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Brighten Up Your Outdoor Space After Dark With Solar Lights

Monday, June 21st, 2010

Most people like sitting on their deck or patio at night after the sun goes down, but it can be annoying to use bright lights because it is notorious for attracting bugs and flying insects of all kinds. However, you can’t just sit around in the complete darkness either. Extra outdoor lighting means extra cost on your electric bill, but it does not have to. There are other ways to brighten up your outdoor space without ever flipping a switch!

Solar lights are what almost every homeowner is adding to their yard to get extra soft lighting at night. They are so easy to install. When you get the ones that operate with rechargeable batteries, there is no need at all for electricity. They charge up using the sunlight during the day and then they will burn for hours on end after dark. Most solar lights will burn for at least six hours when they are fully charged and some even last as long as ten.

You can get solar lights these days in almost any form you like. You can get color changing solar balls to put in your flower beds. There are solar lamps that you put on top of posts at the end of your driveway or at your porch. There are cute little solar fairies that light up sweetly that can sit anywhere you want them. You can have solar flowers, solar butterflies, solar dragonflies and even solar grass lights. You can decorate with them on the patio, on the deck or even use them to liven up your swimming pool area.

Looking at homes that are all lit up during the holidays is always enjoyable, but why wait until the holidays to make your home look a little more festive? You never have to worry about turning them on and especially turning them off. They do it themselves. As long as you have solar lights in the yard, it will look like you are at home most of the time and that is always a good way to discourage intruders.

Shopping the Internet and reading outdoor product reviews and solar light reviews is one of the easiest ways to find what you are looking for. You will find solar lights in a wide variety of sizes, shapes and price ranges to suit almost any budget.

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Outdoor Spot Lights Can Really Spruce Up Your Outdoor Lighting

Sunday, June 28th, 2009

by Jane A Moore

Every home or business establishment can benefit from the installation of outdoor spot lights. Outdoor spotlights have many purposes ranging from providing extra safety, providing extra security, high-lighting pathways, providing various forms of ambiance. These lights are a terrific addition to any outdoor lighting scheme.

Typically when you think of outside spotlights you probably think of outdoor concerts, or outdoor shows where event planners needed to draw your attention to one specific spot (moving or stationary). Or perhaps you have only really seen spotlights lighting up the sign in front of local businesses. These are ideal uses for the spotlight, but you might not realize that there are many places around your own house that you could install a spotlight to great effect. Think of your backyard lighting scheme, do you have a wonderful statue or birdbath that could be lit up at night? Using outdoor spotlights let you focus attention on objects that would normally be lost in the dark, allowing you to create focal points that add extra dimension to your outdoor lighting scheme.

Often when you mention that you want to install outdoor spot lights, people immediately think of outdoor flood lights. Don’t fall into this trap, as confusing the two will probably lead to some disappointment, as the lighting effect from the two options is very different. Remember, flood lights are used to light large areas as if it were daytime. Spot lights offer narrowly focused areas of light designed to light up a very specific object or area, without spilling extra light into areas close by. So if you had planned a backyard party and wanted a couple of spotlights on the band, getting flood lights instead would kill any night time ambiance.

Many people have discovered the benefit of weather proof spotlights used to great effect for backyard parties. They are simple to install, and a spotlight on a focal point of the party – ie. the bar area, or food table – can add to the ambiance by making these areas easy to see, but still keep other areas more dimly lit to maintain the ambiance. You can even add colored spotlights to the outdoor party scheme and maybe create a whole theme effect by lighting up a few well placed theme items, such as an outdoor elvis statue, or a water fountain.

Motion detector spot lights can be a very effective safety feature at gates and or driveways. Motion detector lights are triggered by motion. These lights are an effective solution for those that want the security of lights but don’t want to waste the expense of having the lights powered full time. Motion detector lights are also a great way of conserving electricity for those people who take an interest in being “green”.

You can use spot lights in so many different ways, both for your home or your business. The cost and ease with which you can install outdoor spotlights make this a valuable addition to any outdoor lighting plan. The final effect will be well worth the effort.

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