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Choosing the Right Outdoor Lighting for Your Business

Whether you’re building a new business, creating a new setting for an established one, or simply looking to revamp your storefront with outdoor lighting this spring, you have some serious choices ahead of you. Whitmer’s Lighting can help you choose and install your lighting solutions, but you definitely should spend some time thinking about what you need before you give us a call. Here’s a bit of advice on choosing the outdoor lighting that will work best for your business.

One of the first things that you need to think about is the purpose of your lighting system. If you’re located on a busy city street or in a plaza that is already well-lit as far as security lights, street lights, and parking lot lighting goes, then you probably need to focus more on highlighting your business so that people will notice it when they drive by at night. If, on the other hand, your business is isolated or in a dark area, it’s important that you blend the desire to be noticed with the need for better security lighting, which will make your business safer for your employees and customers and which will also help lessen your chances of having an after-hours break-in.
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Questions to Ask About Your Garden Lighting

Choosing the right outdoor lighting for your garden area is just as important as choosing where to place the pansies, peonies, and poppies. Some people assume that they can throw together lighting, but the result ends up being either tacky or ineffective. In order to create a garden that you can enjoy both by day and by night, you should contact Whitmer’s Lighting today to get a great design for your garden area’s lighting. Before you do, though, here are a few questions that you should ask yourself to help you see what you need in lighting for your garden area.

What Do You Do In the Garden at Night?

This is probably the most essential question of all, and it’s one that the design technicians at Whitmer’s will definitely ask. Some people spend hours at a time outside after dark, playing games with their children, grilling burgers, or enjoying a glass of wine in the quiet, but others venture out only onto the porch area for half an hour after dinner. Obviously, with different outside activities come different garden lighting needs.
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Three Reasons to Have Your Home Garden Lighting Professionally Designed

One of the great joys of homeownership for many people is the do-it-yourself experience. Some people are relaxed and energized by installing their own flooring and painting their own walls, and this is great. Even if you are one of these people, though, it can be a good idea to have your outdoor lighting designed and installed professionally by an experienced company like Whitmer’s Lighting. Before you write this off as an unnecessary expense, read these three reasons why professional design by an experienced company like Whitmer’s Lighting is important for the success of your garden lighting.
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