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Recommend some OUTDOOR lighting

18 years ago

We have to select fixtures for a new rooftop porch & deck. The lights will be mounted on the posts holding the porch roof up. We're looking for something very cool and modern-looking but not too expensive (and not blindingly bright); we particuarly like lights with a (modern) nautical influence. What are some of the major good-quality brands we should be looking at?

Here's one of the possibilities we're considering (see link).

Here is a link that might be useful: outdoor light

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JohnnieB
Original Author
18 years ago
No replies, but we're going with the Hinkley "Saturn"--this turned out to be one of the easier decisions in this whole project!

BTW the question came up as to whether we want these on a dimmer. Our architect said that outdoor/porch lights don't need to be very bright in the first place, and a dimmer shouldn't be necessary (and if we use compact fluorescent bulbs, can't use a dimmer anyway). On the other hand, it would be nice to have very dim lighting for certain occasions. :o)

Here is a link that might be useful: Hinkley Lighting
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