After playing World of Warcraft for years, I have seen so many colourful environments that somehow I wished they were part of my home. To make matters more awesome, now I have decided to renovate my garden with new lights in order to steal a portion of the feel of that world. After noticing the Asian lanterns in Pandaria, they left a footprint in my mind and I couldn't help but say, to hell with the hesitation, my garden needs renovation! Here are my personal tips to improve your garden lighting.
Features
The reason I choose Asian lanterns is the vintage look and the dimmer lights. There is nothing better than having a romantic lighting in your garden, while having dinner with your loved one. Some lamps even have music that can play occasionally with built-in speakers making it even more unique and distinctive. When choosing your personal style always talk with architects who will guide you to a perfect garden lighting you can imagine.
Atmosphere
The contrast between dark voids and luminous objects defines the atmosphere of your garden. The strength of the light, the angle and the overall impact over certain parts of your garden all these parts create the overall felling of the garden. You have the power to control which parts of the garden can be seen and which ones left in the dark. Illumination is great for some areas making them divine, like being peace of heaven. Even some areas that are left in the dark can contribute of creating the atmosphere, making the garden illusive and filled with magic.
Elegance
We all want to use dimmed lights in our gardens, to make them more romantique! You can expect a flood light effect if you are using it for the first time, but you will get used to them very quickly. Low voltage is more safer and efficient, making it suitable for everyone. Generally, lamps use are 20W with some being 35W or 50W for illuminating larger objects. For trees or larger bodies of water, you need to get larger lamps. This subtlety gives you elegance, and elegance gives you grace and style.
Direction
The direction the lights go, must have a sense of rhythm, on which path, plant or walls to be illuminated. The spacing of the fittings, the strength of the lamps, determine the desired effect. With the new LED tech, strip lighting has walked a great way to create sophisticated architectural masterpieces.
Maintenance
Garden lighting is one area that do not need so much maintenance as long as they are designed properly. One common problem that the garden lighting is dealing all the time, wires are everywhere and they can get cut by doing other activities in your garden. That's why this should be dealt in the construction stages of the garden, where architects must pay extra attention to the location of cables and other structures. Low voltage cables are not so expensive to repair, but if a reflector or a lens gets damaged you will need to pay the right price.
