How the Right Lighting Can Help Improve Your Home’s Curb Appeal
You already know how important it is to maximize your home’s curb appeal. Appearance is especially important if you’re trying to sell your house, but it can make an impact no matter what your plans are. Curb appeal affects your property value, makes an important first impression to any new guests, and even influences how you feel every time you come home. You’ve already paid special attention to how your lawn, landscaping, and hardscaping are arranged, but have you considered what your home looks like at night? Not all homeowners realize how their lighting choices influence curb appeal, but making strategic decisions can pay off in a big way.
Help Your Home Stand Out
Next time you’re driving through your neighborhood after dark, take note of which houses you notice. It won’t surprise you to find that the houses with excellent lighting are the ones that stand out to you. You want your house to be easy to spot as people drive by. More importantly, you don’t want your guests to be driving past your house because it was too dark to easily notice.
Improve Visibility
Dark stairs, driveways, and sidewalks increase the risk of tripping and other accidents. You don’t want your family or guests to be stumbling through the darkness and having trouble finding their way to the door. A well-lit path is the best way to make your home inviting to visitors while reducing tripping hazards.
Highlight Interesting Features
Strategically installing uplights can highlight your home’s architectural and appealing landscape features by creating the perfect juxtaposition of light versus shadow. Our professionals can help you accomplish this without shining light directly into your windows.
Add Usable Space
While this might not necessarily affect your home’s curb appeal from the street, proper mood lighting in your yard can add enough visibility to create more usable space at night. If you have a deck, a patio, a fire pit, or even a pool, effective outdoor lighting can make these places excellent attractions after dark, extending your home’s usable area and making it more attractive to potential buyers.
Improve Security
A well-lit porch, front stoop, and yard are effective deterrents to potential burglars. If you position your lights strategically, you can reduce or eliminate dark areas around your house where intruders could potentially hide. Lighting, especially motion-detected lights, makes your house significantly less of a target.
Let a Professional Help
When you’re planning your outdoor lighting setup, the options can seem overwhelming, especially if you’re not certain which overall effect would suit the space. Our professional lighting design store can help you narrow down your options and arrange your lighting to perfection. At Chloe Winston Lighting, our team is ready to assist as you enhance your home’s curb appeal. Our lighting store offers the best selection and most outstanding service on Connecticut and New York’s Gold Coast. Contact us at 203-957-8686 or visit our showroom to get started!
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