Outdoor Lighting Can Enhance the Beauty & Safety of Your Property

Your outdoor living space is a great place to gather with friends and family so you can enjoy the beautiful Texas weather. However, when the sun goes down, it can put an end to your outdoor gathering before you're ready to head back inside. That's where outdoor lighting comes in. Outdoor lighting not only allows you to use your outdoor space at night, but it also can increase the beauty and safety of your property too! It can highlight focal points on your property so that your outdoor living space can be appreciated even after the sun sets. What's more, it also provides safety benefits like making navigating your outdoor area at night easier and it can even deter potential intruders from coming onto your property. If you plan to install outdoor lighting, you should use LED or halogen lights, as these options are better than incandescent bulbs.

Outdoor Lighting Can Add to Your Property's Aesthetic & Highlight Focal Points

Using and appreciating your outdoor living space doesn't have to be limited to the hours of the sun. Outdoor lighting allows you to use your area at night, while also adding to your property's aesthetic. Different lighting techniques are available to accentuate and highlight focal points on your property, including:

  • Silhouetting - This lighting technique illuminates a feature's background to enhance its silhouette.

  • Uplighting - This technique involves placing lights at an upward angle to highlight the details of a feature.

  • Moonlighting - The lighting technique mimics the look of a natural moonlit night.

You can utilize light angles to illuminate plants, trees, and hardscape features - including patios and water features. Lighting will enhance the overall aesthetic of your outdoor living space at night and draw attention where you want.

Outdoor lighting can make it safer to navigate your property at night

Navigating your property at night without lights can be difficult - and unsafe. Fortunately, outdoor lighting can make it safer to travel around your property at night since it will allow you to see where you're going better. What's more, it can also help deter potential intruders, as they use nighttime to their advantage and are less likely to come onto a well-lit property.

Use LED or Halogen Bulbs for Your Outdoor Lighting

If you're planning on installing outdoor lighting on your property, you should use LED or halogen bulbs. Halogen bulbs are a common industry choice and are a good option for your outdoor lighting. On the other hand, LED lights are great if you're looking for energy-efficient and long-lasting bulbs. LED bulbs are quickly gaining popularity because they don't emit heat, thus wasting less energy; less energy means they can provide lighting for longer. Whether you choose LED or halogen bulbs, you can't go wrong.

LED bulbs have a life of 30,000 - 50,000 hours!

Sign up for our outdoor lighting service to enhance the beauty and safety of your property!

Don't limit your outdoor living space to the daytime - outdoor lighting can allow you to use it safely at night while enhancing its beauty! At Salcido Lawn, we've been installing outdoor lights on properties since 2003. We will ensure you receive high-quality service and we can utilize various lighting techniques to flatter your property. Whether you want LED or halogen lights - we've got you covered. All you have to do is sit back and enjoy your new outdoor lighting!

We offer our outdoor lighting service to homeowners, business owners, and HOA property owners in Tyler, Whitehouse, Flint, and other nearby areas in Texas. Call us at (903) 502-0669 to sign up today! We look forward to working with you to install quality outdoor lights on your property.

Previous
Previous

September Is the Perfect Month to Schedule a Holiday Lighting Service

Next
Next

Curb Appeal 101 - How to Increase the Aesthetics of Your Property