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In addition to adding beauty and function to your outdoor spaces, landscape lighting can help improve the safety of your home and its surroundings. In fact, sufficient outdoor lighting is one of the best ways to keep your home safe. A well-lit home can deter would-be burglars and make your outdoor spaces safer for you and your guests to navigate.
Appearance
One obvious advantage to landscape lighting is the overall improved look of your home and added curb appeal. Your home or business stays visible and stands out even at night. When used properly, outdoor landscape lighting can highlight structural features. Choose landscape fixtures that are unobtrusive and designed to blend in and discreetly illuminate, so that your landscape is the main focal point. Or, go with fixtures that stand out and look beautiful in your yard, even when the sun is shining.
Functionality
Improve every inch of your space by adding outdoor lights to increase functionality. When your space is properly lit, the whole outside area can be utilized after sundown. Don’t be restricted to certain areas at specific times — expand your place physically as well as aesthetically. Light up outdoor spaces like patios, pergolas, gazebos, cabanas and more. Or, illuminate the yard so it’s safe for nighttime play.
Safety
Make your home easy to find for paramedics, first responders, police, or firefighters by illuminating your house numbers. This could prove to be crucial in an emergency situation. Lighting up your pathways makes for safer navigation around your property for yourself and guests. Proper landscape lighting will help draw attention to potential outdoor dangers like stairs, pools, and raised edges. Lighting those areas will decrease the frequency of accidental falls or other injuries while safely guiding people to and from your home or business.
Security
Lighting is vital for good security. There’s a reason high-end homes always have bright outdoor lighting schemes. A well-lit home or business on the outside will help protect against intruders and vandals. Quality landscape lighting paired with a smart security system will give you peace of mind whether you’re at home or away.
Motion detector lights are one of the most effective ways to deter intruders from your home. As their name suggests, motion detector lights turn on when they detect movement within a certain range. They are a perfect way to light areas that you may not want lit all night long, such as your parking area, garage, doorways, side entrances, gates into your backyard, etc. Motion detector lights allow you to illuminate those areas as needed while potentially saving you some money on your energy bill.
Value
Any kind of lighting upgrade to your home or business will boost its worth. If it is well thought out, designed and installed, exterior lighting as part of your residential or commercial landscaping can significantly increase your property’s value.
Efficiency
Thanks to today’s advanced LED technology, landscape fixtures are now more efficient than ever. Recent innovations include ultra-long-lasting LED lamps, durable compact fixtures, and solar-powered options. Depending on the application, landscape lighting can be relatively easy to setup — allowing you to install fixtures yourself without hiring an electrician at an additional cost.
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