A Look At Fixture-To-House Proportion & Your Outdoor Lighting In Houston

Size Matters: How Fixture-To-House Proportion Can Be Determined For Houston Outdoor Lighting Fixtures

When choosing decorative outdoor fixtures, a majority of people shop for their lighting mainly based on certain visual elements like finish and fixture style. Although the actual fixture’s design is a good starting point, another area that is equally important (and often overlooked) is the right size of the fixture in proportion to your home’s size. Fixtures may appear very large in the showroom, however, when they are mounted next to a large entryway, then suddenly they will look insignificant and small. When viewed from a distance outdoor fixtures should provide an attractive and notable presence – but not be so overpowering that they will detract from your exterior landscape’s focal points.

Our design experts compiled a few tips to help you determine the best way to approach the size for your exterior fixtures in such a way that beautifies your home and enhances your curb appeal.

Where to get started?

For entryway lighting, first, measure your front door’s height. Exterior lighting may be used for illuminating the areas around your front door should have a size that is in proportion to the actual door.

Sizing Guidelines For Entryway Lighting

When it comes to entry outdoor fixtures, the most common error is to choose lighting that is not big enough. Fixtures that are too small will get lost when looking at a house from a distance. In general, fixtures should be a size that measures 1/4 to 1/3 the front door’s height – remember that lanterns will appear to be around half the size from 50 feet away. If you happen to have to two different sizes of lanterns or sconces, the larger of the two needs to be placed near the front door (and the smaller one positioned close to the garage door).

Position Guidelines for Entryway Lighting

Along with size, the fixture’s height is another important thing to consider. In general, you should position your outdoor entryway lights at eye level. More specifically a light source’s center should be 5.5 to 6 feet off of the ground. Also, fixtures should be mounted 8 to 10 feet apart.

Sizing Guidelines for Garage Lighting

Like entry lights, the fixtures surrounding your garage should be 1/4 to 1/3 the height of your garage door. The position and number of lights will greatly depend on what the size of your garage door is.

One side lantern might be enough to illuminate your one-car garage. If you have a two-car garage, you can position lights on both sides of your door. For extra illumination, position the third light in the center over the door – but make sure it is positioned high enough so that it doesn’t interfere with the regular door functioning.

A third option that can be used on a two-car garage is to place the fixtures over the top of the garage door to produce even illumination.

Sometimes outdoor home lighting may feel like it is a utilitarian home project, and it is approached by too many companies as a technological chore. The LED outdoor landscape lighting that we offer combines function and form that provides landscape lighting solutions can do more than just light your yard up. To create the very best LED landscape lighting involves the work of the design team at Robert Huff to bring collective architectural designs and to employ the latest solutions for LED outdoor landscape lighting solutions.

Our team often works with pool designers, architects, and landscapers to create Robert Huff’s renowned light effect for your business or home’s outdoor space. For more than 30 years, Robert Huff Landscape Illumination has designed outdoor home lighting with Security, Elegance, and Beauty. We also specialize in designing and installing commercial LED landscape lighting. Robert Huff customers trust us because we deliver outstanding designs in residential and commercial outdoor lighting in Austin and Houston, TX.

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