4 Tips to Get the Most Out of an Outdoor Lighting System

Outdoor Lighting Boosts Curb Appeal and Increases Safety After Dark

What kind of impression does your property make to passersby and potential buyers? Even if you’re not planning on selling your home anytime soon, adding an outdoor lighting system is one of the easiest and most impactful ways to boost curb appeal and enhance your home’s value.

A well-designed outdoor lighting system also makes it easier for you to enjoy your yards after sunset. You and guests will be able to move around safely and continue dining or relaxing long into the night.

Let Prodigy AV be your guide for all things outdoor lighting. Keep reading to explore four of our favorite lighting tips to help you enhance your exterior living spaces after the sun goes down in Nashville, TN.

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Highlight Your Greenery

An outdoor lighting system should showcase your home’s façade and unique architecture, but that’s not where the illumination should stop. Studies show that most homebuyers prefer a house with landscape lighting that beautifully highlights gardens, plants, and trees, too.

Don’t let your curated landscape fall away after dark. Instead, show off shrubberies and flower beds with spotlighting, create a dramatic shadowing effect among trees and plants with uplighting, or add moonlighting atop tall trees to give them a beautiful glow from above.

Add Lights to Pathways and Sitting Areas

Outdoor lighting adds beauty and appeal to your property, but it should also serve as a safety tool to help you and guests navigate your yards after dark. Without adequate lighting outdoors, you’re limited to daylight only and must cut outdoor activities short once the sun disappears.

An outdoor lighting designer considers your pathways, steps, deck, pool perimeter, sitting areas, and any changes in topography. Each of these areas or structures requires different lighting fixtures for the best results, such as bollards, lip lights, well lights, niche lights, and more. Our team can recommend the best fixtures that provide optimal illumination at night and minimal visual impact during the day.

Choose LEDs

LEDs are the most energy-efficient option for your light sources, with a longer lifespan and lower power requirement than incandescent and halogen bulbs. In fact, LEDs can achieve the same light output as halogen bulbs while using up to 85% less energy! By choosing LED light sources for your outdoor lighting, you’ll reduce energy costs and likely won’t need to replace any bulbs for 10 years or more.

Tunable white and color LEDs also empower you to get creative with your lighting. Fine-tune lighting fixtures to bold blues, purples, and greens to add flair to your yard during a party or play with warm and cool white hues to simulate the look of candlelight or moonlight.

Set Your Lights to a Schedule

When you integrate your outdoor lighting with a smart lighting control system like Lutron or Control4, you can use automated schedules for your lighting. Program your lights to turn on when the sun sets and turn off when the sun rises or create one-tap lighting scenes that adjust your exterior lights for specific events, like a party or alfresco dinner. Forgot to turn the lights off after the event ended? Use the Lutron or Control4 mobile app and power everything off in a tap—no matter where you are.

Add beauty and safety to your property with an outdoor lighting system. The lighting experts at Prodigy AV are here to help! We’d love to hear about your vision and make it a reality. Connect with us for a free consultation! Start by filling out our contact form or messaging us in the chat box below.