Creating Mood With Outdoor Lighting

Create an intimate and cosy outdoor environment, with the addition of outdoor lighting. Cosh Living offer a range of outdoor lighting options, from hanging pendants to portable lanterns. Available in a range of modern styles and finishes, it is simple to include dynamic touch to your space. 

Designed by some of Europe’s leading industrial designers, our range of outdoor lighting is built and tested for alfresco living. No need to panic when the rain starts to fall, your lanterns are built to survive the weather. However, like all outdoor furniture and accessories, if you can store your lighting out of the elements when you’re not using them for long periods of time - like holidays or bleak winters – this will ensure you get the longest life possible out of your lanterns. 

Here we take you through the benefits of adding lighting to your garden, balcony, deck or patio - and the range of ways they can be used to enhance your outdoor setting.

Setting The Mood

Whether it's a lively alfresco dinner party, romantic drinks for two, or curling up with a tea after a long day - setting the mood of your outdoor scene essential. Mood is created by adding softness, and creating an inviting atmosphere. Harsh overhead lights & spotlights are an instant mood killer.

Instead, replace them with series of lanterns, providing gentle, pleasant and flattering light. Scattering them around your sofa or outdoor dining table, where people are interacting casts a nice bright glow onto people's faces, food and objects. Placing the lanterns on the edges of your outdoor setting creates a soft boundary of light, and pulls focus to the inside of the ring of light, creating intimacy and cosiness as you focus on each other. We love the Monsieur Tricot lanterns by Tribu to add this soft touch.
 

Lighting The Way

Let lighting be a gentle introduction to the space, highlighting the beauty of your landscape both natural and manmade. Outdoor lanterns can be used to accent feature areas and highlight boundaries and dark pathways. Using lighting on approach to your outdoor scene can build anticipation and excitement for the reveal of the scene you have prepared. The teak outdoor lanterns by Tribu look incredible when places on a staircase!

When choosing lanterns with rechargeable LED illumination, there is no need to worry about dangerous cords to trip over in the dark.

Need quite a bit of light to illuminate your lounge setting? Think about choosing lanterns that sit at different heights - so you are casting light on a range of levels. Mixing and matching sizes and shapes from the same collection can be a great way to add in extra glow, but keep the scene refined and interesting. 

The Loon lanterns by Dedon are a great way to achieve this look - a stronger luminance and enhanced charm when paired together. 

Adding Beauty with Reflections & Shadows

Reflected light is a beautiful sight in the evening. When deciding on where to place your lights and lanterns - think not just about the lanterns themselves, but the reflections they create. Reflections on the pool's surface, or on the glass windows and doors, let reflection amplify the atmosphere that you’re creating. 

The same goes for shadows - let shadows of your lanterns be a feature to add flair and drama. We recommend the Monsieur Tricot lanterns by Tribu.

Adding Beauty with Sculpture

Recent advances in technology have meant the materials used in outdoor lighting are more durable and more experimental than ever before. Say goodbye to glowing blue plastic balls and electric tea lights.

The materials used are looking more natural and similar to the look and attention to detail you have for indoor accessories. It's now easy to add beautiful accents to your outdoor setting that mimic the luxury of indoor areas. The knitted & crocheted sheath of the Monsieur Tricot lanterns are a great example of this, especially when hung in pendant clusters above dining tables.

Explore lanterns with sculptural forms and intricate details - to act as art pieces, not just lighting. The varied forms of THE OTHERS lanterns by Dedon add sophistication with a playful touch.

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