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A quick and easy way to upgrade your outdoor space is to add landscape lighting to your yard. You can complete the installation in one day by yourself, and stay well within your desired budget.
There are several lighting options on the market, but we’ve been using Wi-Fi-enabled outdoor lighting by Enbrighten for years now, and I can’t recommend it enough! Installing Enbrighten lights in our yard was easy and stress-free. It’s a perfect beginner DIY install. We didn’t even need a transformer!
Enbrighten offers so many options to fit your budget and your design style. It can be hard to choose just one lighting element. (That’s why I chose three!)
Different Types of Landscape Lighting
By using a combination of products from Enbrighten, I was able to create the perfect calming ambiance that I wanted. The three products to achieve this dreamy yard were: Landscape, Cafe, and Eternity Lights.
One of the main advantages of Enbrighten lighting is that you can control your lights with the free Enbrighten app on your phone. These features allow you to change the color, put your lights on a timer, control the brightness, and so much more!
With over 62 vibrant colors, you can change the feeling of your space in just one click. Adding landscape lighting to your property is not only fun and functional, but it can also add value to your home.
What’s the Value of Landscape Lighting?
Landscape lighting is an easy way to elevate the look and feel of your home, and it has many added benefits.
Installing landscape lighting can improve safety around your house by making it easier to maneuver around. It also makes your outdoor space feel more inviting and usable, which helps you get the most use out of your backyard/outdoor area.
With well-thought-out lights, it can also add to the curb appeal of your home, which increases the overall value of your residence.
If you’ve been on the fence about installing your own landscape lighting, don’t hesitate any longer. Landscape lights are 100% worth it and something that you can install by yourself!
Can You Install Landscape Lighting By Yourself?
The answer is YES! All the outdoor lighting products I am sharing today are DIY-friendly and can be installed quickly and easily. Professional lighting installation can cost you thousands of dollars. With these lights, your house will look like a million bucks without that added expense!
Most Enbrighten products send you everything you need to install your lighting in the package with the lights. From there, simply follow the directions with the included materials, and you’re on your way to gorgeous lighting.
Ready to add outdoor lighting to your home? The first step is to decide which type of lighting will be best for you. In our case, it was all of them!
Different Types of Outdoor Lighting
There are many types of outdoor lighting, and they all play a crucial role in how your home looks and feels. By adding unique lighting to any area of your home, you can fully control the mood and ambiance of that space. One of the most basic outdoor lighting features you can add with a major impact is in-ground landscape lighting.
Wi-Fi Landscape Lighting
Landscape lighting is the perfect choice to illuminate your walkways, driveways, and the exterior of your home!
Enbrighten’s Wi-Fi landscape lighting is extremely easy to install. Once installed, they can be easily controlled with the free Enbrighten app, which allows you to choose from 6 different whites and thousands of color combinations, set a timer, and even connect to your Amazon Alexa.
I’ve been asked many times how to ensure the lights are shining on the house in a way that looks professional, and one of my main tips for installing landscape lighting is to evenly space the lights and have them at a 45-degree angle towards the house. You want your installation to be as symmetrical as possible to ensure the most professional completed look.
After you’ve successfully installed your Wi-Fi landscape lighting, it’s time to move to your deck or patio area. My go-to lighting for these entertaining spaces is the Enbrighten Cafe lights!
Cafe Lights
Cafe lights hang on a strand to provide the perfect lighting for your backyard, deck, gazebo, or even patio. Other common names for cafe lights include bistro lights, string lights, or market lights.
Cafe lights can make your outdoor area feel like a fun party or romantic dinner spot. We added cafe lights to our deck for the perfect late-night hang-out spot! One problem many people face with cafe lights is a concern that they’ll break or fall in the wind.
To prevent them from falling, we used these cafe light poles that connect to our deck railing to hang the lights. If you are hanging them around a patio, try these in-ground posts that we used at the lake! Enbrighten has several different cafe light options depending on your budget and style preference. Enbrighten’s lights are created to be durable no matter the weather!
Eternity Lights
After painting the brick on our house, I hung these beautiful Eternity lights. They’re super DIY-friendly, which makes for an easy, but secure, install.
Eternity lights are a string of puck-shaped lights that can be hung under the eaves of your home! They are rated to be all-weather resistant, so once they’re up, you can leave them there all year long.
I love being able to use them to brighten up the front of my house at night as accent lights or for Christmas lights in December, without having to put them up and take them down every November and January.
So if you’re sick of climbing up your ladder every November, these Eternity lights will be a perfect fit for you!
Maximize Your Home’s Curb Appeal with Landscape Lighting
Landscape lighting is a quick and easy way to elevate the look of your home. And best of all, you can install Enbrighten lights in just one day!
Add them all along your house, on the porch, around gardens, and even down walkways! Enbrighten offers lights in different lengths, so you’re guaranteed to find the right lighting for the right space every time.
You’ll love how this small change will make a huge difference to the overall look of your home! If you’re ready to start making your house feel more like a home, then head over to my blog to discover the perfect tools and projects for any beginner.
Make sure to check out my Instagram page for even more tips and tricks! Instagram is where I share all my recent renovations, DIY hacks, accent walls, painting projects, and more!
Products Needed for Landscape Lighting
Here’s a quick round-up of everything you’ll need:
- Drill
- Ladder (10 ft ladder, you might need taller one depending on where you’re hanging your lights!)
- Enbrighten Cafe Lights
- Enbrighten Eternity Lights
- Enbrighten’s Wi-Fi landscape lighting
- Amazon Alexa (for easy control)
And that’s it! Once you’ve gathered these few things, you can start setting up your landscape lighting!
XO, Melissa
