Driving into your home at night doesn’t have to be done in the dark! Add some clever lighting to your property for a safe drive and to show off the yard.
Having a front porch light is pretty standard on most homes. The same goes for the back or side porch if you have one, but what about the drive onto the property? Even if your driveway isn’t very long, it would still be beneficial to have some sort of light for those dark winter evenings or any late-night commuting. There are a few choices you have for lighting your driveway, all of which work well whether you have driveway aluminum gates or not!
Lighting the path
The path up the driveway for many people isn’t too long of a distance. It could curve one way or the other, though, and for this reason, lighting the path is beneficial not only for your car and your visitors’ cars but also for your lawn. Nobody wants cars driving all over their freshly cut grass and beautiful flowers because they couldn’t see in the dark where the path ends and the lawn begins.
There are many options for lighting the driveway, such as little huts with lights in them or lights laid into the ground or gravel. Not only is it safe and helpful for drivers approaching your home, but it’s also an attractive sight to have lighting all the way up to the front of the home from the road or sidewalk.
Lighting the gate
Having lights on or next to your driveway aluminum gates helps immensely to illuminate your property and light your way in and out of the drive! Most people choose dark-colored aluminum gates, which can be troublesome to spot in the dark of the night. Having a light mark the opening of where the car needs to drive will help for backing in and out while highlighting the yard nicely.
Adding lights around the fence is a nice option to go along with lights on the driveway gates themselves. This will immediately highlight the perimeter of the property and will help light the path of anyone walking by. This is excellent for safety while also being quite appealing.
Lighting with a spotlight
Another option some choose is to get a spotlight. This doesn’t have to be any old spotlight; get the type that turns on when movement is detected nearby. This is ideal for a driveway or gate area as the light will come on to light the way as soon as a car or person (or passing animal!) makes any movement.
Deciding exactly where to place the spotlight can take some trial and error, but as soon as you have it set up exactly how you want it, it will light your path as long as needed. This type of lighting can be put on timers to not go on during the day, or it can be turned on fully as needed.
While considering which lights to choose to light the path of your driveway, it is ideal to look at solar options. Using lights that are recharged with sunlight stop the need for unsightly wires around your yard. The worst scenario is not being able to wire your lights the way you had hoped because you were unble to get wires to the area. Solar lights will help immensely, plus you’ll be helping the environment while helping light your home!
