Reinvent your home with Outdoor Post Lighting

Remembering a time when outdoor post lighting was such a common form of lighting that it may have been the only source of outdoor lighting in most homes.

Introduce post lighting into your home once again and make it your own unique and elegant style for your home's outdoors.

Early on you may have seen post lighting as a decorative fixture on someone's front lawn welcoming visitors to their home, on a commercial building's property, or just walking down town. Maybe you saw a pretty extravagant looking post light on the grounds of a really wealthy family's estate.

Advancement in design and style has changed the way post lighting has been used.

It has a real purpose in the outdoor lighting environment. It's commonly used as a decorative fixture and has become a great way to add some ambient lighting to your outdoor rooms.

Post lighting is being used in decks as a decorative finish as well as in patios to create a warm interesting feeling.

What to consider before deciding on Post Lighting

What type of atmosphere are you going to install your post lighting? Will it be on your deck, driveway, front yard, garden, or on a commercial project?

Does it fit into the scenery you are trying to create? Look around your home, what architectural styles do you see? What decorative features are there? Does your choice of outdoor post lighting fit into this scheme?

Will your outdoor lights take too much attention away from the overall scenery your are creating? A post lighting fixture that is too big or too bright may take away from the whole setup.

What type of effect are you looking to achieve? Is this post lighting to be used as a source of ambient light, used to light a deck or maybe a patio?

Is this post light to be placed near a walkway? If so, think about how a low standing fixture may blind people passing by.

New ways of using outdoor post lighting for your outdoor rooms.

Decks and patios are a common hangout in the summertime and great for entertaining guests and throwing parties. The common floodlight is a really distracting and uncomfortable form of outdoor lighting for these special occasions.

Don't get me wrong, floodlights are useful in helping you get around but its not warm and inviting when entertaining guests.

For one thing, it makes it hard to see people's faces. Floodlights tend to create a shadow effect on your guest's face making it hard to see their facial expressions.

The right lighting can help solve this problem once and for all. Post lighting for decks is a nice way to finish the deck off. These lights are usually mounted right on top of your deck's wooden posts.

It eliminates that shadow effect on people's faces because these lights are positioned at a lower level, usually at seating level.

The same is true for patio lighting. Installing fixtures on top of a low standing wall can create the same effect.

If your patio doesn't have a wall, low standing post lighting can provide the same effect and still be decorative and look nice during the day. If you have a dimly lit path, lining your path with post lighting can provide adequate light without being too overpowering. Installation is easy and the mounting height is up to you.

Its important when spacing these post lights to make sure the light flows.

Let your imagination be your guide, see what new lighting fixtures are available, imagine how you could incorporate these designs into your outdoor lighting scheme. By making this happen, you are creating a space designed for you to get away from all the pressures of life.

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