Porch lighting is an important part of your home's curb appeal, but provides much more than just a pretty accent for your front door. Proper outdoor lighting can improve safety and even save you money on your utility bill.
Next we want to give you some tips so that you are able to choose the most suitable lighting for your porch and above all, so that you like the results and enjoy your wonderful porch.
Porch lighting goals
There are many practical reasons to update your porch lighting, but the appearance of your porch is important too. Most porch lighting upgrades are done for cosmetic reasons when a fixture has become outdated or worn.
The good news is that you can choose new porch lights that not only address practical issues like safety, but also give your home a stylish boost. Once you've identified your new goals for lighting your porch, you can shop for the right accessories. Depending on your goal, there is a specific type of accessory to suit your needs. Knowing what your goals are for the porch is your first step. Those goals may include:
- Replace outdated lamps: updating your lighting is about shopping and finding a new style that you love.
- Increase safety with ample lighting: Look for accessories with features like motion detectors or automatic light sensors.
- Illuminate dark corners and steps: Step lights or stake lighting adjacent to steps can be a stylish solution.
- Increase energy efficiency: Lighting fixtures and light bulbs have come a long way in energy efficiency. If you leave your porch light on all night, it is important to choose the right one.
- Add additional accessories to enhance your gantry: a large porch can benefit from more than one light source.
Lighting beyond your front door
Standard porch lighting for most homes traditionally consisted of a porch fixture adjacent to the front door, as porches became more of a walk-through than a place to stay. But today, porches are once again becoming a place to entertain and relax. The lighting needs have changed accordingly.
To find the right lighting balance for your porch, think of it as just another room in your home. You'll want to create layers of lighting on your porch, just as you would in your living room. These are the best places to improve your porch lighting:
- A second wall light next to your front door: balances lighting and frames your front door.
- Upper porch lighting: not all porch structures can accommodate overhead lighting. If possible, a pendant lamp can add charm to your front porch.
- Garage lights: Balance the lighting throughout your home and garage with two or three lamps that frame the garage doors.
- Road lighting: Solar or battery powered path lighting helps bring your guests safely to your porch.
How to buy porch lighting
Now that you've assessed your needs and created a goal for your porch lighting, it's time to shop. Here are simple tips for buying outdoor accessories:
- Measure before you buy: Write down all the accessory sizes you will need. If you're shopping online or in a store, these measurements will help you choose the right accessory size.
- Consult an expert: If you are adding a new wired accessory, you may need the help of a professional.
- Look at the usage classifications: be sure to choose accessories designed for outdoor use. It's easy to fall in love with an accessory, only to find it is for indoor use only.
- Consider a dark sky accessory: many retailers now offer outdoor lighting that helps reduce light pollution. These dark sky accessories control the direction of light to minimize glare while reducing light entry and glare from the sky.
With these tips you can have lighting on your porch and at the entrance of your home great ... all your guests will want to enjoy coming to visit you and when they do, lIt is you will love the style with which you have decorated your porch and also the lighting of it. In this way you can also enjoy it and also, you will realize how practical it is to have all those lights well installed in just the right places. When night falls you will see how practical it is and how well it will be for you to have thought about the lights you really need and have bought them and then have them installed.