In outdoor lighting, lanterns and torches can really bring in that exotic feel in combination with the stars in the sky, with everything looking lovely in the moonlight. If you enjoy your time outdoors that is even better. Outdoor lanterns can light up your garden, your patio, and your porch with their cozy glow. Lanterns make great accent lighting ideas. Your patio torch can be a fixed or portable type. Torches cover a larger area, and can be used especially when you are having guests over for a garden party. Garden lanterns can be used as accent lights to highlight certain areas of your landscape. These are also available in different shapes, sizes and materials and can add to your property looks. There are those granite lanterns that can look great even when they are not lit as they look like showpieces in your garden.
Some property owners prefer the hanging electric lanterns that come in exotic designs. They look great when you use them to light the pathways on your property or around your pool.
We usually use a portable battery powered electric torch as emergency torches and these can be carried around wherever we go. Oil and kerosene lanterns are also quite bright and the natural flame does a good job of lighting your way. One advantage with natural fuels is even if you have a power blackout, you will have them handy as emergency torches so that you are not left in the dark. Candle lanterns are also very useful and cost efficient and they do not produce a noise like the other lanterns. They burn with a natural flame, and serve as a heat source as well as light source. This is convenient when you do not need to use your outdoor fireplace on warm summer evenings when you plan to do your cooking outside on the bbq grill.
Tiki torches can be used to light your garden pathways, pool, or around your property. They can be bamboo Tiki torches, or torches made of metal like aluminum, steel and also stone torches. Torches can use gas or oil as fuel. Propane torches and propane lanterns are popular. You will find most camping lanterns are powered by propane and these are safe to use. There are gas-powered torches whose flames can be adjusted as per requirement, and these do not go off when there is a heavy breeze.
Particularly when you have barbecue parties, Tiki torches are very popular, for that happy festive look. Just browse online and you will be overwhelmed by the choice in torches and lanterns. There are lots of these that used just for the occasion and put away at other times. But people generally tend to go in for those that can be used the year around, so that they can enhance their outdoor landscape lighting permanently. The Bamboo Tiki torches look charming and you can buy them from your local garden stores during the season. Many of these torches work with paraffin or citronella oil as fuel. Citronella oils are said to keep pesky insects at bay. You might have to put some of these torches away during winter, opting for another source of lighting instead. You also get copper, aluminum and steel tiki torches that are longer lasting and more durable.
With rising energy bills, though, people prefer to install solar powered lanterns and torches. As an alternative energy source, solar energy is just perfect. While electric table lanterns also do serve the purpose for temporary lighting, you would still need electricity to use them. Solar table lanterns on the other hand, can be used even when there is no electricity. You have a choice of solar yard torches and solar garden lanterns in a wide choice of designs.
