The Lighting Warehouse: Outdoor Lighting Inspiration

It may be chilly outside this winter, but it’s really the perfect time to invest in added lighting to make the most of your outdoor space. Choose from a range of gorgeous lanterns, wall lights, solar lighting and more – now available from The Lighting Warehouse.

Here are 8 outdoor lighting ideas to consider at home…

Patio Lighting

Is your patio lacking the necessary lighting to keep it in use over the cooler months? Why not create a cosy little outdoor nook with added patio lighting to brighten your space.

Landscape Lighting

Give your backyard the edge with gorgeous lighting to highlight your landscaping. Landscape lights serve more of an aesthetic purpose than a functional one but they sure are great for highlighting special features in your garden.

Wall Lights

Mount lights around the outside of your home to ensure a brighter, well-lit outdoor area. Wall lights are ideal for patios, verandas, entryways, walls and garages. They are also one of the most popular types of outdoor lights, and they are available in a wide range of different styles to suit your aesthetic.

Garden and spike lights

This is a form of landscape lighting, but can also be used to light up a garden pathway or add curb appeal to your front lawn.

Posts, bollards and spheres

Perfect for walkways, paths, around the pool, or entrance to your property. Post lights come in two varieties – they are either mounted on top of a garden or boundary wall, whilst other post lights are freestanding and available in single-, double- and triple-light options. Post lights are ideal for providing general ambient lighting to a wide area. Bollards are shorter posts that normally come in two sizes (generally 450mm and 900mm), which makes them better suited for lighting up areas such as walkways and pathways. Illuminating spheres can be added on top of posts and walls, or they can be mounted on 1m, 1.5m or 2m poles.

Security and flood lights

Security lights are best used to illuminate walkways, garages, alleys, driveways and entrances. The types of lights that are best suited for providing security lighting include floodlights and motion sensor lights that are triggered by movement. For maximum energy savings, you can invest in solar-powered floodlights.

String and tree lighting

This is a great way to add ambience to your backyard. Outdoor string lights bring a magical touch to your space, and are perfect if you’re planning an outdoor social gathering with friends. It helps to set the mood with dimmed lighting that makes for a mesmerising feel.

Outdoor Lanterns

Outdoor lighting doesn’t always come from above. The soft glow of ground lanterns provides another layer of lighting to make the most of your outdoor space. Place these on the ground to harmonize with other light fixtures used to provide illumination when you need it most.

The Lighting Warehouse is South Africa’s leading independent lighting retailer. If you need lighting for indoors, or out, you’ll find a wide range of quality lighting to brighten your space.