Before going ahead to implement these landscape lighting design tips, you should check if there are lighting fixtures already installed for the project. Most buildings are often built with necessary outlets and connections in the corners of the property to facilitate outdoor lighting construction. If there are no facilities available, there is a need to hire an electrician to install them.

The next point in the landscape lighting design tips is to state the purpose of the project such as lighting the backyard or front of the house, the pathway, certain trees, a fountain or the courtyard. Besides, you should decide if the lighting is for aesthetics purpose like highlighting certain features of the building or just to illuminate the surroundings. Typically, most projects are a combination of purposes. What’s important is to define the purposes and prioritize.

Depending on the scope of the project, you have to consider combining types of exterior lighting like – floodlights, spotlights, and path lights. Floodlights provide a wide beam of light for illuminating a wide area. Spotlights provide a narrower beam of light and path lights light up the walkways. So, find a way of mixing the different types of light to achieve the goal of the project.

Color Temperature and Degrees

The next step is to determine the correlated color temperature (CCT) – the color of light produced by the light source, which is measured on the scale termed Kelvin (K). The higher Kelvin value of the light source, the brighter the color hue to the actual sunlight. Choose the right Kelvin value to achieve your designed color goal.