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Published on 03/31/22

Jeanne Canto for Calimia Home

Selecting light fixtures for the front porch may seem like a complicated process, but don't worry— we're here to help. Below, we're sharing 25 front porches and stoops that continue to inspire us and will also help you weigh the merits of sleek sconces, traditional lanterns, show-stopping pendants, and so much more. Get ready to light things up!

• 01 of 25

  Be Beautifully Asymmetrical

  @cottageandsea / Instagram

  A single sconce is a great choice for those who crave a perfectly asymmetrical look. If you're feeling artful, opt for one with a bit of intrigue to it, whether in terms of shape or color. Not sure where to begin? Consider playing off the shade of your front door or window shades, for example.

• 02 of 25

  Install Outdoor Sconces Throughout

  @lemonleafhomeinteriors / Instagram

  You may wish to spread sconces out throughout the length of your front porch. This ensures that everyone can enjoy ample light while spending time outside during the evening hours. Here, a single sconce illuminates a small nook that's outfitted with welcoming Adirondack chairs.

• 03 of 25

  Opt for Sweet Symmetry

  @lemonleafhomeinteriors / Instagram

  Many people will opt for two sconces flanking the door for a clean, symmetrical look. What's great about this option is that it's compatible with a wide range of exterior styles, whether your home is a colonial, craftsman, Victorian, or something else entirely.

• 04 of 25

  Keep it Simple

  @kirsten.diane / Instagram

  Alternatively, a simple pendant light on its own may be enough! Here, a modern pendant light makes a bold statement and contrasts against this home's white brick exterior beautifully.

• 05 of 25

  Incorporate a Pendant Light

  @lemonleafhomeinteriors / Instagram

  Those with a covered entryway may also wish to hang a pendant light in addition to sconces on both sides of the front door.

• 06 of 25

  Light the Way

  Kate Marker Interiors

  A single sconce hangs above an ornate plaque detailing the history of this home, which dates back to 1860. Hanging the sconce here is a great way to draw visitors' attention to this cool fact, too. You could also install your sconce over your house numbers if you have those hanging in a similar location.

• 07 of 25

  Oh-So-Stately

  Mary Patton Design

  Beautiful lanterns make a classic statement outside this stately white brick home.

• 08 of 25

  Juxtapose It

  Jeanne Canto for Calimia Home

  While this home is more traditional in style, modern black sconces provide a fun juxtaposition to the exterior.

• 09 of 25

  All in a Row

  Evens Architects

  A row of pendant lights illuminates this expansive porch, which doubles as a beautiful outdoor dining spot. The pendants, combined with candles and a fireplace, cast a romantic glow.

• 10 of 25

  Fabulous Flush Mount

  Evens Architects

  A flush mount is sleek and practical in this outdoor gathering space. Sizable outdoor furniture instantly turns the front porch into a second living room of sorts, making it easy for friends and family to gather on warm weather days without even having to step foot indoors.

• 11 of 25

  Go Nontraditional

  Jeff Roberts Imaging for Nicola's Home

  When designing this home, Nicola Mangenello had her eye on something a little bit off the beaten path. “The light fixtures I selected for this porch are by Bevolo and the style is French Quarter Yoke Drop," she says. "It’s a wonderful fixture because it can be either electric or gas. I chose them for the non-traditional way that they hang. Considering the oversized scale of the home’s columns, I felt the porch needed a larger fixture to balance them out."
  

• 12 of 25

  Light the Path

  Margaret Rajic for Elizabeth Drake

  “Create an inviting front porch with decorative lighting that provides an illuminated path up to the front door," designer Elizabeth Drake encourages. "This lantern with a glass top was selected for highlighting the blue ceiling feature, and its corresponding wall sconces at the door. I extended the home’s color palette of blue and silver onto the porch with a black accent front door.”

• 13 of 25

  Try This Cheery Touch

  @_chrissmithphotography_ for @mikestevenshomes / Instagram

  This wraparound porch features string light for an extra dose of brightness. If your porch offers wooden beams like this, wrapping lights around them can be a great way to make the space feel even more welcoming and illuminated when entertaining at night.
  

• 14 of 25

  Stay Cool

  @blessedlittlebungalow / Instagram

  A fan is a must for hot summer days on the front porch. Opt for a fixture that also features lighting so that you can continue to enjoy the fan's benefits at night, too.

