Outdoor structures give outdoor spaces functionality and beauty. Previous blog posts have focused on pavilions, gazebos, and pergolas. Arbors are another outdoor structure your clients may have in their outdoor spaces.
Though arbors share some similarities to other outdoor structures, they have their own distinct function and look.
This week’s blog post goes into detail about the role arbors play in an outdoor space, the importance of lighting them, and offers some ideas on how to incorporate outdoor landscape lighting to ensure that your clients will love how their arbors look at night.
Defining Arbors
Arbors typically mark entryways or act as charming decorative pieces in an outdoor space such as a garden. They can be freestanding or attached to a fence with lattice tops that are arched or flat. A bench can be installed underneath the arbor to provide a small seating area. The choice of wood, metal, or vinyl construction and a simple design give arbors the ability to blend in with any particular design style. Arbors are perfect for adding a bit of greenery to a space as their structure is ideal for supporting climbing vines and flowers. Arbors are definitely unique, eye-catching features for any outdoor space.
The Importance of Lighting Arbors
Arbors add to value to outdoor spaces by being striking markers to an entryway or as a stunning focal point, all its own. They can help guide people through the different areas in an outdoor space such as from the side of a residence to its backyard. When they have a bench or attached swing, they can also be serene places to relax.
Incorporating outdoor landscape lighting around these structures can enhance the aesthetic appeal and increase safety of the arbor and the surrounding space. For example, with increased visibility around these areas, it’ll be easier to navigate and appreciate the beauty of an arbor and the surrounding area.
Top 6 Outdoor Landscape Lighting Ideas for Arbors
Arbors are a fun outdoor feature. Boost them by incorporating these top 6 outdoor landscape lighting ideas into your next lighting design and shine a spotlight on them.
See the Way with Path Lighting
Illuminate any walkways with stylish and reliable path lights. Doing so will make navigating through an outdoor space easier and keep everyone on the right path. Path lights also increase safety by preventing trips or falls. If there are any low lying plants near the walkway, path lights can illuminate them as well, adding to the beauty of the area at night.
Create Focal Points with Up Lighting
Use up lights to draw the eye to any nearby focal points, such as trees, statues, water fountains, and even the arbor itself. Showcase these elements so they can be appreciated at any time of the day or night.
Add Moon light with Down Lighting
Installing downlights can add a gentle wash of light to the area below the arbor. This will make the arbor easier to spot in the dark and act as a beacon to people navigating the area. Installing the downlights on nearby trees will give an ethereal, moonlit effect to the area.
Include Color with RGB Lights
RGB lights are an easy way to easily give your clients a personalized lighting scheme. With one touch of a button, your clients can make it suitable for any occasion. It’ll definitely help bring attention to the arbor and the surrounding area.
Give Some Charm with String Lights
String lights are an easy yet fun way to add some lighting to an arbor and the surrounding area. They give a charming and whimsical feel to the arbor.
Watch your Feet with Step Lights
Another way to keep people safe is by lighting up any steps or change in elevation with step lights. Step lights can be installed within the structure of the steps themselves, which provides a clean aesthetic.
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Like many outdoor structures, arbors are special structures that make an outdoor space beautiful. They are entry points to other areas of the space and with outdoor landscape lighting, they will get the recognition they deserve.
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