August 13th, 2010 by admin
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Now the world don’t move, to the beat of just one drum, what might be right for you, may not be right for some… words from an 80′s sitcom, yes. However they are also true. Everyone likes different things, everyone is unique. This is also true when it comes to choosing landscape lighting for your home. Whether you are simple or complex, earthy or elegant, practical or artistic, there is landscape lighting to suit every taste.
Lighting Solutions For The Alpha Male
You are straightforward, practical, and a ton of fun. Lighting for you means security, and necessity. You don’t want a burglar stepping into your home and meeting the business end of a 44. You also want to be able to barbecue late into the night and entertain friends in the hot tub. Yes, we have lighting for that. Choose our low voltage flood lights and deck lights. With these you can light the house up like a Christmas tree, hide one in the bushes above your barbecue grill to help you keep an eye on the steaks, and line your deck and tub area so no one slips and falls after taking a dip. You can even get your hands dirty and impress the ladies by installing them yourself. How about that?
The Art of Illumination
If you are the artistic type, you will want to illuminate your landscape with flair, sophistication, and a complex array of design. To you, lighting is another layer of design and self expression. With directional lights, you can up light and down light certain architectural features to completely change the look of your home and garden at night. Path lighting can set ambiance, show individuality and self expression as well as having a practical purpose. Path lights in today’s market have beautiful finishes, graceful lines to modern angles, and many have a vintage flair. If you are the artsy-fartsy type you’ll also enjoy using your landscape lighting to bring attention to a quaint sitting area or ornamental yard art piece. Yes, the yard is your Sistine Chapel and your are Leonardo DaVinci…go for it!
Shining in the Mainstream
Okay, so the reality is most of us are somewhere in the middle. The great thing is you can take one or more of these ideas from our alpha and our artist and use them to create a landscape that fits you to a tee. You can spend a lot or spend a little, do it fast or take your time, just remember your lighting choices are a reflection of your uniqueness because it take different strokes to move the world.
August 13th, 2010 by admin
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Okay Mr or Mrs Greenthumb, you have spent countless hours toiling in your garden and have been rewarded with a beautiful bounty of shrubs, trees, and flowers. Everything looks great and you and your friends are outside taking in the whole scene and talking about how wonderful it all is. Then, the sun goes down. Looks like it is time to pack up and head in the…not so fast. If you follow these tips and tricks for lighting your garden, all you need to do is flick on the lights.
Setting the Mood
I remember when I was a kid, the neighbor next door had a nicely landscaped yard and garden. He had floodlights at the four corners of the back of the house and as soon as you walked out there, that yard lit up like a prisoner was trying to escape from Alcatraz. Those days are gone my friend. The plethora of choices that exist today mean you can be a bit more subtle with your lighting choices and still get the job done. And so you must choose. Do you want to illuminate a few of your favorite features, or the whole garden. Will you be entertaining in this area, or simply enjoying the view? You will definitely want a lit path into the garden so that you can see where you are going, but beyond that, the choices are endless. Once your choice is made, you can decide how to light your garden.
Lighting the Scene
Many ways exist to light your garden features, and all of them have their pros and cons. Uplighting is a popular choice which allows the tops of your trees, shrubs, etc. to be featured. For the more artistic, downlighting will create a shadowy effect from behind the object. If you really want one feature to stand out, you can light it up with a spotlight fixed on that particular object. You can experiment with different combinations and effects until you get the look you desire. Overall, you want a gentle even glow that makes your guests feel at ease and enhances the beauty of your garden area.
A Few More Tips and Tricks
- Draw up a plan. Make a diagram of your garden area and decide where you want lights and what effect you are going for in each area
- Try them out first. Put the lights where you would like them to be, turn them on, and see how they look! Then you can move them around if you need to change something before they are permanently installed
- No one likes harsh, glaring, intrusive lighting. Make sure you don’t overlap the lighting from different fixtures, or cast light off a hard surface that will cause a glare
So as you see, lighting your garden is more of an art than a science. Don’t let all of the time and attention you have put into your garden be lost when the sun goes down. You will find everything you need for a well-lit garden area right here on our site. Then you and your friends can enjoy your space from sun-up to sun…up!
