{"id":2809,"date":"2021-07-22T10:02:12","date_gmt":"2021-07-22T10:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jacklehr.com\/?p=2809"},"modified":"2025-09-23T02:59:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T06:59:05","slug":"best-outdoor-lighting-for-allentown-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jacklehr.com\/blog\/electrical\/best-outdoor-lighting-for-allentown-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Which Outdoor Lighting is Best for Your Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jacklehr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/iStock_000002414883Medium-300x200-1.jpg\" alt=\"nsplash\"  class=\"img-fluid\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Outdoor lighting installation has practically become a branch of landscape design all its own in Allentown within the past decade. Previously used for functional reasons alone, outdoor lighting has evolved and changed, allowing homeowners virtually endless options. This is great news, as it adds a layer of uniqueness, and a method of really making your home design \u201cpop\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>There are, of course, functional reasons to seek outdoor lighting installation for your Allentown home. Safety and security are <em>always<\/em> primary factors in home design, and security lighting technology has made leaps and bounds toward making you and your investments safer overall.<\/p>\n<p><em>Need an <a href=\"\/service-area\/electrical\/allentown-pa\">electrician in Allentown<\/a>?&nbsp;<a href=\"\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-cke-saved-href=\"\/contact-us\/\">Contact the certified specialists<\/a> at Jack <span data-scaytid=\"1\" data-scayt_word=\"Lehr\">Lehr<\/span> Heating, Cooling &amp; Electric today!<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Which Outdoor Lighting Is Best For Your Home: <span data-scaytid=\"2\" data-scayt_word=\"Aesthetics\">Aesthetics<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Looking for new, exciting ways to improve the <span data-scaytid=\"3\" data-scayt_word=\"aesthetics\">aesthetics<\/span> and visibility of your landscape? You\u2019ve got your work cut out for you! The sky\u2019s the limit, But, this does present a bit of an issue. How do you choose the right outdoor lighting design for <em>your<\/em> home? Well, we\u2019ve got some pointers for you:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Accentuate existing fixtures. <\/strong>Is your landscape built around a particular trend? Maybe you have a particular garden patch, grove of trees or a gorgeous sculpture in your yard. These make great focal points, that can be improved with what we call \u201cspot lighting\u201d, or by way of accent lighting.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Highlight your home. <\/strong>Be proud of your gorgeous home, and put it on display with what are called wall-washing techniques. These lights are set to gorgeous illuminate the walls of your home, proudly displaying your structure with soft, strong light.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Water lighting. <\/strong>If your landscape features a pond, pool or other water fixture, you\u2019re wasting its potential if you <em>don\u2019t<\/em> use underwater lighting!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Path lighting. <\/strong>Illuminating your pathways really can fall under security and safety lighting <em>or<\/em> aesthetics. It serves as an attractive method of viewing safe pathways, guiding guests to your home <em>and<\/em> keeping them safe on the trip!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Security Lighting<\/h2>\n<p>The safety of your home is always a priority. To reduce the threat of accidents and vandalism, nothing bests modern home security lighting. Improve the safety of your home with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Flood lighting. <\/strong>Positionable, simple and highly effective, flood lighting can be set to cover important entranceways to your home, or to illuminate potentially hazardous pathways around the exterior of your home.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Motion sensor lighting. <\/strong>Energy efficient, and highly effective, motion sensor lighting is great for deterring home invasion. It\u2019s also a great option for added safety in the event of emergencies. Locating a switch isn\u2019t always something you\u2019ll remember in the heat of the moment!<\/li>\n<li><strong>More lighting. <\/strong>The great thing about achieving home security through lighting is that <em>any <\/em>form of light improves safety. by layering aesthetic options, your home can become safer as well. Utilize path lighting, spot lighting, tree lighting and various other forms to make your home safer, and more attractive in the same installation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Outdoor Lighting Installation With Jack Lehr<\/h2>\n<p>The certified electricians at Jack Lehr have been bringing superior <a href=\"\/electrical\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-cke-saved-href=\"\/electrical\/\">electrical solutions<\/a> to The Greater Lehigh Valley area for years. And we would love nothing more than to assist you in achieving the exterior design of your dreams! <a href=\"\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-cke-saved-href=\"\/contact-us\/\">Contact Jack Lehr<\/a> today to learn about our installation options, and how we can assist you best.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Outdoor lighting installation has practically become a branch of landscape design all its own in Allentown within the past decade. Previously used for functional reasons alone, outdoor lighting has evolved and changed, allowing homeowners virtually endless options. 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