Outdoor terrace lighting: which one to choose?- Marie Claire
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Je certifie ne pas envoyer d'e-mail indésirableExposition, aménagement, une jolie terrasse se conçoit d’abord pour profiter des beaux jours. Et quand vient le soir, c’est grâce à un éclairage de terrasse réussi qu’on a envie d’y rester. Voici quelques astuces pour choisir le bon éclairage extérieur pour une terrasse chaleureuse.A pretty terrace is a real added value in more ways than one.First of all because it considerably values accommodation, but it is above all a chance for its owners.Well appointed, this outdoor space can become a comfortable place of life from which to enjoy when it is hot enough.Furnishings, sunscreen, coverings or plantations, it's up to you to create a decor that looks like you according to the configuration, your tastes and your budget.
The terrace lighting functions
A terrace is not only practiced during the day.Even if there are fewer opportunities, nothing replaces the pleasure of extending the evening when the nights are soft.The lighting of the terrace therefore responds to several functions.The first is simply to see clearly around you.In the immediate vicinity of station places, around a design garden furniture, a long chair or a relaxing corner, it is a question of obtaining enough light to evolve comfortably.The second is to mark the important areas to properly distinguish its contours: the general perimeter of the terrace, its main spaces to live, but also the traffic paths.Finally, lighting obviously highlights the decoration by highlighting - literally and figuratively - the prettiest assets on the terrace.
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The arrangement of light sources must therefore be envisaged in three stages: first the general lighting, then the lighting of the passage and rest areas and last the decorative lighting.For each of these three functions, more or less relevant solutions will afford you.But other aspects will also be able to motivate your choices.
The lights connected to the electrical network allow control from the accommodation, but others operating independently alleviate the electricity bill and will allow greater flexibility of use.If the exterior lighting does not require a strong light power, but rather a soft and dim light, it will still be necessary to ensure that no luminaire is dazzled.
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By positioning them correctly, signing their diffusion and avoiding any direct lighting, we will promote night views on the environment beyond the terrace.Finally, beyond their operation, the multiple external lighting solutions must correspond to the style you want to give to the places.
Contemporary spots and terminals for modern architectures, photophores, garlands or lanterns for intimate and warm atmospheres, sconces and suspensions for classic atmospheres.It's up to you to compose a light staging like your terrace.
1/10Outdoor lampposts to illuminate the terrace
AMPMIn recent years, outdoor furniture has been inspired by interior design standards.This new trend also concerns lighting, and in particular lampposts, which are now available in outdoor version.Like their interior counterparts, they plug into the sector and make up a particularly neat and contemporary atmosphere.Next to a garden furniture or a dining table, an outdoor floor lamp is a successful and refined solution for those who want to live on their terrace with the same degree of comfort as inside.
2/10Suspensions for warm lighting on the terrace
TribuSpecially adapted to balconies, the suspensions require first to have a ceiling to which to hang them.Furthermore, it will be a question of sheltering them with bad weather, wind like rain if we want to prevent them from swinging at the slightest breeze.But devolved to the same functions as interior models, a nice suspension brings a real touch of intimacy above a table or next to a relaxation space.This solution is also the most successful in the development of a terrace to make it a real place of life, like here a summer dining room outside.Sophisticated, elegant, it highlights the areas of conviviality with a lot of style.As with the sconces, an outdoor suspension, however, involves connection to the electrical network and is ordered with a switch.Finally, if the ceiling height is reduced, turn rather to a ceiling lamp.
3/10Garlands to energize the terrace thanks to the light
FermobDo you like warm and fantasy atmospheres?Why not install one or two light garlands and give a little party air to your terrace?Hung on the ceiling or a wall, wrapped around the branches of a shrub or simply placed on the ground, these light solutions are above all decorative.If they make it possible to mark the areas and to enhance certain aspects, however, they do not light up enough to ensure the illumination of your terrace alone.Especially since we have to use them sparingly if you want to avoid living year in a Christmas setting!There are many models of outdoor garlands.Operating on the mains, battery or solar battery, of various or white colors, their soft and festive light will give a little guinguette to your terrace.