July 15th, 2010 by admin
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Your home is meant to be a place of safety, security, and comfort. Nothing can shake that foundation more than worrying about thugs and thieves invading your house or property. While there are many solutions to this problem, adding security to your home with landscape lighting or security lights is considered the #1 theft-deterrent by the majority of law enforcement agencies. Landscape lights can remove shadowed areas where thieves might try to hide. They make your home less palatable to the would-be burglar by making them more visible to the neighborhood. They also add to your personal security by lighting the path from driveway to doorway, giving you peace of mind as you return home each night.
There are a few considerations when deciding to illuminate your landscape. The first is the type of lights you will use. You will need directional lights such as bullet or flood lights. Bullet lights will light up your trees, shrubs, etc. very effectively. You can use flood lights to illuminate large areas of your yard or the house itself. You will want to add some path lights for your driveway and sidewalk areas. You can use from flower, pagoda, mushroom, or traditional shapes depending on what fits best with your overall theme.
Another consideration is how your lights are activated. Some have light sensors so that when the sun goes down, the lights come on. Other lights have motion sensors, which means if anything from the neighbor’s cat to a prowler approach them they will illuminate instantly. For you James Bond types, there are lights available with heat sensors which can be set to detect only body heat from human beings. So if you are high-tech, or low, you can choose an option that fits you.
So you see, while landscape lighting is beautiful, it can also be very helpful in making you feel secure. Whether you choose just to light that sidewalk from the driveway or light your entire place up like the Vegas strip, you can use landscape lighting to protect your property, family, and home.
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May 18th, 2010 by admin
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The transformer needs to be mounted next to a properly grounded indoor or outdoor outlet. It must be mounted at least 18″ above the ground if you are placing it outside. You can mount it on a wall, fence, post, or other suitable surface. » Read more: Properly Installing your Low-voltage lighting
March 14th, 2010 by admin
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Regular 120V Lighting VS Low Voltage Landscape Lighting
There are several differences between 120 volt and 12 volt (low voltage) outdoor landscape lighting systems. For starters, regular voltage systems operate on household 120 volt power and require connections to your home system as with any appliance. Low voltage landscape lighting systems uses a transformer which lowers the electrical output to the lights. In this case, special energy saving fixtures are used that can operate efficiently off of a lower voltage. This is just one example of the differences between the two. Installation for instance is another. » Read more: Choosing Regular 120V Lighting VS 12V Low Voltage Landscape Lighting
April 7th, 2009 by admin
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Canoga Park CA -April 7, 2009- Best Pro Lighting is happy to announce its newest offerings for all your lighting needs.
Best Pro Lighting has been offering convenience, top-notch service, and a host of premier quality products to its online customers for nearly two years. Now, they have added some new products to their line and are excited to introduce them to the world.
With the BPL 105 Bullet Uplight you can light any flower, garden, bush or tree and with the LED MR16 lights you can save energy while you do it.
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October 13th, 2008 by admin
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Landscape Lighting Systems
Bestprolighting.com offers a variety of landscape lighting solutions at the lowest prices. Have you ever wanted to create that special garden which glows brightly and warmly in the summer evenings? Bestprolighting.com can help transform the landscape into a charming, safe, inviting environment for you or your clients. Whether you are a contractor, designer, landscaper or home renovator bestprolighting.com provides several categories of lighting including directional, path, well, step and deck lighting to ensure you can design a perfectly illuminated landscape. » Read more: Bestprolighting.com Offers High Quality, Low Voltage, Landscape Lighting at Guaranteed Lowest Prices
January 1st, 2008 by admin
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Grand Opening – Best Pro Lighting
Thank you for entering BestProLighting.Com website. Manufacturer and distributor of high quality low voltage landscape lighting product at the lowest prices in the market.
Our online store has a nice selection for you to complete a professional and designers style landscaping that will include all the landscape lighting as: Directional lighting, bullet lighting flood light, path light, area lights, well lights, step lights, replacement bulbs, low voltage stainless steel transformers with multi tap photo cell and timer, accessories and more. » Read more: Best Pro Lighting Grand Opening
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