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15 Muirfield Station
Gullane, EH31
United Kingdom

01620 843 804

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Enhance Your Home With Exterior Lighting

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We’re looking at exterior lighting and how it can enhance your home. We think you’ll be pleasantly surprised. You’ll also find that exterior lighting can provide functionality too, in that it can provide added security for your home and illumination for those with mobility problems, or the elderly who need to be able to see steps and footpaths in the dark.

Secure your home with quality lighting

Your home is your castle and you naturally want to feel safe in it. If you make sure the garden outside is safe and comfortable, you’ll sleep better knowing that no one can break in as easily as they’d like. You can have lights that are triggered by movement and illuminate the entire garden. You can also have lights specifically in areas where it’s difficult to see where you’re going. You could also try having lights on over doors, both at the front and at the back, so you can see perfectly any person that approaches your door (even better with a spy hole as well).

Entertainment

How about lights in the garden to entertain and provide a much-needed ambiance on a balmy summer evening. You can start with something simple like tealights held in a beautiful light holder, a lantern, or mason jar. Dotted around the garden they can provide an ethereal presence that really enhances your party as it slowly pushes people naturally and happily into your garden. Also consider from a versatile range of designs to secure your home from porch and outdoor lightings, security, and floodlights, which can improve security and provide some illumination to your home entertainment. 

You can then graduate to something more sophisticated, perhaps some LED lights strategically placed near the eating area where you prep food, or even situated cleverly around your decking or the floor of your patio. And how about some wall lighting? If you have a wall that’s just basically, well sitting there behind a wall, why not jazz it up with climbing plants and some gorgeous lights? There’s no better way of lighting up your garden than with some beautifully chosen installations. 

There’s a whole range of lights that can be combined to create a really gorgeous and sophisticated installation. Think garden lanterns, cheekily hidden garden spotlights, and solar-powered lights which are great if you don’t want to consider wiring. 

VC Electrical - Exterior Lighting Experts

If you’re thinking of installing outdoor lighting in your garden and you want some advice and guidance, why not get in touch with us here at VC Electrical? We have a professional team of electricians who have years of experience, knowledge, and expertise. Call us today and slowly begin to turn your garden into a fairytale experience and provide illumination exactly where it’s needed.