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5 Alfresco Lighting Ideas
To fully embrace your alfresco zone, good lighting is a must-have. And its not just to keep you entertaining late into the night either. Clever use of lighting can set your ideal scene perhaps a tranquil glow for a relaxed lounge setting or throw a spotlight on your dining area? Plus, a well-lit alfresco zone is essential for practical purposes too think illuminating stairs, pathways and your outdoor kitchen. Discover these top lighting solutions to brighten your alfresco area and help make it a year-round place youll want to be.
1. Ceiling lighting
If your alfresco zone includes a lined ceiling, then downlights are the perfect choice. Not only does this offer you the advantage of easily positioning lighting over the hotspot areas and throughout the whole zone, but it also creates the ultimate seamless indoor-outdoor look making it a natural extension of your home.
If a lined ceiling isnt part of the plan, then you can still create a big impact with cleverly positioned feature lighting. You might be tempted to place lighting in the middle of your alfresco space, but do consider your preferred furniture layout first. An oversized fan with lighting or a modern pendant-style feature light might be best casting light over your table or another well-used space within the zone.
2. Wall-mounted lighting
Wall-mounted lighting is particularly useful when ceiling lighting isnt an option but you still want to throw a stack of light into your outdoor space. Choose from options including antique-style or industrial-look lantern wall lighting to stainless-steel slim-line fixtures or modern-look floodlights that will brighten your whole space.
3. Decking lighting
Cleverly positioned decking lighting (spaced not too closely and dotting your outdoor spaces perimeter) can create a soft glow and the perfect ambience for a relaxing night outdoors with guests. Decking lighting is also particularly useful to illuminate areas that could become a night-time safety hazard. Consider adding lights to stepped areas, alongside railings and near the entrance/exits to your outdoor space.
4. Statement or feature lights
Dont discount making lighting a feature of your alfresco zone. Let it serve a practical purpose and offer some pretty or pizzazz too. Shop around for the perfect statement light to set the scene in your alfresco zone from a warming fire pit to a modern-take on the chandelier, oversized fans incorporating lighting or antique-style lanterns. There are plenty of options to harmoniously deliver your indoor styling theme outdoors too.
5. Garden Uplights
Shining light up onto a garden feature is a great way to show off a beautiful landscape. Be it a sculpture, water feature, contour or folage, lighting from the ground highlights the entire feature adding depth, vibrancy and presence to your landscape
For advice on renovating your Melbourne home to create an alfresco zone, phone The Makeover Group on 1300 768 464 or see www.themakeovergroup.com.au