How to Boost Curb Appeal With Lighting
When it comes to adding to the value of your home, curb appeal plays an important role. Curb appeal not only makes your neighbors envious of your exterior design, but it can also improve the value of your home when it comes time to put it on the market.
Whether you’re about to sell your home or not, improving your curb appeal has many benefits. One way you can improve curb appeal is by accenting it with outdoor lighting.
Here are some ways to boost your curb appeal with lighting!
Line Driveways & Walkways
Ample lighting in your driveway improves your curb appeal while adding to the safety of your home.
When you have plenty of guests over during the short days of winter, it can be hard to navigate to and from the front door. Lining driveways with accent lights will provide a clear, illuminated path from your guests’ cars and entrance to your house.
In addition, lining your driveways and walkways with lighting achieves a satisfying design that will be the talk of your neighborhood!
Illuminate Your Mailbox
Sometimes, homeowners take a great deal of pride in the design of their mailboxes. Their custom mailbox can provide a fun and quirky accent to the exterior of your home.
If you have a one-of-a-kind mailbox, why not show it off even in the dark? The use of a small spotlight directed at your mailbox will help show it off at all times of the night or early morning.
In addition to adding curb appeal, you can ensure a safe drop off of your mail if the mail carrier makes their rounds around the neighborhood before sunrise!
Add Perimeter Lighting
Sometimes, the perimeter of your home goes unnoticed as a result of an inferior lighting setup. Moreover, keeping the perimeter of your house dark can be hazardous if you must traverse through there from time to time.
Adding perimeter lighting lets you show off your garden bed on the side of your home while giving you sufficient lighting to walk through it.
Make Architectural Features Stand Out
One of the most effective ways to enhance curb appeal with lighting is by illuminating the best parts of your home. This means using light and shadow to accentuate dormers, rockwork, pillars, or any other architectural features of your property.
This can also be used around any unique landscaping features, whether an attractive tree, bush, or sculpture; these can all add to the ambiance and increase the overall aesthetics.
Use Downlights
Downlights are another great option that can create a moonlighting effect. This requires installing lighting high up on structures or trees and creates this cascade of light that looks similar to natural moonlight. It's a gentle option that can guide individuals to your home or illuminate your yard with a natural look.
Keep it Simplistic
Naturally, where there's light, there's shadow, which can create issues when you're trying to highlight specific features of the home. You can use cross-lighting in any unique areas you want to highlight to help negate this and create a more subtle and softer look.
This design is used with two or more lights, and they will need to be positioned in a distinct way, so it is recommended to reach out to a lighting professional for specific placement.
Consider Home Automation
When you install outdoor lighting to improve your curb appeal, you might as well make them a consistent entity with home automation!
With home automation, you will be able to set your outdoor lighting to a timer so you won’t waste energy while you’re asleep. If you wake up early, before the sun rises, you can set your lights to turn on automatically so you can safely walk to your vehicle without having to turn your lights on or off.
Call on SoCal Electrical & Lighting for Boosted Curb Appeal
Whether you need outdoor lighting to boost your curb appeal or need services such as surge protection or other custom lighting fixtures, call on SoCal Electrical & Lighting!
Request an estimate online or give us a call at 760-699-2686 today!