Landscape Lighting Design Ideas to Make Your Home Secure and Stand Out

Lighting in a yard is essential, but you don’t need floodlights to feel secure. You can create a secure yard that is beautiful as well. You want to light up your yard so that you can see everything while providing decorative lighting that sets your yard apart. 

1. Tree spotlights

Spotlights create the illusion that trees are glowing if they're placed directly next to trees. This effect looks especially beautiful with birch trees and other types of mature trees that are light or have smooth bark. Tree spotlights can be aimed higher to help illuminate the top branches such as with palm trees. Tree spotlights can be used anywhere throughout the yard. If you have trees in the corners of your yard, along the perimeter of your yard, or in the middle of a yard, tree spotlights may be enough to illuminate the entire yard. 

2. Globe lights

Globe lights add a unique look to any yard. Globe lights help to light up the yard with soft lighting while providing a beautiful glow in concentrated spots throughout. The beauty of globe lights is that they can be used anywhere in the yard; they don’t need to be placed alongside trees or other vegetation. However, they can be used in these ways as well. 

3. Illuminated shrubs

Special shrub lights sit on shrubs with netting, which helps each light to be evenly placed. You can use these on shrubs that sit around trees, along a perimeter, or along your home’s exterior walls. This can provide safety in a few ways. Not only does it help to light up a yard, but it can help prevent places for people and animals to hide. 

4. Lights along your walkway

Whether a yard has a long winding path or a relatively short one, lights that adorn a walkway help to make a yard look attractive and help to provide a safe way to get to the door. In addition, lights can help prevent you and little ones from tripping at night. The professionals at Outdoor Lighting Perspectives can help you design the right lighting scheme. 

5. String lights

String lights can be used in a variety of ways; they can be strewn along the fascia of the house, between trees, or on pergolas, and they can be wrapped directly around trees. There are several types of lights to choose: fairy lights, bulbs, and other decorative lights. String lights provide a magical and quaint look that evokes positive feelings. They provide the right setting for eating outside or sitting quietly while enjoying tea. 

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Explore one of these lighting methods or combine several to create your own look. Discover other ways to light up your yard to increase your security and beautify your yard by visiting The Home Mag on Facebook and Instagram today.