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January 15, 2025

Year-Round Outdoor Lighting: Transitioning from Holiday to Permanent Fixtures

During the holiday season, neighborhoods come alive with holiday lights and creative displays. But, as the festive season draws to a close, many homeowners wonder, what now? Instead of letting your home go dark until next year’s holiday, you may consider transitioning into a year-round outdoor lighting setup. With a bit of research on different permanent lighting options, you’ll find that highlighting your outdoor spaces with lights is a lot easier than you might think.

Here is your ultimate guide to transitioning holiday lighting into year-round outdoor lighting that will keep your property glowing into the new year. Additionally, discover how permanent outdoor lighting solutions such as RGB, low-voltage landscape lighting, and bistro lighting can be the ultimate upgrade for your home.

Custom Outdoor Lighting Systems

When it comes to outdoor lighting, there are a few different factors that might help to determine which lighting system best fits your needs. Before you decide to have a professional lighting installation completed, consider the following: placement of the lights, whether you’d like color-changing or static lights, and the overall look that you’re trying to achieve. 

Lighting Placement

The first thing to consider when choosing which direction you want to go with your outdoor lighting, is which aspect of your property you’d like to highlight. You might want to keep the focus on the unique architectural features of your home by going for an RGB track light system that sits along the roofline. If you’d like to highlight the trees on your property, you’ll definitely want to consider wrapping your trees with string lights. 

Some homeowners prefer to illuminate their landscaping, in which case, traditional low-voltage lighting fixtures would be a great option. Underwater landscape lighting features can magnify the impact of just a few fixtures, turning pools, fountains, and ponds into stunning focal points while also enhancing the overall ambiance of your space.

Color-Changing Outdoor Lighting

With the most updated technology in outdoor lighting, there are endless possibilities with the level of customization you can achieve. Certain light systems, commonly referred to in the industry as “RGB” are capable of changing color through an app on your smartphone. Brite Nites offers both RGB track lighting, and RGB tree lighting, so whether you want permanent outdoor lighting on the home itself, or on your trees, we offer a highly customizable option. With RGB, you can program your lighting to endless unique patterns and colors to fit any occasion. RGB is very versatile and even if you’re not looking to switch up the color of your lighting, you can set it to whatever color you like, and leave it! 

 

Different Styles of Outdoor Lighting

It’s important when planning your outdoor lighting that the products and styles you choose for your space align with your personal style, preferences, and even the look of your home. RGB lights are wonderful if you’re looking for a colorful and fun vibe, but also allow for versatility, making them a perfect choice for most homeowners. If you know you’re going for a more classic and dramatic look, landscape lighting allows you to play around with lighting at different angles, and even cast strategic shadows to set the scene. Perhaps you’re wanting a setup that will transport your guests to a dreamy night in Tuscany under a canopy of Edison bulbs, in which case, bistro lighting is for you. Whatever your vibe, finding the lighting that fits your unique style is an absolute game changer.

Events Made Easy

A huge draw for holiday lighting is it helps to bring a festive atmosphere to any holiday gatherings you host throughout the season. The reality is, if you’re hosting friends and family for the holidays, you’re most likely going to host events during the rest of the year, so why limit your outdoor lighting to just the holidays? Bistro lights make for a classically elegant feel that will instantly elevate an event from a simple backyard barbecue, to a gathering your guests will remember for years to come. What better way to celebrate a graduation than to change your RGB track lighting to match your grad’s school colors with the touch of an app? Highlighting your home and landscaping with low-voltage lighting sets the stage beautifully for guests who are just arriving at your home at night. No matter the occasion or the season, outdoor lighting brings value to your home and to the events you host throughout the year.

Effortless Seasonal Lighting Transitions

So, now that you have an idea of what types of year-round outdoor lighting there are, and their respective benefits, you can make an informed decision on what comes next after taking down your holiday lights. While it may seem easier to just leave your temporary holiday lights up as a permanent fixture, be advised that the string lights used in temporary holiday lighting installations are not designed for year-round usage, and will likely burn out after a couple of months. That being said, it is well worth it to invest in professional lighting installation of landscape lighting, RGB, tree wrapping, or bistro lighting. Not only will you end up with a higher quality result, but you’ll rest assured knowing that you’ve got high quality lighting products that will last.

The best place to start your outdoor lighting project is to meet with one of our lighting designers who will walk you through specific options for your outdoor space, and provide a custom outdoor lighting design. Give us a call or fill out a webform to book your complimentary consultation today!

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