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Rustic Outdoor Lighting Enhances Your Great Outdoors

May 29th, 2007 Subscribe To Our Feed

Perhaps you’re looking for a relaxed, informal, natural style in your outdoor décor. Using rustic outdoor lighting is a good way to create a relaxed and comfortable atmosphere in your outdoor areas. Lighting can go a long way to set the mood for your outdoor living areas, so you want to be sure to match the right style of lamps to the concept.

Setting the Rustic Mood with Lighting

When you use rustic outdoor lighting you are working to establish the feeling of being outdoors in the country – of being in nature where you can feel relaxed, casual, comfortable and secure. This can be a wonderful concept when using lighting outdoors. Rustic outdoor lighting is supposed to be down to earth, friendly, and simple - kind of like being at home on the farm, or at the campground under the stars.

You’ll want to use old fashioned looking lamps, nothing shiny or bright looking, or overly matched and identical. Dull-finished metals, earth tones, iron, wood, are good materials to start with. Rustic outdoor lighting calls for lamps that complement the scenery and décor without standing out. Nature-themed lights and lamps, featuring pictures of trees, bears, deer; or incorporating natural elements such as antlers are all very popular. Light intensity should not be overly bright, yet warm and inviting.

Choose Rustic Outdoor Furniture to Complete the Look

You want to follow through on the nature theme by combining your rustic outdoor lighting with outdoor furnishings and accessories that match it, such as rustic deck chairs or rough-hewn benches you can relax in. You may also want to use plants to enhance the rustic feel. Success with rustic outdoor lighting comes when you achieve consistency with both your lighting schemes and outdoor furnishings. You can have the feeling of camp and country in your backyard. Kick off your shoes and unwind with your new rustic outdoor lighting.