• 15 of 25

  Get Minimalistic

  @bytheolivetreehome / Instagram

  This metal sconce—and the pendant that is a larger mirror of it—is perfect for the minimalistic entryway.

• 16 of 25

  Make a Statement

  Ashley Webb Interiors

  You will certainly want to choose an overhead fixture that is proportional to your entryway ceiling height. The taller it is, the more dramatic you can go when it comes to pendant lights! this one features a long chain that makes a sophisticated statement.

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• 17 of 25

  Keep It Straightforward

  Britt Design Studio

  This Hamptons style home features a simple pendant light that allows the detailed window moldings to really shine and become the focal point.

• 18 of 25

  Get Artsy

  COTTAGE + SEA

  A modern pendant light with a beautiful rounded bulb doubles as art on this front porch.

• 19 of 25

  Go for the Globe

  Tyler Karu

  Globe-shaped sconces add modernity and style to this front porch. The colors play to the home wonderfully, drawing from the white paneling as well as the black front door and window panes.

• 20 of 25

  Make It Matchy Matchy

  Tyler Karu

  Lanterns sconces look lovely outside this colonial style home, while plants on either side of the entryway keep the symmetrical look going.

• 21 of 25

  Be Traditional

  White Sands Design Build

  Lantern style sconces remind us of simpler times when entryways were truly lit by candlelight. As the above image shows, this style of fixture doesn't have to be reserved for colonial style houses by any means.

• 22 of 25

  Rock the Recessed Lighting

  White Sands Design Build

  Recessed lighting illuminates the entryway to this coastal style home, which, with its multiple porch areas, is extremely well equipped for outdoor entertaining.

• 23 of 25

  Opt for the Mod

  Whittney Parkinson Design

  An ultra-modern outdoor sconce illuminates this home's entryway and complements its sleek window style at the same time.

• 24 of 25

  Make a Simple Statement

  Whittney Parkinson Design

  This Arts and Crafts style home features a simple pendant in the entryway, allowing the stone exterior to really be the statement maker as one walks up to the front door.

• 25 of 25

  Add a Pop of Copper

  Maite Granda

  Copper is a popular finish when it comes to outdoor lanterns; the ones above pop against the home's white exterior.

Modern stylish street lamps - how to order street lighting lamps for the city and a private house

Street lamps fill the surrounding space with magic. Being an obligatory part of the arrangement of streets, squares and country estates, they organically fit into the modern urban infrastructure and create a unique atmosphere of intimacy in private areas.

Various lighting accents, expressed in one or another design version of the lantern, make landscape design more expressive. Our lamps favorably emphasize the beauty of architectural compositions, decorative plantings, recreational areas on your site.

Field of use of garden lamps and lamps

Modern stylish outdoor lamps for a country house are very versatile. Their main functional purpose is to provide lighting at night. As a rule, we produce a set of lanterns from the same series-collection:

• for lighting the entrance gates and gates
• wall lighting at the porch near the front door
• ground bollards illuminating paths and recreation areas
• hanging and wall lantern compositions for illuminating terraces, porches, arbors

Where park lights are used

In addition, we make street lamps for outdoor lighting of the urban environment: pedestrian paths, parks, alleys, general urban lighting. We also carry out orders for models for highlighting outdoor advertising and decorating buildings.

With decorative and fabulous models of the Russian Lanterns, the city acquires an exciting aura, akin to the one that comes with the New Year. Waves of electric light cover the avenues, and from this a positive mood spreads everywhere.

Modern park-type lanterns are installed on:

• embankments;
• in youth parks;
• in recreation areas;
• on walking avenues;
• next to ring roads;
• along city highways;
• at transport stops;
• on pedestrian sidewalks.

The formation of an outdoor lighting system is also relevant for owners of country cottages or summer cottages. They are mounted along the paths, at the entrance group, around the recreation area. They also have a lighting function. At the same time, they ennoble the territory and make it cozy even when night falls on the house.

Let's make beautiful lanterns in a modern style

Today's architectural solutions allow the use of lanterns of different styles - from romantic Pushkin to laconic modern and loft . On the territory of a private estate, restrained and unambiguous forms are appropriate. They should not clutter up the space. Their task is to visually designate a free perspective.

