From illuminating your driveway or entryway to creating an inviting evening atmosphere for guests, outdoor light elevates the look of your home at night while offering safety and security. With a wide range of styles and designs, these fixtures work well in residential and commercial spaces to highlight architectural details or provide ambient lighting.
Outdoor light can be installed on walls (like sconces), columns, decks, and covered porches. Many outdoor lighting options, such as uplighting and directional spotlights, create a dramatic effect by shining upward. This is especially effective with highlighting features of your property, such as a spire or A-frame. Others, such as ground-mounted lanterns and post lights, are designed to cast a downward glow for walkways and driveways.
Like indoor fixtures, outdoor lights are made of a variety of materials. Brass is strong and resists corrosion, while copper is also durable and can develop a gorgeous patina with age. Plastic, on the other hand, is typically used only in cheaper models that aren’t rated for outdoor use.
Most outdoor lighting fixtures require electricity to produce their own light and so will have some sort of wiring to run power from the fixture to the bulb. Often, this will be in the form of a wire with a screw-in socket that can accept standard or LED bulbs. If you are concerned about the impact of your outdoor lights on the surrounding environment, consider using ‘dark sky’ bulbs that will shield your fixture from emitting too much light into the night sky and disturbing wildlife.