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The best outdoor systems can combine beauty and function around your home. Today’s lighting is quite different from the porch light or street light that we relied on years ago. Lighting systems show off the best features of your home and the surrounding landscaping. It is easier to enjoy the great outdoors with family and guests when the sun goes down. Attractively illuminating around the house will make the outdoors inviting for guests and also makes it difficult for intruders to sneak onto your property.

Fixture options

  • ACCENT LIGHTS will emit a soft glow to accentuate landscaping and may even deter animals from scrounging in garden beds.
  • PATH LIGHTS illuminate walkways and make it easy to safely navigate in the dark
  • TASK & SPOTLIGHTS are great when you want to highlight a specific feature such as a tree or a fountain. They will shine a direct, focused beam and can be mounted on an exterior wall or on the ground.
  • DOWNLIGHTS can bathe an area in light are excellent if you are looking for more security.
  • UPLIGHTS will accent architectural features or taller features in your yard.
  • CEILING OR WALLMOUNT FIXTURES are ideal for lighting a covered porch, corners of a house or even the sides of a garage.
  • SPECIALTY LIGHTS include lanterns, torches, string lights, underwater lights, post lights and outdoor chandeliers. They create an ambiance as well as providing additional lighting.

If you prefer to use something that is quick to install, use solar power. Just place the fixtures in a sunny spot and when dusk arrives, they will turn on automatically. The quality of solar powered lighting has certainly improved over the years, but it is advisable to look for fixtures that are equipped with light-emitting diodes. LEDs light up without generating heat so they will require less electricity to operate.

REMINDER! For safety’s sake, before you dig holes to install your lighting, call your utility company to mark the location of all underground wires and pipes.

 

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