Lire aussi :4/10The wall lights for wall lighting on the terrace
Royal BotaniaGreat classic exterior lighting, a wall lamp is fixed on the facade or on a wall nearby to shelter a bulb, most often supplied directly by the electrical network of the accommodation of the accommodation.Thus pilotable from a switch, this type of light is ideal for constituting the main source of lighting of a terrace by illuminating the living spaces while delimiting part of its perimeter.The wall lamp also makes it possible to avoid direct and dazzling lighting, by directing or limiting the diffusion of light.
Available in all styles from the most classic to the most original, but also at all prices, the sconces constitute an essential solution to light up a terrace, to the point that it is often by them that it will be necessary to start.Only limit, it is necessary to have a connection to the electricity circuit, failing which it will be necessary to install it for a small hundred euros including labor included.Note that there are, however, outdoor wall lights operating independently, solar energy or battery.
5/10Photophores to light the terrace in a bohemian way
KettalTo hang or pose, the photophores allow you to create tiny lights of light and to create a soft and romantic atmosphere on its terrace.Arranged on a table, on the ground, or hung on a tree branch, they are traditionally supplied by a candle but can also light through a small LED bulb slipped inside.Their vibrant and light light composes an intimate and magical atmosphere.Used punctually or excessively, photophores will sparkle your terrace and float there a magic.
6/10XXL light objects to illuminate the terrace
KeriaAnother decorative and original solution, there are many light objects designed for the outside.Smaller ones to disseminate on a table or window edge, with the most imposing such as drunk furniture or the bulky objects to have directly on the ground.Again, this essentially decorative solution must be used in moderation but allows you to bring a lot of personality to your terrace.Flower pots, seats, cubes, balls, lantern or even silhouette with various shapes, light objects create a soft and singular atmosphere.Finally, the mobility of this solution allows you to move objects according to its desires to adapt the decoration of its terrace to its mood.
7/10Broken lamps for modular lighting
FermobThe wandering lamps gently illuminate the terrace corner.As their name suggests these lamps are easy to walk from one corner to another from the terrace, they even allow to venture into the garden.They take on the appearance of modern and luminous lanterns and are easy to walk and therefore can impose themselves everywhere.To multiply on a large dining table or to hang from nearby trees, they can even invest a window edge.A solution as practical as it is decorative for a terrace that will evolve over the evening.
8/10Spots to create discreet lighting on the terrace
Leroy MerlinDiscreet and melted in the decor, the spots embark on the ceiling, as in the ground to delimit and illuminate certain areas of the terrace.Creating very targeted light points, they are often small and are used in series, but there are however all sizes and all forms.This solution to the neat and contemporary style is ideal for emphasizing the general perimeter of the premises, as well as to mark the different living spaces.But on the ground, the built -in spots above all make it possible to create lit traffic paths, and thus compose a very organized terrace.Conversely, we can choose to install them completely randomly for a more unstructured result.Finally, we can also use the spots in a very punctual way, by disseminating them between plants for example to create a play of light between the branches of plants.
9/10Exterior terminals to shed light on the surroundings of the terrace
Royal BotaniaAnother great classic of exterior lighting, the terminals provide an effective light intake, even at a good distance from the accommodation.Often used in gardens, they are however relevant on the really spacious terraces.Creating large poles of light, they can be fixed and connected to the housing electricity network.But there are also autonomous models, which simply land on the ground and can be moved according to needs.To mark the contours of the terrace, having a few terminals is a relevant solution.But to illuminate a rest space, however, a few complementary light sources in height should be added such as garlands or lanterns.
10/10Light up your terrace with a brazier
AM.PM.The brazier is an outdoor fireplace which aims to warm the evenings where the temperatures are cooler.Generally round and equipped with a base, it can also be used as a barbecue (just add a grid to place the foods to be toast) but also as an outdoor luminaire.In cast iron or steel, on foot or directly on the ground, the designer brazier fits perfectly on a terrace with trendy outdoor furniture or in the garden.To stick to the trend, we opt for a designer model with minimalist looks.
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