Light Up Your Garden With These Creative Ideas!
Lightning is a good and practical solution throughout the year. Even in winter lightning up your backyard or garden can bring this feeling of nice summer memories. Usually, people don’t pay much attention to outdoor area illumination, thinking only from a practical point of view. Let’s see how the lights can be used in order to be useful but at the same time enhance the garden, create atmosphere and add some beauty.
Be Creative!
There are so many ways how to use the garden lights creatively. For example, you may use some old glass bottles or jars. Fill them with sand and make the candle holders. Very simple and cost-effective. Don’t be afraid to experiment and create your own unique style.
Colors and shades are important.
You may use the classic white LED light and it’s cool. However, why don’t you consider something different? Let’s say, adding some red and orange shades will create a warming and cozy atmosphere, blue color brings a modern tone to your garden. Regardless of what color you are going to pick, remember to keep it soft and cozy.
Day and night ornaments.
Very elegant yet practical decision. Decorative objects by day and lights by night. Plenty of designs available, starting with a simple stone globe to different animals’ shapes.
Table Fires.
Chimney in the house and table fires in the garden. Both serve the same purpose and consider as a great place for creating a cozy atmosphere. Furthermore, if you don’t want to stay indoors but the weather is quite cold, so table fires are a great practical solution to keep you warm and create natural tender lightning.
Light your trees.
The trees will look amazingly beautiful when covered with lights. The best practice is to light up from below to highlight the trunk. It adds softness and shows a great view of the whole garden at the night.
Install path lights
This is one of the most common ways to incorporate light into the outdoor area. Pathways lights are a practical solution to highlight the area but at the same time serve the practical purpose – show the way. You and your loved ones can easily navigate through the garden without damaging the plants.
Where can you add lights too?
Despite the above ideas still, there are a few more ideas on where to add the lights. Consider lighting up the driveways. In such a case adding some LED lights to this area will improve the overall atmosphere and will be a practical decision at the same time. Add some lights to your house. The properly lit house looks very beautiful. The illumination can highlight its special areas or even create an effect that it’s bigger than it actually is.
How to maintain the lights?
When you’re done putting the lights into the proper place of the garden, remember that they need proper maintenance and care. Develop a few simple habits and they will help you to keep the illumination working for a long time. Make sure they are not covered with leaves or branches, if this happens just clean them. Make sure there’s no condensation inside a bulb (if you use it) especially if you live in a humid area. You should actually check it from time to time. A good way to prevent it is to use vaseline and rub it on the bulb.
Remember lightning in your outdoor area can be a very creative task to do and you can implement any of your ideas. The above information is just a few tips that we hope are going to help you to create your perfect place.
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