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Outdoor lighting design
For those who enjoy decorating and beautifying their home, outdoor lighting design is one way to improve the look of ones home,
even at night. It is important that property owners not think that this simply involves placing lighting haphazardly around their outdoor space. Sure, it can be done this way, but the aesthetic and perhaps even functional results, may not be pleasing. No, lighting design requires some pre-planning and careful consideration of the land, landscape, need and budget.
Individuals will first need to take special care to determine where they most need lighting. Creating a map of the property is a good, first step. This allows persons to figure out exactly where the lighting needs to go, or at least which part of the property they want illuminated. It will be important to consider aesthetics, functionality and safety.
The outdoor lighting design should showcase the best parts of the house (or building) and landscaping, while serving practical functions as well, such as ensuring that people can see where they are going when walking around at night. Safety is another issue. Not many people like walking in places which are dark. Those who enjoy preying on people find these to be good hiding spaces. For this reason, it will be important to most property owners to have well lit outdoors spaces. This discourages burglars and other miscreants.
After an individual has mapped out the land, they will need to determine where they want to add lighting. Once this decision is made, it will be necessary for them to decide what type of lighting they believe would look best. They will need to take into consideration the style of their home, electrical and wiring abilities, energy efficiency and of course, their budget.
Style of the home: It is always a good idea to make sure that ones outdoor lighting design meshes with the style of a home. Placing huge outdoor floor lamps on the front lawn of a smaller home may not look good. Neither would adding very small fixtures to the exterior of a huge house. These are the types of things that homeowners must think of when they are considering their outdoor lighting design plan.
Electrical and wiring abilities: It will be important for individuals to consider the wiring capabilities and costs when deciding where to install lighting. For some persons, these types of expenses aren't a problem. For other people, they are. If an individual wants to place lighting in a place that will require extensive wiring, they will need to decide if the time and expense that would be necessary to do it, is worth it.
Energy efficiency: Using energy efficient lighting can save individuals a ton of money and it is also better for the environment then traditional light bulbs. If and when a person can use LED or solar lighting, they should consider doing so.
Budget: In many cases, a person's budget will affect their outdoor lighting design. It is often not possible to get exactly what one wants. Therefore, it may be necessary to make some adjustments to the plan so that it affordable.
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