| Whether you just built a home, purchased a | | | | Of course, the three big reasons to light |
| home or have been living in your home for | | | | are: beauty, safety and value. Place these |
| some time, there comes a time when many | | | | in chronological order starting with the most |
| people, just like you, decide to install | | | | important to the least important. Naturally, |
| landscape-lighting. We all know that | | | | a properly designed system will fulfill all |
| landscape lighting will enhance the beauty, | | | | of the three major reasons to light your |
| safety and value of your home. Homeowners | | | | home. In addition to the three big reasons |
| know the investment of adding landscape | | | | to have landscape lighting for your home, you |
| lighting will increase the value of the home. | | | | also need to look at the points of interest |
| | | | around your home and in your front yard. |
| However, their emotions initiate the | | | | Your home is unique and you need to accent |
| installation of a landscape-lighting system. | | | | the uniqueness so it stands out from the |
| Emotions are the mechanisms that start the | | | | other homes. |
| process and logic locks in the actions for | | | | |
| the emotions. Having said that, the emotions | | | | What are the focal points in the yard? They |
| create the design and look of your lighting | | | | can be things like: a fountain, a flowerbed, |
| system. You will create a system that is a | | | | a waterfall, a statue, an art piece and, of |
| reflection of your personality, tastes, likes | | | | course, the American Flag. If you have the |
| and creativity. With that bit of | | | | American Flag, you definitely need to shine |
| information, you now need to answer the | | | | light on that using a minimum of three |
| question of "why light?" If you cannot | | | | fixtures. Show off the items that you enjoy |
| answer that question, you do not need a | | | | and are proud to have in your yard. These |
| landscape-lighting system for your home. | | | | are some of the reasons that your home is |
| | | | unique and stands out from the other homes in |
| To find your answers to "why light," you need | | | | your neighborhood. |
| to drive through your neighborhood at night | | | | |
| and look at homes with landscape-lighting | | | | Now is the time to let your mind think in an |
| systems. Do your research and due diligence | | | | artistic manner. In your mind's eye, see how |
| and you will discover the style and mood that | | | | your home will look after the installation of |
| fits your DNA. I recommend researching at | | | | landscape lighting. Visualize the finish |
| least 50 homes so you feel comfortable with | | | | product. Do you like what you see in your |
| the style that "fits" for you. Once you know | | | | mine's eye? If so, great, now is the time to |
| what you like and want for your home, you can | | | | put that plan on paper. Once it is on paper, |
| now concentrate on the system for your home. | | | | it can become a reality. After it becomes |
| Start with the major reasons for lighting | | | | that reality, you may still change the look |
| your home and work down to the smallest | | | | if you feel there may be a better look. |
| reason to light. | | | | Fortunately, landscape lighting is versatile |
| | | | in that you can change the look. |