Everyone who has a summer house knows well that lighting a plot is no less important than caring for trees, weeding vegetables and harvesting. That is it - a guarantee of your safety. In addition, any illuminated area looks much more attractive and acts as an indicator of your thrift and forethought. That is why you should definitely buy at least one lamp for a summer residence.
All lighting, depending on its functions, is divided into technical and decorative. The first is used to illuminate homes and buildings, which are used constantly. This also includes stairs, gates, paths to the house. They must be illuminated. Decorative lanterns for summer cottages are used to decorate the garden. You can do without them, if you do not live there permanently, but the presence of lamps will give particular sophistication and attractiveness to the landscape design. Will make your garden well-groomed and safe.
Street lights for summer cottages come in different shapes and designs:
- Wall mounted spotlights. In addition to walls, they can be located on poles. Combine technical and decorative features.
- Ground lamps. You can choose such a lantern for a summer residence, the base of which is buried in the ground. Its task is to highlight the bottom. Used for lighting or walkways, or decorative areas.
- Floor lamps. They have a base (support) and a top cover, which is often made in the form of a ball or mushroom. They are placed most often along the perimeter of the site.
- If you have your own body of water, you can purchase a floating lamp for giving. They come in the form of water lilies, balls, and any other shape.
- Lamps with solar batteries. If you do not want to stretch the cable and spoil the tracks or the flowerbed, you can also use flashlights with a built-in battery. During the day, it will absorb solar energy, and with the onset of dusk, illuminate your domain with a soft white-yellow light.
Start lighting the site first. Only then it is possible to break up a garden or flower beds, to designate a place for greenhouses and beds.
What should I pay attention to when choosing a lantern for a summer residence? Of course, on the material from which the lamp is made. It must be waterproof. Otherwise, a short circuit may occur during rain or snow. In addition, it is better to choose a lighting device to which dust does not stick.
Further, it is recommended to determine the incandescent lamp. Now different models are available to any summer resident: sodium, halogen, luminescent, LED.
Do not forget about the optimal height of the lamp. If you want to install it near the gate, then a lamp up to one and a half meters in height will suit you. In the same case, when there are a lot of lamps, 30-centimeter structures will be quite enough.
It would not hurt to determine the color scheme. It would be better if it harmoniously fits into the landscape design.
And a final tip: don’t save on lighting. Cheap flashlights usually do not comply with safety regulations. Remember: avaricious pays twice.