In the electronic catalog of the studio "Russian Lanterns" you can choose neat and very expressive models of ground lamps in the style of postmodernism, minimalism, constructivism. They are mostly square and cylindrical in shape. Compositions of glass and metal correspond to the spirit of our impetuous times.

You can choose ready-made solutions from the author's studio collection. It is also possible to manufacture street lamps to order according to your individual sketches. We know everything about the planetary light, so we are ready to fulfill an order of any complexity.

Advantages of modern street lamps:

• They form a diffuse light flux, which seems to spread out in all directions.
• They give rise to a feeling of understatement.
• Do not burden landscape design.
• Remain invisible during the day thanks to its compact size.

All our models are made using laser cutting technology. We use structural steel with a thickness of 2 to 4 mm for the manufacture, so we guarantee the mechanical strength and durability of each sample.

Street lamps for summer cottages - photo options for ideal lighting of a country house

Until the 15th century, people had no habit, and, probably, there was no such object through which the streets would be illuminated at night. When a decree was created by the British mayor that lanterns should be hung out on unlit paths in winter, guiding lights began to spread more actively around the world.

Today, few people imagine how it is possible to live in impenetrable darkness, as our recent ancestors had to live before. Previously, the flame, bred in a dark and safe cave, was a lifesaver, because it scared away wild animals, uninvited strangers. Perhaps that is why a modern city dweller feels more comfortable if a “ray of the sun” burns on the street?

In the conditions outside the city, it becomes increasingly necessary to install a lantern, because there is no usual neon lighting, and the appearance of a light source both ensures safety and protects to some extent. The lighting design, or rather its correct location on the site, creates a comfortable atmosphere.

Types of lamps for summer cottages

All devices for street lighting can be divided according to the purpose of use. Lanterns perform two functions - they illuminate dark areas and are used as backlight in landscape design.

If we consider the first situation, then the lamp is a landmark on the site, protection from falling, from injury. If we talk about the second situation, then thanks to such lamps, the dacha becomes not just a dacha, but a work of art, and has a special energy.

Lanterns are divided according to the method of their attachment: wall, ground, floating, mobile or portable, as well as floor lamps.

According to the type of main light source used, they are LED, incandescent, fluorescent, halogen, and even already powered by solar energy.

Wall lanterns give the home and interior first of all refinement, but at the same time the staircase at the entrance is functionally lit. Such a lamp is distinguished by its original design, compactness.

Today you can buy a wall-mounted spotlight and use it to protect the site. How? The light of such a spotlight covers the entire surrounding area.

Floor lamps are more common. Their design is simple, they are easily attached in the right place, they play the role of a lighted place in an unobtrusive place, they can become the contour of alleys, decorative paths, and recreation areas.

Mushroom lantern - a type of floor lamp. Thanks to him, a fabulous, very beautifully creeping light can be created - the rays are reflected from the inner, usually mirror-like surface of the mushroom cap.

Cabinet, like a cylinder or a pole - all fixtures are similar in design to a floor lamp. Outwardly, they are more concise and rather original.

Ground lamps are used for contour designation of the walking path. Place such lamps along the edges of the road surface.

If the gazebo has a fixture, then you can install a "street chandelier" - dark evenings will be held in a comfortable and cozy atmosphere.

The choice of external lighting elements is extremely wide and therefore it is not difficult to choose a lantern made in the required style.

The choice of lighting devices

When choosing street lamps for a summer residence, you should initially understand the type of lighting device. But this is not enough. You can not do without studying the technical possibilities, at least the basic ones. The climate in which the lantern will be used in the future, how often precipitation falls, how sharply the temperature changes, how often there are gusts of wind, is of utmost importance.

In order to have a long service life of the lantern, choose a luminaire made from quality materials. The safety of using the lamp on the site is important.

Remember to use a light lamp - the price of the lamp is cheap, but during operation it consumes a lot of electricity, and moreover, it is impossible to achieve a soft glow from it.

Solar street lights are gaining popularity because they are easy to use and economical. Light bulbs, though expensive, but justify their name during use.

LED street lights allow you to achieve the desired glow pattern, emphasizing the designer's idea. Increasingly, these lamps are used to create night lighting.

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