Modern exterior lighting is mostly about restraint. The best examples don’t show off the fixtures. They show off the house, with crisp edges, calm surfaces, and a handful of carefully placed highlights. If you can walk up the driveway and ...

Modern outdoor light fixtures share a few traits. They have clean lines, little decoration, shielded light sources, and usually built-in LEDs rather than old style bulbs. Beyond that common look, the category covers a lot, from slim wall bars to ...

Good house lighting exterior starts with the house itself. A brick colonial, a stucco ranch, and a board and batten farmhouse all react to light differently, so copying a photo from another home rarely gives the same result. Before choosing ...

Outdoor home lighting works best when it fixes a specific problem rather than just adding more fixtures. Most people buy lights because something bothers them, like a dark step, a bare wall, or a yard that feels uneasy at night. ...