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Homeowners regard their landscapes as extensions of their homes and they transition their personal style from the inside to their outdoor landscape. When people design their homes, though they are drawn towards certain styles, ultimately it’s how the design makes them feel that trumps all.
To truly design the landscape of your dreams, you may need to throw away the rule book and think about what would really make you happy.
You must look at your yard with your eyes closed and your heart open. After all, your heart knew best and landscape lighting comes to life when the sun goes down and the moon takes its place in the night sky. From highlighting water features in reflection of the moon’s glow to spotlighting a fountain that sparkles in the moonlight, every feature can take center stage and shine in its own right.
Some people can feel overwhelmed when contemplating the logistics of their lighting landscape. The planning alone can be just caused for major headaches. Before you even think about coming up with a plan, step outside and take a good look at your current landscape. What do you see? How do you want your home to look after the sun goes down? What features do you love that must stay lit after dark?
Landscape lighting does require a plan, but at the end of the day, it’s all about the feeling you get when you pull in your driveway after a long day and see your rose bush lit from within. Or the accolades you receive from your friends as they marvel at the beauty of your landscape. In the end, your landscape lighting design has more to do with your vision and less to do with a probable plan.
Once you determine a clear vision for the feel and look you desire, pinpoint specific features or areas you want to highlight. For example, do you want to highlight features of the house that have meaning to you? Are you a BBQ master who is proud of your grill and you want to light it properly? No two landscape lighting designs will be the same. That’s why it is important to spend time looking at your landscape through the eyes of what you want it to look like based on the feeling you want to experience when it is complete.
After you detail areas you want to highlight, think about style words that express the emotion you want to display. Are you going for elegant? Sophisticated? Fun and whimsical? Tropical? Applying style words to your design will not only help you understand more of what you want, but it will also aid a professional designer once you are ready to begin.
Pay attention to the feeling you want to experience when your design is complete. In the end, even the grandest plans will not give you the satisfaction you will feel every time you look upon your unique landscape that was designed from your heart.
