How to Light  Front And Back Door Entrance

 

 

 

When it comes to illuminating your front and back door entrances, picking the correct lighting is an essential task. A well lit entrance provides a welcoming, often cosy look and is the first impression that visitors such as friends and family will notice, whilst it also allows entry to your property with ease, whilst allowing you to identify your guests with ease. The several lighting options when it comes to lighting your front door or even back door and size, style and finish are just a few points to take into consideration when selecting your outside lights for a front door.

What Type Of Lighting Is Available to Illuminate Your Front Door?

Outdoor Wall Lights are often installed outside front doors, often in pairs in an array of styles and sizes, providing a decorative and symetrical look. Many domestic properties have a canopy or porch at the entrance to the property where an outdoor ceiling light is relied upon, normally in the form of outdoor pendant lights and porch ceiling lights - often flush and semi-flush or even IP65 rated downlights which are recessed. Many customers often have a mixture of an exterior ceiling and wall lights so finding a matching pair is a popular choice. 

What Style Of Exterior Lights Are Available To Light Up Entrances?

At WT Lighting we boast a huge rage of exterior lighting, manufactuered using high quality components and matierials, designed to last in the somewhat predictable cold, rainy British weather. We deal with some of Europe's leading lighting suppliers of outdoor lighting, including, Elstead, Quintiesse, Mantra, Dar, Astro And Konstsmide just to mame a few. We boast a huge range of both modern and traditional outdoor lighting styles varying from both small to large sizes and anything inbetween. Firstly it is important to identify whether you require statement lighting or something more simple and timeless, secondly it is crucial to puchase a light/s in keeping with the property and sometimes area. Choosing the correct size of light for your installation area is also essential, picking something too small, especially on a large property can make it out of propotion and look like a dot, likewise, picking a light which is too big will also not promote your property. 

Should I Choose Warm White Or Cool White Led Lights For Outside My Front Door?

Warm white coloured led lightbulbs and lights often promote a cosy and welcoming appearance. Often decorative led light bulbs and vintage filament light bulbs, can prove a welcome addition and add character to many traditional, vintage and rustic exterior lights. Alternatively cool white led lamps and light fittings, promote a crisp, modern look and are ideal for adding to modern and new build homes and rendered properties craving the lastest exterior lights.

Can You Get Front Door Lights With Pir Motion Sensors?

Outdoor pir lights prove a great addition for adding to exterior surroundings and are perfect for installing outside a front or back door. When the evening commences and dawn approaches a pir motion sensor will detect movement, often a visitor and illuminate the light like a switch would, for a period set on the pir (This can be altered and varies per light or pir). Lights can be purchased with a pir or several lights both ceiling or wall can be wired to a seperate pir which will control them all in sync. The important point to remember is the pir needs to be angledand directed at the area which a guest or visitor would arrive, even if it is not next to or near the light fitting. For example it could be on the corner of the house aimed at the drive, even if the lights were installed outside the front door.

What Lights Are Popular When Lighting A Front Door?

Outdoor up and down lights are a popular choice when installed as a pair and are often continued around a property. These provide a decorative light, which illuminates up and down to create a decorative look.

 

 

Linear stick lights as we call them are a great addition to modern homes and properties. Perfect for installing outside front and back doors, as well as bifolds, these decorative led outdoor wall lights, offer style and size. Available in an array of sizes, they sit nice and flush to the wall and provide an ambient light working well in groups.

 

 

Outside Lantern lights have been around for a long period of time but they are still a popular choice for many. The majority of outdoor lantern lights offer a traditional look, but there are also some more contemporary outdoor lantern wall lights and ceiling lights available in pendant or flush formats, generally square or rectangle in shape perfect for installing individually, in pairs or groups.

 

Smart lighting is a new phenomenon which is getting more popular day by day. The idea of controlling your lights, colour rendering, brightness and when it's on or off is proving a tech lovers dream.

Are All Exterior Lights Waterproof?

All of our external lighting products are tested and given a relevant water ingress protection rating, more commonly know an an Ip rating. The ip rating will determine where the light is suitable for installation. AT WT lighting we boast a huge selection of outdoor lighting with varying Ip ratings. The most common ip ratings are ip44, ip54 and ip65. Most lighting which is installed outside a front door will be rated at ip44. For more information on Ip ratings please contact our technical team.

Are All Outdoor Lights Mains Powered?

The majority of exterior lighting products are mains powered however we also boast a selection of solar lights, which are simple and easy to install and don't rely on an electrician installing them. Both economical and cheap to run, solar lighting can prove an easy cost saving option in some circumstances, but please bear in mind, position of light can effect the charging time and output and general application - For example under a canopy isn't an ideal selection.

We hope this has helped with any queries you may have had regarding your front and back door lighting. We also boast a huge selection of outdoor lighting for all areas of domestic and commercial properties. For anymore information please, browse our outdoor lighting section, visit our extensive lighting showroom or contact the sales team now.