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With spring on its way, it's time to fresh up your favorite outdoor space. Outdoor patios and porches are extensions of your living space and deserve to be just as fashionable as your interiors and the proper lighting will transform the way you use your outdoor space. A bold, eye-catching chandelier will make a serious impression in an outdoor room, while fun, portable outdoor lights can take a party to any corner of your backyard. Whether you want to light up the night sky or add some decorative appeal to your outdoor patio, there is an outdoor lighting fixture to meet every taste and style. Here are some of our top ideas to add some illumination and personality to your patio.
1.Consider Outdoor Pendants
The right pendant lighting can set your space for the greatest of outdoor parties. Outdoor pendant lights suspended from an overhang will direct concentrated light above outdoor dining or seating areas. Consider finishes that will mesh well with the surroundings, such as a galvanized metal finish that contrasts beautifully against dark wood. Our choice is Romeo Outdoor by Flos.
2. Stay Neutral
If your patio features stonework, look for a complementary finish in your light fixtures. For lighter stone finishes, look to stainless steel or lighter metal finishes. For darker stone, a bronze or black fixture will subtly blend in and allow the light to play off of the textured areas. Flos Outgraze50 has a grazing effect, with a curtain that bathes the architecture, bringing it out, with perfect solutions for every height and configuration, presented in a rich and functional technical collection.
3. Go High-Tech
If you’re into all things high-tech, look for table lamps that have been brought into the 21st century. Cordless lamps are perfect for outdoor spaces, since they can travel with you inside and outside. Acronym of Fonte Luminosa Autonoma Itinerante (Itinerant and Autonomous Light Source), FLAI by Diomede is a manifesto about the freedom to personally experience either indoor and outdoor lighting.
4. Easy Ambiance
Eating outdoors can be quick and easy with a few lamps. You don’t need ceiling lights or bulky light sources to make your outdoor space more inviting. Simply add a few outdoor table lamps to your patio table to make your dining experience more intimate and atmospheric. Designed by M. Anastassiades for Flos, Last Order is a rechargeable table lamp that diffuses light through a transparent solid crystal base whose shape makes reference to architectural typology of the ancient column.
5. Freestanding Lanterns
"Since forever, the lightbulb is protected by a glass globe. Today, this disappears in favor of the light. It is the both poetic and surrealistic idea of dematerialized architectural lighting and the memory of the space occupied by the light." – Philippe Starck for Flos. An elegant outdoor lighting collection, In Vitro presents a series of glowing glass lanterns that magically appear to illuminate on their own, like pure architectural volumes of light. Available in 4 versions: wall mounted, bollard version, suspended and ceiling version.
6. One with Nature
If you really want to add a design element to your outdoor pool and patio, choose outdoor floor lamps that blend in with natural elements. Choose outdoor lamps that capture natural, authentic forms, like designs reminiscent of reed stems, plants, or flowers such as Reeds Outdoor by Artemide. The fluidity in aesthetic here can especially complement water features like a pool, pond or fountain.
7. Take Indoors, Outdoors
Outdoor chandeliers are a perfect way to add a sense of radiance and glamour to an outdoor dining area. An outdoor chandelier that you might typically see in an interior space can deliver a beautiful contrast to a more rugged outdoor space. DRYLIGHT Outdoor Chandelier by Masiero will never let you down!
8. Bigger is Better
The famous Tolomeo, icon of the Italian Design, becomes giant. The Tolomeo family is expanded to include a new outdoor product. In scale 4:1 relative to the table model, it’s both indoor and outdoor. You can choose Tolomeo XXL Outdoor or Tolomeo Paralume Outdoor for a smaller version but still maintaining the same concept.
Source: ylighting.com; veranda.com