14 Bright Ideas for Lighting Your Backyard

With an LED bulb concealed under its dome, this fixture's beautiful scrollwork detailing remains unobstructed, and its beauty is further enhanced by a vintage rust finish.  

Bring a bit of nature-inspired whimsy and charm into your garden or patio area with cattail garden accent lights.

Kichler’s new LED accent lighting with Radiax technology allows you to focus light more precisely, resulting in fewer lumens per watt. That translates into better efficiency and less light pollution. Win-win!

Illuminating landscape features creates an atmosphere that will make you want to live outdoors! Simple uplighting can highlight your trees without detracting from the beauty of the cool, dark night.

If you want to go low-tech, tiki torches can add a tropical party mood to your patio space. They are generally inexpensive and easy to move from place to place, making a lovely and casual addition to any outdoor area!

Create your own starry nights with miniature LED string lights attached to bendable wire. They are perfectly suited to being wrapped around tree branches and railings for a dreamy design.

Lighting is also about creating a mood. A series of solar-powered Japanese paper lanterns suspended from the trees gives warmth to the patio beneath.

Create a glowing ambiance anywhere in your backyard with this arcing LED lighting creation from Vibia—now that's illuminating!

Set your garden aglow with these super simple orbs. Just insert a string of christmas lights into the globe of an old light fixture. You’ll create nearly instant atmosphere.

Create a romantic canopy of light by stretching large-bulbed string lights over any outdoor space. It will gently illuminate the area and foster whimsy and cheer throughout the night.

Typography is in vogue. Take the trend outdoors by creating lettered decor with rope lights. It’s a lighting project that will take less than an hour to accomplish, but will have a lasting effect on the mood of your space.

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