Light it up. Backlighting your deck's stair risers is an unusual way to put exterior safety lighting where it's needed. Simple cutouts in the risers in any pattern that suits you can yield a delightful decorative element while keeping you out of the dark.Don't make lighting the deck an afterthought. Effective lighting will increase the enjoyment you'll get from the deck. And lighting your deck will keep the view to the yard all the more enjoyable by eliminating the "black mirror" effect on windows when it's dark outside and all lit up inside. When thinking about lighting your deck, the book suggests considering:ambient light created by the bounce of light off exterior walls and surfacesshadowing to highlight interesting shapes, by shining the light on the object so its shadow is cast on a nearby surfacesilhouetting an object by placing light behind itmoonlighting by casting light down from a high spot in a treevignetting by using several lights to illuminate a spot or objecttask lighting with focused lights on a particular area, like an outdoor kitchensafety lighting, such as light on the stairs from deck to lawn

Lighted steps

love this!!!!

lights

Love the cutouts

Deck lights

Everything

totally cool!!!!

lights

Stair lighting

lighting!

Deck Stairs

Love the stairs

Lights thru slits in risers!! Nice idea!!

Great idea!

lighting

lighting on the deck stairs!!

deck stairs

backlighting on deck stairs

neat!

back steps (one pattern every other step)

Backlit stairs

Stair lighting

Lighted cutout stair risers

Step lighting

Love this innovative lighting solution!

Lights

back steps

Love the patterns cut into the risers. Deck idea?

white risers/dark decking

Lighted stairs

CT - different patterns to light steps at night

Love the straight line

Lights

Lights

Backlit stairs

Lighting stairs

Lighted stairs

Lighting

cool stairway idea

lights for the stairs

Wooden stairs

Love this idea

I like the lighting on the steps.

nighttime lighting ideas

Lights

lights

Deck Stairs

cool lights

lighting the deck

grid is Frank Lloyd Wright-esque

Lighting

STEP LIGHTING

lighted stairs

steps??!!??

Backlighting of stairs

cool light patterns

Lighted outside stairs

Lighting

Deck stair lighting

Backlighting stairs

like this idea

Interesting

lighting

Back lighting stair risers

Stair lighting

Lights

Love

great outdoor steps

Light

unique lighting concept, easily personalized

This is great!

Lighting

cool under-tread lighting!

Cool Idea!

too cool for outside

lights in pattern on steps. so fun

How possible is this? Costly?

Lighting raisers

Luces en la escalera

Stair risers

stair lights

Lights through steps

Cool

Clever and practical

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love desing

Backlighting on rear deck stairs

I like the stair lighting concept.

Cut outs with light behind steps

cool lights

Lights in steps

cool

step lighting

lights on stairs

white risers, dark wood

steps

stair

Love lighting

Like the riser idea with lighting for the steps leading up from the driveway to the deck

Deck lighting

LIghted steps

Fun

That is just soooo awesome

Great way to light steps - interesting and safe

lights

stair lighting

Lighting

Stair lights

lighting

Great light idea

Love the pattern and the extra safety lighting

Stair lighting

way cool stair lights for exterior stairs

stair risers

lighting under stairs

luminaria em escada

Lights stairs

We like how the function of the lighted space is 2nd to the decor of the lighting. We also like that it is different, altogether. Not necessarily something that we would need as an addition but to share an idea of what (kinda) on what we like, something a little different but cozy.

What a great idea for porch steps!

Lights on stairs

lighting in the stairs

illuminating the whole riser- this too busy

stairs

Just one!

step lighting

Cool idea

Risers

Stairs 2

lights behind stairs

Detalles Escaleras

lighting

exterior patio stairs

'Wow step lights"

I love the lights behind the design. My husband said If I was going to do that it wouid say something like. "Watch where you are going don't fall. LOL

lighted steps

lights on the stairs - great idea

backlighting

deck

stair lighting

Lights

so cool - for Ana's

omg

Great idea for the front steps!

lighting

lighting

Lighting at deck stairs

stair cut outs

Lighting in the stairs

Decks

Love the lighting design just would prefer a more consistent pattern but pretty awesome

lights

stair lighting

Nice designs

Contre- marche carreaux

Pattern lights are interesting but I don't know if I'm a fan or not

crazy backlit risers

Backlighting stairs

under deck

funky and cool

Step lighting

ceative and fun!

Step lights

love light idea

stairstep cutout lights

lighted porch steps to entranceway

Great steps and design

Interesting staircase lighting

well lit stairs, thru riser lighting + patterns :D

LIghting.

Lite steps

Cool Deck stairs

porch stair lights?

Fun lighting.

lighted deck stairs

outdoor

deck stair lighting

Deck Lighting

Outdoor stairs

FANTASTIC

Stair lights

back porch risers

Cool backlit design steps

Outdoor light

light on risers

Outside steps lighting

Interesting lighting concept

fun and functional lighting

Step lights

Stair lights are money

Love the lights!

steps

outside lights for steps

Lighting

Lighting for Steps is Essential.

Stairs

Creative

LOVE!

Front porch lighted steps