Adding more lighting options around your home and yard can bring a variety of benefits to your space. If you don’t have lots of land or a sprawling backyard, you may assume that landscape lighting isn’t for you. Small yards have a lot of potential, especially if you strategically place decorations and lighting. Working with a professional lighting team can help homeowners maximize the outdoor space they do have and potentially make the yard feel bigger than it actually is. Let’s explore how small yards can benefit from professional lighting. 

Utilizing Layered Lighting

In proper lighting design, layering is essential to all yard designs in order to create depth. Incorporating many different lighting types and heights will help the yard appear larger as well. Ambient lighting, task lighting, and accent lighting can all be pointed at specific features to help spotlight certain features and enhance the beauty of small yards. 

Using a combination of lighting types will help you avoid a one-dimensional look, which can make your yard look much smaller. Layering lighting will ensure the space feels more dynamic and highlights your favorite features. Drawing your eye to a focal point and creating layers that may or may not be there will trick our brains into believing there is more to the yard.

Don’t Underestimate Vertical Options

Vertical lighting options or lights hung higher than your eye level will cast light both upwards and downwards. Wall sconces, string lights, and tree lighting are all great options to draw the eyes upwards. Mounting lights on the side of your home that provide up and down lighting will create more height, tricking you and your guests into thinking the yard is larger. 

String lightings handing overhead are another great way to make small yards feel more romantic and larger. The gentle overhead glow doesn’t feel confining and allows you to see the sky or trees above as well. String lighting makes a seating area or fire pit more romantic and lively. 

Install Reflective Surfaces

One of the best ways to make a small room or yard feel bigger is to incorporate reflective surfaces to bounce the light around. Mirrors, large water features, and glass accents are a few reflective surfaces that can be easily incorporated into small yards. When paired with well-placed lights, this can be extremely effective even outdoors. Reflective spaces create a great illusion of a larger space, especially if there are multiple of them placed around the small space.

Some reflective elements you can add to your yard include:

• Mirrors
• Bird baths
• Water fountains
• Ponds
• Glass top tables
• Metallic decor or planters
• Stained glass decor

Enhance Seating Areas

While there may not be a large expansive green space in small yards, putting proper lighting around your patio or seating areas is a great way to maximize the space that you do have. Enhancing your seating areas where most people gather is essential for small yards if you want your guests to feel relaxed. Soft ambient lighting is the best way to make the space feel welcoming and inviting. While it may not appear larger, you will need the space to draw people in, even if it’s not a grand entertainment area.

Add Smart Controls

For all homeowners, smart controls for your lighting can help you adjust the brightness and colors to reflect the current time of day. Smart controls allow you to change the vibe at any point, so you can move the focus to different areas. Controlling the focus of your guests or family can be easily done with controls you can access from your phone. Change the mood, brightness, colors, or turn on specific lighting to make small yards feel more elegant.

Lighting Options From Switch Outdoor Lighting

Switch Outdoor Lighting offers a variety of lighting options to homeowners and businesses in Tennessee. We bring holiday magic and proper elegance to homes with LED lighting that highlights your best features while being energy-efficient. No matter the occasion, we have the experience and modern technology to help boost your curb appeal without stress. With professional services, you can enhance your outdoor living spaces, pathways, or entrances to your home. Make your property shine all year long, celebrate your favorite holidays in style, and start creating memories that will last a lifetime by working wth our team. Get a quote to learn more about our services and operations.