Lighting your home’s exterior is an effortless yet highly effective way to add to its beauty and curb appeal. Additionally, it provides safety and security for family members and guests as they approach or leave your property.
Outdoor lighting can also add to the architectural charm of a home by complementing existing design aesthetics with symmetry, details, and important accents.
Curb Appeal
Enhancing the exterior of your home with outdoor lighting can add to its curb appeal. This is a priority in real estate circles, as potential buyers get their first impression when they drive past before making an appointment or pulling into the driveway for a scheduled showing.
Landscape lighting can draw attention to architectural features like pillars, rockwork, and dormers, as well as landscape elements like trees and flower beds.
When selecting lighting for your landscape, be sure to pick something suitable for both your home and the landscape. For instance, don’t illuminate every tree or plant – only those you want to make an impression on drivers passing by.
Landscape lighting for your home’s exterior can also improve safety. Walkways and stairs become easier to navigate, while potential tripping hazards like low-hanging branches become much more visible.
Safety
Enhancing the exterior of your home with outdoor lighting can enhance its safety in several ways. It will illuminate your yard safely at night and deter burglars or trespassers from breaking in.
Doug Prexta, Hinkley’s Landscape Sales Manager, believes that installing lighting in high-risk areas in your yard can help protect against crimes like burglaries and vandalism.
Illuminating walkways and paths on your property help ensure that you won’t trip or fall while enjoying it. Additionally, it makes it safer for you and your family members to move about during the evening hours.
When selecting lights for your landscape, there are plenty of options to choose from, such as flood lights, motion-sensing lights, and landscape path lights. Ultimately, the type of light that works best for you depends on both your needs and budget.
Security
Enhancing the exterior of your home with outdoor lighting not only adds to its aesthetic value but can also strengthen its security. By brightening dark corners and niches, outdoor lights deter potential intruders from trying to break in into your property.
A well-lit backyard or garden can increase your sense of safety and encourage recreational activities like reading, dining, swimming, exercising, and entertaining. Furthermore, outdoor lighting is often the first thing potential buyers notice when viewing your home’s appeal; thus, adding value and increasing its appeal.
Additionally, installing outdoor lighting to boost your home’s security can also save you money on insurance premiums. Many insurers provide discounts to homeowners who install adequate security lights.
Environment
Outdoor lighting is an effective way to enhance your home’s environment, from increasing curb appeal to creating a safe and secure space for family members and guests. Furthermore, it increases your property’s overall value and makes it more desirable to potential homebuyers.
Landscape lighting can draw attention to focal points and highlight landscaping features like trees, plant arrangements, flower beds, and water features. They also illuminate pathways for added safety during nighttime gatherings and create a relaxing atmosphere.
Another advantage of landscape lighting is the safety it provides your family and guests when using or entering your yard at night. Stairs, drop-offs, and pools can all be trip hazards; adding lights near them can reduce the chance of injury. Furthermore, flood lights add extra protection by brightening dark nooks around your home, deterring burglary attempts, and discouraging unwanted visitors.