A tiny after-dark decision tool
Choose the sentence that sounds most like your space. Open it for a lighting direction—not a shopping list.
I lose the path after sunset.
Your first layer is route. Mark turns, steps and changes in grade with low, shielded light. Repeat a modest fixture at a calm rhythm; avoid turning the path into a runway. In our guide, begin with circular path disks, deck corners and motion sensors.
Our patio works, but nobody wants to stay.
Your first layer is room. Bring warm light to face height with curtain lights or a stringer. Add one lower pool of light at a table; keep the far edge darker so the gathering place feels held.
The yard becomes a black wall beyond the window.
Your first layer is landmark. Choose one tree, wall or planting mass and light it from below or across. A single illuminated destination makes the property feel deeper than many evenly spaced lights.
Everything is visible, but nothing feels magical.
You need contrast and one surprise. Switch off half the lights. Then hide a small moment—fireflies in a shrub, mushrooms along a side path or an orb beyond the main view. Wonder needs darkness around it.
Still not sure?
Walk the property once without buying anything. Our first-evening exercise will show you where light is actually missing.
Lightscaping 