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The first thing you need to consider when developing an outdoor lighting scheme is safety. The pathways and the doorways need to be properly illuminated in order to prevent any unexpected stumbles. Properly lit entrance ways including any back alleys that might border your property also increase your level of personal safety. A good rule of thumb is to have at least 60-80 watts of light at every outside door, set of outside steps, or any other place that you might want to go to at night ie alleys or garbage bin areas.

We started to create our outdoor lighting scheme about 5 years ago. My spouse and I were charmed by the simplicity and beautiful effect or the outdoor lights of a French restaurant in our town. Since that time we have experimented with many different variations of outdoor lighting designs. Our scheme is a work in progress and it gets tweaked each year. Some years we use a lot of string lights while in other years we use spot lights and twinkly lights. We generally tend to stick to white lights although we sometimes use the odd colored spotlight to great success.

These lights are very attractive and since they are designed for installing outside homes, they are very fashionable and are designed with high quality brass, nickel, and other eye catching metallic or wooden finishes. Since they are kept on for a long period especially after sunset, they tend to contribute to the energy bills significantly, so if you are sensitive to electric bills, then you need to buy a product that consumes less electricity. These usually come with a form of protection that protects them from moisture or any outdoor damage. A huge variety of outdoor ceiling lights is available on the market, or even on the Internet, so selecting the right one for these houses is not difficult.