Paver Lighting Ideas: How to Light Up Your Pavers Stylishly?

 

Installing paver lighting is one of the best ways to enhance the beauty and functionality of your outdoor living space. Proper lighting allows you to extend the use of your patio, walkway or driveway long after the sun goes down. With the right lighting design, you can create an inviting ambiance for evening gatherings, highlight architectural features, illuminate pathways, and add safety.

When planning your paver lighting, it's important to think about the overall goal and mood you want to achieve...

Uplighting for Dramatic Effect

You can uplight specific landscape features, like ornamental grasses, textured walls and towering trees, to make them stand out at night. For cozy seating areas, aim uplighting directly on dining tables or chairs to distinguish and illuminate the space. Uplighting along the house can showcase interesting architectural details like textured stucco, decorative tilework or faux finishes.

Silhouette and Grazing Lighting

Grazing illumination strongly accents the texture of materials and dimensional changes... landscape lighting techniques.

In-ground Well Lights

Well lights work especially well for open patio areas and pathways...

Linear Lighting for Definition

For example, low-profile LED tape lighting mounted under the lip of each step riser...

Hardscape Accent Lighting

Install recessed or protruding bullet spotlights to highlight mosaic tile patterns...

Step and Pathway Illumination

Low-voltage, cool white LED step lights installed on risers or recessed into side walls...

Paver Color Enhancement

With naturally colored glass, translucent resin or rock pavers, fiber optic lighting lets you change the color of the glow. The light emissions shine through the material to create brilliant hues you can control with a DMX controller...

Romantic Dining Areas

String lights crisscrossed above the dining space provide a canopy of illumination...

Driveway Safety and Visibility

For long driveways, low-level path lighting every 10-15 feet provides continuous illumination. All driveway lights should use low-glare light sources to avoid blinding drivers or neighbors.

Security Lighting for Safety

Flood lights automatically turn on when activity is detected to startle intruders...

Smart Lighting Tech and Automation

Smart lighting hubs and apps allow you to customize lighting scenes...

Energy-Efficient LED Lighting

LEDs last up to 50,000 hours before needing replacement... LED color temperatures let you set any mood from warm white to daylight. And dimmable LED lighting allows you to control the ambiance from 0-100%.

Solar Lighting Options

Solar-powered spotlights, bollards and post lanterns are widely available...

Create a Lighting Masterpiece

Mix varying intensities, color temperatures and styles of lighting to create a versatile lighting design...

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