11. Luminescent Mushrooms
A big garden coupled with a love of fantasy and fun makes you the ideal person for some quirky outdoor lamps. The lights are made of one translucent material that appear white and opaque when off and suddenly glow when switched on. The whole mushroom glows gently, illuminating the natural foliage around them. However mushrooms rarely grow on their own so you can make your whimsical lighting more realistic and fun by clustering many of these together or dotting them around the garden for a cohesive garden design.
12. Short LED Garden Lamps
These simple little knee high lights are ideal for lining a pathway. Their height and material allows them to illuminate only the path in front of you in a comforting soft light so you’ll never lose your way. The reflective stainless steel casing helps to reflect their light down as well as being attractive and very modern. The plastic casing has a subtle rippled texture that refracts the light for a gentle luminescence. The LED bulbs give off very little heat so they are safe for a garden setting and use very little electricity so they can be left on at night. If you are very eco conscious these also come in a solar powered version so you can achieve all these benefits without using electricity at all.
13. DIY Mason Jar Cluster Outdoor Lamps
Mason jars are a very popular rustic chic item, especially when it comes to DIY’s and this is no exception. This eclectic outdoor lighting can be easily DIYed by drilling through the mason jar lids and connecting wiring and a light bulb through it. Be sure to use LED or energy saving bulbs so they don’t heat up inside the jar. If you aren’t well versed in dealing with wiring or electrics please ask for help so you don’t shock yourself. Clustering various colours of the same shape together is simple and effective.
14. Strategically Placed Garden Up And Down Lighters
Carefully considered placement of the plainest lighting such as up and down lighters can highlight certain parts of your garden while leading you down a path at the same time. Due to the fact that the item being lit up is the main focus the design of the light itself gets put on the backburner and is often hidden in shrubbery anyway. Down lighters have been placed by the stairs to prevent tripping while uplighters illuminate a tree and flowering bushes. The way the light plays through the leaves is attractive and textural for a very atmospheric walk to your front door.
15. Upcycled Plastic Flower Outdoor Lamps
If you are eco conscious upcycling is probably on your radar. Upcycling in unexpected ways like your lighting is a great way to bring your passion for the environment into your garden decor. The flower shape makes it feel perfectly at home in a garden setting. The plastic is naturally waterproof and translucent so it lets light shine through it and glow in a gentle way for a very atmospheric soft light. In this case using LED lights is imperitive so you don’t melt the plastic.
16. Cute Novelty Lanterns
Elaborately patterned hanging lanterns such as these can be easily hung up and moved around for everyday use or decorating for a party. The variety in patterns creates visual interest when the lights are switched off as well as a variety of light quality when the light is on.
17. Rings Of Light Around A Patio
Simple stylized mushroom shaped pedestal lamps are a sleek way to illuminate the corners of the patio. The black domed housing is elegant in the light and disappears in the dark so the patio seems to be lit by floating rings of light. Pairing them together creates an other world effect of being surrounded by suspended rings of light.
18. Semi Submerged Cube Of Light
A statement pathway is a smart way of introducing your guests to your house before they even reach it. This design is the perfect example of how light can help you do that. The striped grass and grey paving pathway is lit sporadically by these box lights which appear to be half buried in the green lawn which is interesting and quirky. The casings take the form of black cubes with one open side exposing the natural wood finish. The light is cast from the inside of the box. The effect is innovative and will heighten the interest of anyone walking up to your home.
19. Moroccan Inspired Decorative Metal Lanterns
Traditional Moroccon lanterns are incredibly rich in detail and make delicately ornate lighting decoration. They can be painted or left in raw metal for a more sleek or rustic appearance to your outdoor decking. When they are on the intricate metalwork designs cast an amalgamation of illuminated patterns across these wooden stairs. Creating a cluster of these lanterns together in various shapes and sizes and on multiple levels creates a rich texture even when the lights are switched off.
20. Tiny LED Lights Along A Pathway
Sometimes you want the vessel holding the light to disappear the light it casts be the main focus. A set of miniature LED lights in a slim matte black casing light up a pathway with tiny spotlights. The thin black pedestal is elegant and unobtrusive in the dark, which makes the lights appear to be hovering twinkles working their way down the path. They are small in statue but provide a stunning look worth twice its size.
