If you’re a homeowner then you often spend your time fixing up your home. It may not be in a state of disrepair but there’s always an element you consider “touching up” whenever possible. One such area that garners a lot of our attention as homeowners is the outdoors for curb appeal.
Many of us have heard the same tried and true advice that money well spent on the home is in kitchens and bathrooms. It’s sound advice. But if you haven’t considered investing in curb appeal; particularly outdoor lighting, then give it some serious thought. Outdoor lighting doesn’t have to be costly or a massive increase to your electric bill; there are energy-saving lights available as well.
From low voltage cable lighting to battery operated lights, all the way through hanging pendants and outdoor lanterns there are many options. You can set up stake lights which rise up on long shafts or hang some lanterns outdoors by chains. There are small solar-powered lights you can add along a driveway and walk which normally come in eye-grabbing blue hues so they light up conspicuously at night. These look amazing at night when driving by your property or walking up to your front door. Plus, they save you money if you purchase solar-powered lights.
Outdoor lighting can take on different styles as well. If you look to a lantern type of light; many of them take on a rustic or antique appeal. Well, why is that you may ask? For the very reason that we used to carry lanterns along with us as we lit up our pathways in generations gone by. What the new lanterns do is come manufactured with the latest material but the design harkens back to simpler times. Some of them resemble the types of lighting you’d even expect to see outside a castle!
Maybe you’re a bit cynical. Perhaps you don’t want to increase your power bill. That’s fine go battery operated. Maybe you don’t think lighting is necessary. To that all that can be said is how many times have you tripped over something in the back yard? How many times had you wished for more lighting as you flipped through your keys before trying to enter your home at night?
In terms of pricing, it varies. There are special deals on walkway lights as a starter kit as low as $10 for a set of two. Will that be all you need? Likely not. But it’s a start and it allows you dip your toes in, so to speak, in terms of trying the outdoor lighting design concept. If you’re thinking of selling your home then consider adding some inexpensive outdoor lighting before the sale. By properly arranging some outdoor patio furniture and some pedestal or lantern lights, you can add value to the home. Again, what this design practice does is extends the living footprint of the home allowing buyers to use more of the property during more time of the day.
Get more ideas for outdoor lighting. Stop by Lou St. Pierre’s site where you can find out all about camping lanterns and the wonderful choices available to you.
