How to Avoid Common Outdoor Lighting Mistakes

Adding lighting to your outdoor space can help extend your living space even during the 
night. Lighting your property can also add aesthetics to your home and your yard at 
night. It can also help with security and safety by ensuring your area is adequately lit. 
The correct lighting is essential for sea turtles survival

If you are new with outdoor lighting or have done it, but without success, here is a 
guide that can give you tips on how to do it right.

1.  Start with a plan

Building a home project, such as outdoor lights installation, can be pretty exciting. 
You might be so thrilled that you already buy lights and fixtures. Without proper 
planning, all these will come to waste. It is necessary to study the terrain of your 
landscape and create a plan before buying supplies or installing the cables. Plan 
which areas need lighting and which do not.

2. Use LED lights

LED lights are not a fad or a craze when it comes to outdoor lighting. There are 
quite a number of advantages that you can get by using LED lights in comparison 
to the traditional ones. You replace bulbs less frequently when you use LED 
lights because they go beyond the lifetime of the ordinary bulbs. They are also 
eco-friendly and energy-efficient because they consume a lot less energy and run 
on low voltage power as compared to the regular bulbs. LED lights do not burn 
out, but the brightness dwindles, making it less prone to fires. These types of 
lights can also weather storms and other severe circumstances such as extreme 
changes in temperature. 

3. Do not use the same kind of lighting fixtures.

Each property has a unique landscape, and it would be best to maximize its 
distinctive terrain by placing the proper kind of lighting. Using the same type of 
lighting throughout your property will make it look dull despite the brightness of 
the lights. You can mix lighting at varying heights by installing in-ground lighting, 
setting up light poles, or lighting up trees or bushes.

4. Place your lights in proper locations

Outdoor lights are installed either to enhance the outdoor living area or to 
illuminate places for safety and security, or both reasons. Your outdoor lights 
should not obstruct vision or create a glare that it would be hard to see where 
you are treading. 

Make sure that your lighting does not shine directly onto the road or a neighbor’s 
property. To solve this problem, you can place glare guards on your spotlights.

5. The amount of lighting is key

Installing lights in your yard is not only for aesthetic purposes. Lighting is also 
done for safety reasons. With enough lighting placed in proper areas, people can 
navigate walkways, entrances, and exits easily. When your lighting fixtures have 
served its purpose, there is no need for extra lighting.

It is also possible that you can install too little lighting. Installing too little lighting 
defeats the purpose of putting outdoor lighting in the first place. The amount of 
light that you install should be enough to serve its purpose.

Balancing the lay-out of your lighting is also crucial. You wouldn’t want all the 
lights concentrated in one area while you see dark patches in your garden.

If you want your outdoor lighting to have the proper balance of aesthetic and safety, 
sea turtle friendly, have them installed by Lanai Lights. Lanai Lights have years 
of experience in putting up outdoor lighting in different landscapes using energy-
efficient and sea turtle-friendly LED lights. For your outdoor lighting needs, call  
877-818-8445 / 239-415-2561 or visit our website at http://bit.ly/LanaiLights.