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Design ideas for pool area, please!

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  1. Michele

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    Beautiful back yard as well!

    Here are some recommendations for this area:

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    Path lights around the perimeter/garden bed would look beautiful (marked in blue) - any of our classic path lights would be ideal; we also have decorative bollard lights that could look beautiful in open areas like the walkway to the pool house.

    You could consider adding hardscape lights to the columns and retaining wall area (marked in green) - any style could work, I wouldn't go larger than a 12" version for the integrated models.

    You could also consider adding some uplights to any small trees in the garden beds (marked in yellow). Floodlights would be ideal for any trees you expect to grow substantially overtime, but as I mentioned on the other forum thread, spotlights or in-ground lights can be used as well. All offer uplighting and typically offer interchangeable bulbs to adjust beam spreads and brightness for the application at hand. It mostly comes down to preference and budget.

    Less is often more with lighting design - if this were my yard, I wouldn't want to highlight every shrub or tree - I'd strive for general area lighting around the perimeter while accenting key features.