Creative Lighting for Outdoor Living: 40 Festive Projects

by Chris Rankin

Enjoy the summer evenings in your outdoor room with mood-setting lighting that you have made yourself. The smart and easy-to-make projects in this book can enhance the design elements of your home, extend the time you spend under the stars, and improve the security of your property.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1579902138
• ISBN13: 9781579902131
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: Lark Books (NC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.8" x 10.3"

Customer Reviews

expert opinion

Once it is understood that this DIYer is mostly about candles, not about incandescence, the book's charm becomes apparent. Those seeking a tighter focus on low voltage outdoor lighting may be disappointed but the 14 page introduction clearly states the author's intent. The introduction provides a brief, helpful overview of "electrical lighting" and lighting concepts. Since there are currently 13 listings under "landscape lighting", 9 of which are actually about the topic, this review (and the 8 others) is meant to guide the seeker in the search. This book is another in the fine series of Lark publications on DIY crafts projects.... Forty projects are illustrated and detailed ranging from the sublime (Ikebana-like colored glowsticks in a clear glass vase) to the ridiculous (Alice-in-Wonderland teapot tikis). Beautifully photographed and with a crisp, airy layout the text is clear, concise and minimal (plus I found only one typo). A book on candelaria! At last a topic even more specialized than low voltage landscape lighting. Nice job Chris.