Don’t let a dark or dimly lit pergola
stop your outdoor summer fun once the sun goes down. During those long summer
months, when company stays throughout the night, you need to make sure you have
the best lighting to keep the party going. We’ve compiled a list of the top four
best ways to illuminate your pergola to keep the party going well into the
night.
Built in Lights
We understand that adding a pergola
to your backyard is a big decision. Do it right from the start by having built
in lights installed directly into your pergola. This ensures that you when it
gets dark out, you won’t need to scramble to turn find lighting or retreat
indoors. With a flick of a switch, you can host company all summer long, day or
night, with ease! Four Seasons Sunrooms & Windows offers puck lighting for
all our patio covers and covered pergolas.
String Lights
If you already have your pergola
installed but overlooked installing lighting, don’t worry! String lights are so
easy, whimsical, and budget-friendly. Commonly utilized during the winter
holidays, string lights come in varying colors, wattage, flicker modes and
sizes and are the perfect solution to lighting up a pergola. Simply hang around
the top lattice of your pergola or around the structural columns for instant
illumination. Adding these delicate set of lights to your pergola will allow
you and your friends to enjoy it all day and all night and best of all, these
lights can be purchased at your local Home Depot or Target, or online from
Wayfair or Amazon.
Hanging Lights
From rustic hanging lanterns, to
modern GE light bulbs, adding hanging lights to your pergola is the perfect way
to light up your pergola when you are very particular on style, theme, and
design. There is so many options that you can use, and every option can be
uniquely you. Easy to create yourself, hanging lights can add as much or as
little light to your space in any color you desire. Our favorite is reusing oldmason jars, strung together with LED fairy lights inside. These mason jar
hanging lights add a contemporary feel to your pergola, all white reusing and re-purposing jars in a unique fashion. No matter which design or style you
choose, we guarantee it will light up your pergola amazingly.
Up-Lighting
Looking for a futuristic look when utilizing
light? Up-Lighting is a different way to add lighting to your pergola that your
guests may not be used to seeing, making it a nightly conversation piece. The Up-Lighting
technique is simple in theory; lights that are linked to the bottom of your
pergola or patio, with a directional focus directly upwards to the dark night
sky. Up-Lighting lights tend to be very natural and soft; they are bright
enough to light the area, yet dim enough not to shine directly into the eyes of
your guests. Up-Lights are a unique way to add some brightness to your backyard
at night, and one of our favorite lighting techniques.
Lighting up your pergola is so important
and there is a style that fits everyone’s needs. Come down to Four Seasons
Sunrooms and Windows in Holbrook today for a free no-obligation design
consultation or contact us for