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Today\u2019s landscape lighting <\/a>comes in a wide array of shapes, colors and styles and you are sure to find one that fits into your budget.\u00a0 Pathway or walk lights have been designed for lighting a designated area including the space directly underneath the light and within a few feet of the fixture.\u00a0 Normally, these are spaced 6 to 10 feet apart for a soft natural look.\u00a0 More dramatic effects are accomplished with area lights which can be called spot, flood or wash lights.\u00a0 These lights are designed to illuminate a larger area like a wall, statue, tree, or shrub.<\/p>\n

Some of the aspects that professionals use that you might want to keep in mind are:\u00a0 depth, perspective, focal points, quality and direction, symmetry and balance and cohesion.\u00a0 What do these aspects entail?<\/p>\n

Depth<\/em> is creating a scene with visual interest by directing the view\u2019s gaze.\u00a0 Starting with a focal point, you add lighting that guides the viewer\u2019s gaze naturally along a pathway ending at the visual destination which is normally a home or building.<\/p>\n

Perspective<\/em> considers the many points-of-view that surround the property.\u00a0 Each property should be thought of as a 3 dimensional canvas with many visual entrances.\u00a0 You want to make the visual experience interesting from all of these points not just from the front.<\/p>\n

Focal Points<\/em> involve a design flowing from one focal point to the next with illumination in the spaces between them.\u00a0 The viewer will gaze from one point to the next in a stop and go motion; this is how the human brain functions. Keep this in mind so your lighting design uses this in your overall layout.<\/p>\n

Quality and Direction<\/em> is like painting with light.\u00a0 Use your lights to create the shape and size of the lighting.\u00a0 Directing the light upward or downward or from one side or the other defines the emphasis of the lighting and overall design of your creation.<\/p>\n

Symmetry and Balance<\/em> is found throughout the natural world.\u00a0 Animals and plants all have a balance on opposite sides of a dividing line between eyes and ears on an animal or between leaves and branches on a plant.\u00a0 Symmetry is used to evoke a positive emotional response from the viewer.<\/p>\n

Cohesion<\/em> is the force that connects your focal points into a complete and coherent design.\u00a0 Each individual yard or property should be looked upon as a stage wherein the life experiences that occur here are played out.\u00a0 Therefore, the nighttime experience needs to express the whole aspect of the land and not just exhibit a collection of trees, bushes, and stone.\u00a0 You need to flow from the focal points keeping in mind the security desires and tie these individual elements together using an approach like: moonlighting for wide expanses (or tree lights used 20-30 feet above the ground), lighting the periphery without distracting from the main focal points or using area, path or bullet lights to illuminate landscape features like garden beds.<\/p>\n

Installing low voltage lighting is not difficult and many home owners use their own layouts when they install this lighting.\u00a0 It can create a beautiful and warm environment at night.\u00a0 Creative use of minimal lighting can give your landscape a dramatic effect that can serve to raise property values in your neighborhood and make you proud of your home or business.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today\u2019s landscape lighting comes in a wide array of shapes, colors and styles and you are sure to find one that fits into your budget.\u00a0 Pathway or walk lights have been designed for lighting a designated area including the space directly underneath the light and within a few feet of the fixture.\u00a0 Normally, these are spaced 6 to 10 feet apart for a soft natural … Continue reading Compare Landscape Lighting<\/span> »<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"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":[15],"tags":[278],"class_list":["post-429","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-outdoor-lighting-ideas","tag-landscape-lighting"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2Nnyf-6V","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2808,"url":"https:\/\/www.backyardcity.com\/Outdoor-Patio-Blog\/low-voltage-landscape-lighting\/","url_meta":{"origin":429,"position":0},"title":"Low Voltage Landscape Lighting","author":"BYC Temp Admin","date":"January 30, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"The Advantages of Choosing Low Voltage Landscape lighting\u00a0comes in many forms, including path lights, deck lights, floodlights, and patio lanterns, and it is an essential feature of any home.\u00a0Low voltage lighting, though, is often a more practical choice than high voltage lighting. 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