There are at least three surefire ways to add value to your home. You can renovate the kitchen. You can add hardwood floors. And you can add outdoor lighting to illuminate your home at night. Few projects can produce such a dramatic effect as great outdoor lighting. When seen from the street, a well-designed setup can greatly enhance the street value of your home. But are there any other reasons to add outdoor lighting to your home?

Outdoor Lighting Enhances Home Security

Besides making the outside of your home attractive to passers-by, a well designed exterior lighting system actively discourages trespassing and break-ins. Well-placed motion sensors can illuminate blind spots where intruders could otherwise pass unseen. It is possible to install a master control panel inside your home to give you complete control over what is illuminated at any given time. This can include the “make it daylight outside” option where it is very unlikely that anybody outside who was supposed to be, would want to stick around.

Don’t forget that you can use color to your advantage. Advances in technology can allow an astounding variety of different color shades to your light design. You can push your light colors more towards yellow for warmer colors and more towards blue for cooler tones. You would be surprised at what a dramatic difference the correct color temperature can make to your lighting design.

Excellent Lighting Design is in The Details

Special attention can be given to swimming pools, gardens, and patios, often to great effect. Positioning is a matter of experimentation so be prepared to work with a professional at some length if you want more than a standard setup.

Don’t forget that installing a safe, reliable outdoor lighting system is not trivial. There is a great deal of planning you need to do in order to make sure that your electrical supply is sufficient. Wiring is crucial and setting up an outdoor system that will be exposed to the elements isn’t something you do after watching Season 1 of “This Old House.” You need experienced, licensed electricians to install your lighting in order to make sure that it gives you years of enjoyment and security. These types of electrical projects are simply to big to try and tackle yourself.