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Paint your outdoors with light |
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Throwing shadows on to walls can add real drama to the
night-time garden
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Unlike floodlighting which
‘floods’ a large area with a consistent level of light, most Hunza
fittings are ‘directional’.
This means they have a
defined beam you can use to highlight a particular feature. This might be
anything from an architectural element of your home, to a statue, tree or
even a water feature.
Other fittings are designed
to throw light down to softly illuminate steps, paths or low-level
planting without dazzling you.
The great advantage of
directional lighting is that it allows you to decide what you want to
light and what you want to leave in darkness.
So where floodlighting is
indiscriminate, harsh and flat, directional lighting is subtle, evocative
and creative.
Directional lighting also
gives you the ability to use a range of lighting techniques to ‘paint’
with light and create real drama in the night-time garden.
Uplighting larger trees or
shrubs, for example, gives height to the lit garden. It’s also great for
highlighting architectural elements like pillars or walls.
Back lighting is more
subtle, but really emphasises the structure of architectural shrubs.
Path lighting is obviously
a safety feature, but it can also draw the eye down the garden to a
seating area, perhaps, or a statue.
You can even use
directional light to create giant shadows on walls, reflect objects in the
surface of a pond, or highlight the flow of a water feature.
You really can be as
creative with your outdoor lighting as you want to be.
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