Crafty Homemade Lights To Make Your Backyard Stand Out

The Arizona nights are cooler now that we are moving into winter. But just because the temperature drops doesn’t mean the party has to stop. In fact, nighttime can be the best part of the day. With some creativity, when the sun goes down that the magic can really happen. Especially when your backyard is lit up by custom and charming lights. To keep your uniqueness, the key is not to limit your pool area with your standard typical lighting options. With a little ingenuity, craftiness, and some help from Pinterest. You can create simple homemade lighting fixtures that will elevate your backyard sanctuary. Don’t worry if you are not that creative a person though, as you can easily get something like this barn lighting for backyards. Either way, your garden will be nicely lit up whatever you decide to do. Whether it’s just having your perfect lighting system poolside or having the best lighting system that overlooks Remarkable Furniture for your outdoor living space, it is completely up to you.

Moreover, did you know that there are some clear home security benefits of investing in the right external lights? The evidence seems to suggest that people feel safer at night in well lit public places when they can see everything around them. It is also true that the same can be said about your home if you can look out onto your lit back garden from the safety of an upstairs window or from the patio doors. For this reason, many people may get help from this electrician in Marietta to install exterior home lighting. Correspondingly, installing external lights makes it incredibly convenient to be able to check what is going on in the garden and outside the front door late at night. In addition, external lighting can be particularly helpful if the presence of the light convinces potential criminals that what they are about to do will be seen by you or your neighbours or maybe a CCTV camera. Accordingly, when used in combination with home security systems such as these Verisure Smart Alarms, external lighting can be a simple yet effective crime deterrent. So, what kinds of lighting should you be investing in? Let us take a look and some of our favourite lighting designs.

Solar Lights

Solar lights are wonderful for their gentle glow and for not needing electricity. However most times they are just staked into the ground along your patio, walkway, or around the pool. Try breaking the away from the mundane and think about mounting solar lights higher up. For example, on fences or walls provide a great replacement for a simple torchlight. This works great for heavy foot traffic pool areas or where a lot of children may be around. A solar light every 8-10 feet will provide a smooth glow around your backyard.

Outdoor Glass Orbs

Craft and hardware stores usually sell round, translucent glass orbs. While they used to be for indoor use back in the 60’s and 70’s. Since times change and fads eventually comeback, they’re the perfect solution to pool or covered area lighting. It also re-uses and recycles old Christmas lights that don’t completely light. In stead of in the trash, place a bundle of lights into the orb and set them between your plants, around rocks or rock features, or at the base of any tree.

Mason Jar Lights

There seems to be no end to the uses of mason jars. Just take and fill the jars with sand or small pebbles, drop a tea light in and BAM, an attractive light for your patio table. You can also create string mason jar lights by using heavy wire to form a handle for each jar, and attach it by looping wire around the jar, just under the rim that supports the screw top. Make sure the handle is long enough to keep the flame a safe distance from whatever the jar is being hung from to reduce the risk of fire.

Wine Bottle Lighting

Wine bottles make for great candle holders and light containers. You can also create gorgeous lights out of wine bottles. But they can be quite tough to work with as they are not that spacious at the spout. You can also turn a wine bottle into a tiki torch. A conversion kit comes with a wick and a nice copper stand that you stick into the ground, or make your own.

If you have any additional questions about backyard lighting or other ways to give your swimming pool ambience a boost. Give us a call at 623-939-1346 or come visit us at our retail store and one of our pool care professionals will be happy to help! Please share any homemade ideas that you have tried!