Outdoor Lighting Techniques For Your Kitchen Worth Implementing This Summer
Summers are always the perfect time to enjoy the outdoors during the day and night. As the days get longer and nights warmer, you need to gear yourself up to make the most of the perfect outdoor weather. The outdoor living areas and kitchen become the ideal areas for spending time with family and friends. They become a much-welcomed break from the indoor spaces.
The sun is in plenty during the summer, but that does not mean that your outdoor lighting should be limited to this natural, abundant source of natural light. Consider injecting some landscape lighting to ensure that the outdoor fun you have during the day extends well into the night. Below are a few techniques for achieving this that are worth considering.
1. Hardscape Lighting for Grills
Having the grill going in the dark as you try and make your famous BBQ is somewhat frustrating. You do not have a clear view of the food you are preparing when grilling in the dark. As such, you are prone to serve a meal that is overcooked or undercooked. It would be disheartening to have spent a lot of time preparing the BBQ only to undercook or overcook it because you do not have adequate lighting.
Hardscape LED strips and spotlights can ensure that you illuminate your grilling area. You can install the lights above the grill so that you have ample lights. It ensures that you do not cast a show off the grill when using the elevated spotlights that are illuminating the grilling area.
2. Downlights for Work Areas
The LED lights may not suffice if you have a full outdoor kitchen. Such a space means that you have ample room to prepare your food outside the house. However, this can be hard to do if you are in the dark. Given that the area is bigger than the grilling area, you will need to illuminate it using downlights. With the light produced by these bulbs, you will not overdo the seasoning or fail to see every step of what you are doing. You can opt to use the white-light downlights or decide to work the accent lighting variety that helps add some flair to the outdoor space at night.
3. Deck Lights for The Eating Area
You may not need too much light to see where your mouth is, but eating in the dark is no fun. If you have a decking that serves as the outdoor eating area, then you should ensure that it’s adequately lit. Consider enhancing the ambient lighting of the bulbs that are illuminating the kitchen or grill area but installing deck lights. These should produce a soft glow so that people can see where they are sitting, walking, and what they eat. With a deck in place, the options of how to spend the summer nights in the outdoors at home are plenty.
4. Fire Pit to Eat Around
A fit pit is an excellent addition to your backyard if you love cooking outside. Such an installation will be perfect for enjoying those summer cookouts and also come in handy as the month’s transition into the colder seasons. As such, you will not have to dread the chilling temperatures if you have a fire pit in your yard. It can be the “wind down” zone after enjoying a hearty meal. The fire pit can help transition into dessert as guys cuddle up close and get warm and cozy around the fire. The fire also doubles up as a source of light is perfect for setting the right summer night mood.
5. Spotlights for The Surrounding Areas
Your backyard area is not limited to where you cook and eat; you also need to consider the other areas. The lawn, flowers, shrubs, and trees are all integral to having a beautiful garden where people love to spend their time during the summers. As such, they also need to share in the spotlight. Show them off by using spotlights and downlights that can be set in a way that they illuminate certain garden features and plants at different angles. So, if you have water features or a unique plant in your yard, then allow it to be the pride of outdoor space.
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