How to light a veranda with original and design ideas

Those who are fortunate enough to live in a small villa, in an apartment on the ground floor or in two-family homes often decide to set up a veranda, a pleasant external space that can be completely customized, perfect for enjoying the beautiful sunny days, pleasant summer evenings or even to enjoy a moment of relaxation perhaps with a good book. However, the veranda, to be particularly welcoming, especially when daylight inevitably tends to fall, requires proper outdoor lighting in order to represent an integral part of the house, easily usable even for a dinner with friends or a simple aperitif together. How to light a veranda? Here are a series of useful tips and design ideas to make it pleasant and even more suggestive.

How to light a wooden veranda

Particularly important, and certainly not to be underestimated is the external veranda lighting, essential to make this environment functional: today it is possible to easily use  outdoor spotlights or other design solutions able to give the most aesthetic effect impactful even if it is not particularly simple not to fall into banality.

The Veranda evokes the summer, the evenings in company spent outdoors or still a moment of relaxation enjoying a suggestive starry sky: however, it is opportune not to forget that it also represents the area of ​​the house that frequently precedes the entrance, thus characterizing the classic trait union between interior and exterior. However, this environment normally constitutes a small portion of the house: this is why it is necessary that it is in any case aesthetically pleasing thanks to the presence of design elements and accessories, together with lighting that is as functional as possible.

 Wooden veranda lighting: the most functional solutions

The most suitable type of lamps for verandas varies according to the size and space that constitutes this environment. If the lighting can normally take on practical and safety features, it is advisable not to put design and aesthetics aside. It is therefore true that outdoor lamps they are perfect for illuminating the exterior of the house at night, discouraging any ill-intentioned but it is equally important not to neglect the possibility of giving the external environment, a suggestive and more livable aspect. When choosing lights for the veranda to be used, it is necessary to consider whether this environment is completely open, therefore exposed to environmental factors such as fog, rain or wind or if it is alternatively equipped with sliding or glazed doors. This difference is relevant because, based on contact with humidity or not, it will be possible to opt for conventional veranda spotlights rather than LED strips or vice versa.

The led lights for the veranda represent an excellent compromise between style and functionality: if the veranda is closed and therefore not at all exposed to humidity, it will be possible to focus on the IP20 protection type indicated precisely for covered and closed outdoor areas since the individual LEDs do not present protection and are completely free.

Otherwise, if instead, the veranda is open, it will be necessary to resort to models characterized by an IP65 / 6 degree of protection, or led lights specifically designed to illuminate the rooms exposed to the weather thanks to a surface protection that isolates the individual LEDs present. The outdoor lights for led porches to represent a simple and practical solution. The low weight and small footprint allows you to position them with extreme simplicity in any corner of the environment, creating suggestive and strategic light points. The very low voltage (12 or 24V) significantly reduces power consumption, helping to minimize the expenditure of electricity, without however affecting the brightness.

A very valid an alternative to outdoor LED spotlights is instead represented by the LED or strip strips, equally modern and functional, able to combine the smallest footprint, the ease of installation given by the double-sided adhesive in the lower part and the remarkable brightness and energy efficiency.

Shades for veranda lamps

The ideal shade of light for a veranda, whether it is open or closed, is rather subjective, but must be taken into consideration when it is necessary to choose the type of outdoor lighting. Normally it is preferable to opt for warm light (2700-3000K) because it is more pleasant, relaxing and able to make the environment more welcoming and hospitable. However, if the surrounding environment and that of the house are particularly modern, nothing prevents the choice of a natural light (3500-4000K), bright and free of chromatic deviations that could be annoying to the eye.

How to illuminate an outdoor veranda and create pleasant plays of light that can "warm up" the atmosphere? On the market, modern and design solutions are available that can take advantage of LED technology without having to compromise on style. Lamps, ceiling lights, spotlights that are completely similar to furnishing accessories will contribute to making the environment modern and welcoming, but at the same time elegant and refined: moreover, we know that a beautiful lamp is a distinctive feature and a complementary element to the furniture that can also make an external environment an integral part of the home.