Some cleverly positioned unique garden lighting can transform your outdoor space into a thing of beauty. There are plenty of ways to use outdoor lighting to make the space feel cosier, more curated and calmer. From positioning portable outdoor lights on steps, to using up-lights to showcase ancient trees or lanterns to illuminate dining spaces. Take your time to choose the right outdoor lighting and it’s sure to make your garden feel more finessed and welcoming.
For years, garden lighting lacked imagination. The outdoor lights on offer were generic and uninspired. Luckily, outdoor lighting design has moved on leaps and bounds in the past few years. That means budding horticulturalists and landscape designers have plenty of choice when it comes to illuminating their gardens.
To help make your choice even easier, we’ve compiled a collection of unique garden lighting ideas that will blow your guests’ socks off. These unique garden lighting ideas make the transition from house to garden even more seamless. Casting an elegant, refined glow on outdoor areas. Read on to discover some of our favourite garden lighting inspiration.
Illuminate architectural features
Whether your home’s an ancestral seat, country cottage or modern new build, you’d be forgiven for wanting to show it off. Lighting can be a great way to illuminate your home’s architectural features in a subtle, yet bold way.
Up-lights have traditionally been used to highlight architecture, but wall and floor lights can do an equally impressive job. In fact, they can even be used in their own right to create a striking display, without overshadowing the building. By opting for a characterful, designer garden light, you’ll be creating a statement whilst showcasing your home. Use unique garden lighting to draw attention to a pergola that’s all set up for alfresco dining. Position wall lights to highlight the path or poolside. Or perhaps you could position a wall light to casts a warm glow over the doorway. The world’s your oyster.
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Create an other-worldly display
Festoon or fairy lights are a brilliant way to create a chilled-out, relaxed atmosphere, whilst still casting lots of light. This relatively affordable option is also incredibly versatile. You could string them up between trees or across a pergola, or you could use them to illuminate a covered patio area. When surrounded by plenty of comfy seating and good company, fairy lights can create an incredibly welcoming space.
We love how this lighting idea cleverly makes the parasol’s frame a centrepiece. The same look can be easily achieved using individual strings of fairy lights. Alternatively, you can invest in some parasol-specific lighting for a more clean-lined finish. Make sure to choose string lights that are suitable for outdoors though.
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Get creative with outdoor pendants
Pendants aren’t often what jumps to mind when you’re considering garden lighting. However, in recent years pendant lighting has made the transition from indoors to outside. Made using innovative, modern materials, outdoor pendant lighting is a novel way to illuminate dining areas or seating areas.
We love how this unique garden lighting idea showcases the pendant lights and gives the garden a fairy-like vibe.
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Portable lighting reigns supreme
Gardens are versatile spaces; they change and adapt with the seasons, as do the ways they’re used. So, it goes to say that your lighting should be adaptable. After all, in the UK’s colder climate you may not use your garden all year round. We reckon portable outdoor lighting offers the perfect solution.
Not only can these unique lights be used to cast a warm glow around outdoor tables, but they can also be used to illuminate steps, BBQs or reading nooks. The best part is that you can use them inside as equally practical portable lighting come winter. Make sure you choose portable lighting that’s suitable for outdoors. That should keep it protected in the highly probable case of rain.
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Practical lighting shouldn’t mean boring
Whilst outdoor lighting is often used to showcase a garden’s different features or zones, it’s also used in a more practical sense. From lighting ancient pathways to illuminating the doorbell, there are plenty of practical uses for outdoor lighting. However, that isn’t to say you can’t use the most unique outdoor lighting possible.
With plenty of elevated wall and floor lights available, you can be sure to find outdoor lighting that makes your garden, footpath or front step look magical.
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