{"id":1988,"date":"2012-02-13T09:03:50","date_gmt":"2012-02-13T15:03:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/backyardcity.wordpress.com\/?p=1988"},"modified":"2012-07-01T18:52:29","modified_gmt":"2012-07-01T18:52:29","slug":"the-right-lighting-sets-the-valentines-mood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backyardcity.com\/Outdoor-Patio-Blog\/the-right-lighting-sets-the-valentines-mood\/","title":{"rendered":"The Right Lighting Sets the Valentine&#8217;s Mood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Messy Melting Candles\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cdn2.wn.com\/pd\/f7\/69\/0d5bb951df088ea7d9ca8f851d27_grande.jpg?resize=281%2C206\" alt=\"Messy Melting Candles\" width=\"281\" height=\"206\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Candles are a traditional source of ambient light during romantic dinners, but, frankly, they&#8217;ve become rather clich\u00e9.\u00a0\u00a0Besides being a fire hazard, candles can be stinky and messy.\u00a0 A more modern approach to cozy meal time lighting comes from an energy-efficient, solar-powered source.\u00a0 The <a title=\"Frosted Scroll Solar Lantern\" href=\"http:\/\/www.backyardcity.com\/Outdoor-Lighting\/SSI-Solar-Scroll-Light.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Frosted Solar Lantern<\/a> not only\u00a0provides gentle, romantic lighting for the perfect Valentine&#8217;s Day dinner, it makes a beautiful centerpiece.<\/p>\n<p>Place the solar panel in direct sunlight throughout the day, and the lantern will provide enough ambient lighting for a long, leisurely dinner, and more.\u00a0 Different patterns etched into the frosted lantern panes cast a beautifully unique design on the table, helping to set the mood for the evening.<\/p>\n<p>For a memorable Valentine&#8217;s Day, impress your dinner guest with something different, out-of-the-ordinary, and completely eye-catching to go along with your sparkling dinner conversation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.backyardcity.com\/Images\/SSI\/Scroll-Glass-Lantern-small.jpg?resize=175%2C175\" alt=\"Frosted Scroll Solar Lantern\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" border=\"0\" \/>\u00a0 <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.backyardcity.com\/Images\/SSI\/3010WRM1-Dragonfly-Glass-Lantern-4-small.jpg?resize=175%2C175\" alt=\"Frosted Dragonfly Solar Lantern\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Candles are a traditional source of ambient light during romantic dinners, but, frankly, they&#8217;ve become rather clich\u00e9.\u00a0\u00a0Besides being a fire hazard, candles can be stinky and messy.\u00a0 A more modern approach to cozy meal time lighting comes from an energy-efficient, solar-powered source.\u00a0 The Frosted Solar Lantern not only\u00a0provides gentle, romantic lighting for the perfect Valentine&#8217;s Day dinner, it makes a beautiful centerpiece. Place the solar &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backyardcity.com\/Outdoor-Patio-Blog\/the-right-lighting-sets-the-valentines-mood\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Right Lighting Sets the Valentine&#8217;s Mood<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&raquo;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[10,11,14,16],"tags":[492,493],"class_list":["post-1988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-holidays-gift-ideas","category-indoor-living-spaces","category-entertaining","category-outdoor-living-spaces-2","tag-solar-lanterns","tag-solar-lighting"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2Nnyf-w4","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":281,"url":"https:\/\/www.backyardcity.com\/Outdoor-Patio-Blog\/starlight-lanterns-outdoor-patio-lantern-lighting\/","url_meta":{"origin":1988,"position":0},"title":"Starlight Lanterns \u2013 Outdoor Patio Lantern\u00a0Lighting","author":"Trey Collier","date":"January 16, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"If you are looking to add beauty and ambience to your outdoor patio, outdoor lanterns are an excellent choice and can give any space a warm glow that neither overpowers nor disappoints. 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