Oct 3, 2023 1:22:04 PM
There are so many factors that go into the perfect outdoor lighting design.
While some might try to oversimplify it, there’s a lot more to it than just randomly adding some lights around your Memphis, TN property. Instead, you want to strategically consider which areas make the most sense to light up.
When it comes to safety lighting in particular, there are definitely some spots that make more sense to light than others. This should be carefully considered in your customized outdoor lighting plan.
While every home is unique and deserves a custom plan, in this article, we’ll talk about some of the best places for outdoor safety lighting in order to maximize the functional value of your lights.
As we mentioned, it’s important to think strategically when planning outdoor safety lighting.
There are really two goals when implementing safety lighting and that’s safe navigation of the property (preventing trip and fall hazards, running into something, etc.) and security (preventing theft, trespassers, etc.).
Let’s look at key areas that should be let up to achieve these goals.
Lighting up walkways around your property is important when it comes to good safety lighting. Since the primary goal of walkways is navigation, you want that to be able to be done safely.
Unfortunately, falls on walkways can be incredibly dangerous in the nighttime hours when people can’t see where they’re going.
Fortunately, when you invest in good LED pathway lighting, this doesn’t have to be a worry. As long as it’s a good lighting design, your property should be much safer to navigate at night. This should help give you some important peace of mind.
Lighting any steps is also important to enhance the safety of your property. Any time that you are navigating stairs in the dark, you want to make sure that you can see exactly where you are going so that you don’t risk falling.
Whether steps are part of a walkway, a patio, a deck, or a porch, you want to make sure that they are well-lit so that people can see where they’re going. The last thing that you ever want is for you or a loved one to lose their footing and fall while moving around your Memphis property.
You obviously want your entryways well-lit so that you can come and go safely (and actually see where you’re going). But these points of entry would also be areas where an intruder could attempt to break in.
For that reason, lighting your entryway is also important for security purposes.
Having entrances well-lit is an automatic deterrent. When it comes to ways that you can secure your home with outdoor lighting, you want to keep entrances in mind. Obviously, a thief, vandal, or trespasser does not want to get “caught,” so light on the door will deter them from approaching
If you have a gate, then another great spot for safety lighting is on or around that structure. Chances are, you chose to install a gate (or are thinking about installing one) because you want peace of mind. A gate gives you control over access to your home and therefore also helps you control who can’t get in.
Entry gate lights add to that peace of mind even further, allowing you to see the gate in the evening hours so that you can safely access it.
It also allows those unwanted intruders to see it, encouraging them that it’s not a property they want to attempt to enter.
Many homeowners also have security cameras around their home. But in order for these cameras to be most effective, they actually need to capture activity. In other words, your property needs to be lit in a way that everything can be “seen” on camera.
That means that things can’t be too dark to be picked up on camera. But it also means that you can’t have a floodlight washing everything out! There’s a fine balance. Ultimately, cameras and lighting should work together.
At Mid South Outdoor Lighting & Audio, we know that outdoor lighting is more than just something that “looks nice.”
While there’s no doubt it will add tremendous aesthetic appeal, it also brings functional value by allowing you to safely navigate and use your property at night and keep it secure from unwanted visitors. Outdoor safety lighting serves a very important purpose. At the same time, you still want the entire design to look great. That’s why it’s important to work with a professional who will balance function with aesthetics.
If you decide to work with Mid South Outdoor Lighting & Audio, we’ll be ready to tackle a lighting design that is customized to your property to not only make it safer but make it more beautiful, too. With the right lighting, you’ll soon be enjoying your home more than ever.
Are you ready to create a secure, functional, and beautiful property at any hour of the day? If so, let’s meet and discuss some bright ideas.
