Photograph via Delta Light.
Photograph via Delta Light.
The summer months have slid away and with them the ability to ignore spotty pathway lighting.
The summer months have slid away and with them the ability to ignore spotty pathway lighting.
What defines a pathway light?
What defines a pathway light?
Photograph courtesy of WE Design, a member of the Remodelista Architects and Designers Directory.
Photograph courtesy of WE Design, a member of the Remodelista Architects and Designers Directory.
Pathway lights do what they advertise: offer illumination to guide you along an outdoor path or walkway.
Pathway lights do what they advertise: offer illumination to guide you along an outdoor path or walkway.
Bollard lights lead to the entry, while also illuminating the garden, of a Rye, New York project by Gunn Landscape Architecture, a member of the Remodelista Architect/Design Directory.
Bollard lights lead to the entry, while also illuminating the garden, of a Rye, New York project by Gunn Landscape Architecture, a member of the Remodelista Architect/Design Directory.
What are the benefits of pathway lights?
What are the benefits of pathway lights?
In addition to leading the way in the dark, pathway lights offer other benefits, including:
In addition to leading the way in the dark, pathway lights offer other benefits, including:
Photograph via Delta Light.
Photograph via Delta Light.
Strategically placed pathway lights lead up outdoor stairs.
Strategically placed pathway lights lead up outdoor stairs.
There are several varieties of fixtures effective for lining and lighting walkways.
There are several varieties of fixtures effective for lining and lighting walkways.
What are the different styles of pathway lights?
What are the different styles of pathway lights?
Traditional garden lights in a Marin County entry by Pedersen Associates Landscape Architecture.
Traditional garden lights in a Marin County entry by Pedersen Associates Landscape Architecture.
Directionally focused downlights affixed to a pole (such as the low-voltage LED Volt Innovator Top Dog Pathway Light; $49.97 at Volt), wall, or adjacent tree offer effective pathway lighting. The spot design provides a targeted light source with little side glare.
Directionally focused downlights affixed to a pole (such as the low-voltage LED Volt Innovator Top Dog Pathway Light; $49.97 at Volt), wall, or adjacent tree offer effective pathway lighting. The spot design provides a targeted light source with little side glare.
A bollard garden light from Belgian lighting company Nyche. Bollard (or pillar) lights have a 360-degree light spread and can illuminate garden beds and walkways simultaneously.
A bollard garden light from Belgian lighting company Nyche. Bollard (or pillar) lights have a 360-degree light spread and can illuminate garden beds and walkways simultaneously.
Flush lights set in a path integrate soft but practical lighting in an urban Chicago garden by Coen + Partners, members of the Remodelista Architect/Design Directory. Installed in the surface of a path, flush lights softly illuminate up and outwards, without the intensity of a spot light.
Flush lights set in a path integrate soft but practical lighting in an urban Chicago garden by Coen + Partners, members of the Remodelista Architect/Design Directory. Installed in the surface of a path, flush lights softly illuminate up and outwards, without the intensity of a spot light.
Any tips for pathway lighting placement and selection?
Any tips for pathway lighting placement and selection?
Stairway lighting provides an ample glow for walking, highlighting the garden, in a project by Growsgreen Landscape Design, a member of the Remodelista Architect/Design Directory.
Stairway lighting provides an ample glow for walking, highlighting the garden, in a project by Growsgreen Landscape Design, a member of the Remodelista Architect/Design Directory.
The Belgian-made Q-Bic Outdoor Path Light is attached to a small stainless steel and wood pillar and swivels so it can be adjusted to meet the lighting needs of the terrain; $555 at Lightology.
The Belgian-made Q-Bic Outdoor Path Light is attached to a small stainless steel and wood pillar and swivels so it can be adjusted to meet the lighting needs of the terrain; $555 at Lightology.
Uplights create interest on a wall along a path in a project by Arterra Landscape Architects, a member of the Remodelista Architect/Design Directory.
Uplights create interest on a wall along a path in a project by Arterra Landscape Architects, a member of the Remodelista Architect/Design Directory.
How do I power my pathway lights?
How do I power my pathway lights?
Unless they are solar-powered, outdoor lights need to be connected to an electric power source. Low-voltage transformers change the electric current from 120V to 12V, ideal for outdoor garden use because of the wet conditions.
Unless they are solar-powered, outdoor lights need to be connected to an electric power source. Low-voltage transformers change the electric current from 120V to 12V, ideal for outdoor garden use because of the wet conditions.
Where can I buy outdoor pathway lighting?
Where can I buy outdoor pathway lighting?
Designed with a natural feel but with a conscious manmade geometry and technology, the Oluce Ela 308 Outdoor Path Lamp is $750 at Surrounding Modern Lighting and Interiors.
Designed with a natural feel but with a conscious manmade geometry and technology, the Oluce Ela 308 Outdoor Path Lamp is $750 at Surrounding Modern Lighting and Interiors.