and hardscaping features. Play with different angles during the designing stages to find the best for you. Sometimes, the lighting is right, and you only need to switch the angle!