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Posts Tagged ‘solar lights’

Solar Garden Lights: Illuminate Your Garden

October 21st, 2010

Solar garden lights are an alternative and more cost effective way of lighting your outdoor space – especially if you have a landscaped garden. Solar lights absorb the sun’s energy during the day, this energy is utilized at night and generates enough power to create light. Using this type of lighting has various advantages.

Advantages of Using Solar Lights

  • Environmentally Friendly- We live in a society whereby the government is trying to encourage a sustainable way of living. Using solar power is a great way of contributing to a greener way of living.
  • Easy to Maintain- The light emitting diodes or LED’s in solar powered lights are made in such a way that, after installation you should not have to replace them for a long while.
  • Cheap- They might be more expensive to purchase in the beginning. However the running costs are pretty much zero.
  • Wireless- Most solar powered lights do not require any kind of wiring. However some do require a singular wire and that is it.
  • Easy to Install- Installing solar powered lights, there really is nothing to it.

There are various types of solar powered lights, when purchasing some for your garden or outdoor space, it is a good idea to explore all the possible options.

Types of Solar Lighting

 

Solar Globe Lights

 

Globe lights are decorative glass orbs that are pleasing to the eye and they normally have a couple of different options to choose from. You can either go with a mosaic style design or you can opt for the type that change colour. Whichever one you  decide to go for you will find that they do add an extra level of beauty to your garden space.

Solar Post Lights

 

Post lights are slightly different in appearance, and they normally come in the form of a square shaped plastic cap that you can place on the top of a lamp post. One thing with post lights is although » Read more: Solar Garden Lights: Illuminate Your Garden

Making The Right Patio Lighting Decision

August 5th, 2010

When people are building a new home or going through a remodel on their existing home one of the things that is often overlooked is the outdoor lighting.  Patio lighting is very important and can significantly change the mood and atmosphere around your patio but many people simply install a one bulb basic light fixture and forget about it.  If more people paid attention to the type of patio lighting that they chose, they would get much more enjoyment out of their patio area.

Choosing the right patio light should be thought of as a decorating decision not just choosing a light fixture.  After all, the way you light up an area has a significant impact on the way you will feel in that particular area.  Think of the last time you were in a very  brightly lit area.  You where likely not as comfortable as you would be if you were in an area that had soft lighting in just the right places.  On the flip side of that think of the last time you were in an area that was very dimly lit.  You were likely not comfortable in that area as well.  Your comfort level can be significantly improved if you can take the time to light your patio properly.

One good alternative to a simple one light bulb fixture on your patio » Read more: Making The Right Patio Lighting Decision