Lighting is an essential part of any outdoor event. If that lamp is a portable lamp you can carry it anywhere be that indoor or outdoor. Whether you’re planning a wedding, birthday party, or other special occasion in the garden, you need to consider how you light it up in the evening.
Today we will put decorative portable lighting centre stage allowing it to steal all the limelight.
- Truly Portable Light can be used anywhere.
- LED powered which has low energy consumption
- No need for Cables
- Long running time on a single charge
- Multi use so one lamp for indoors and outdoors
- Decorative and practical
If you want lighting outdoors but haven’t got an electric supply opt for portable or solar lighting.
Portable lights don’t require cable or sockets. You don’t need to plug them in they are battery operated. Which means you can roam free and take a table lamp with you, how novel. With most portable lamps of the decorative variety the batteries are charged or should we say re-charged via USB.
All are LEDs and are the most efficient form of lighting. It takes very little power be that sunlight or USB charging to power them.
How To Choose A Good Portable Light Source.
There are several different kinds of portable lighting available, lots of decorative alternatives. You should choose a type of lighting based on the aesthetic you like be it modern, traditional or vintage there aRE portable lamps for any occasion and space. Explore the full collection of portable battery lamps at LightingCompany.co.uk
Which Type of Lighting Is Right For You?
Solar Lighting
LED lights are becoming increasingly popular because they’re more energy efficient than traditional incandescent bulbs. They also last longer and produce less heat than other types of lighting. However, they do require charging in advance. If you’re planning an outdoor event, you might consider purchasing a solar powered LED lights if you don’t always remember to charge things. Solar lights will charge themselves when exposed to sunlight. The advantage of portable over solar is the portability, you could use the lamp indoors and simple pick it up and carry outdoors onto the patio for an evening.
Solar Lights are charged by the sun and shine bright in the evenings. Both solar and portable lamps are perfect for anywhere outdoors. Many of us now understand and are familiar with solar lighting but portable lamps are new, so we won’t dwell on solar you can find all you need to know about solar lighting in previous articles.
Indoors or Outdoors
Whilst we call them portable you don’t have to carry them in the way you’d carry a torch they’ll stand as a table lamp does on a surface, in gravel or on the patio. There are some indoor use only which can be taken outdoors in fair weather but other have IP ratings akin to hardwired outdoor light that can be rained upon and it’s perfectly safe. This gives all the perks of home lighting but you can use in the park, at the beach or your own back yard.
Lighting Design Tips.
To make sure your outdoor garden event looks its best, you’ll need to use a few types of lamps. Enough to light the area you are hosting the event, but also the pathways to. Of course as guest transition from one space to the other a lit pathway takes care of safety.
Although in the dusk you don’t require too many lamps to bring the right ambience, just a few, strategically place lamps is enough to enhance the magic, creating a lovely moody lamp light.
TOP 5 Portable Lamp Choices
Here’s how to choose the perfect lighting design for your event.
These examples give all round light whist others direct the light downwards.
If we had to shortlist some of the best here’s our top 5 portable lamp choices.
- The Kettle 22 is a modern portable lantern that beautifully illuminates your interior or exterior. The Kettle 22 can be used in multiple ways with the right accessories as a floor lamp, table lamp or on a spike.
- The BOB To – Go is a modern solar powered lamp. Bob creates a warming ambience and looks great lighting up a garden pathway or on the terrace. Plus it automatically turns on when darkness falls.
- The Lester is a traditional yet modern style LED table lamp. Providing 7 hours of full brightness its the perfect accessory for a garden party for the later evenings.
- The Funghi is a light to make a song and dance about. Featuring built in Bluetooth speakers so music can be played on the go anywhere. It’s IP44 so perfect for outdoor use by the hot tub, camping or on the beach.
- The Lighting Directory is a great solar powered outdoor lantern that doesn’t cost the earth. The LED is charged by the sun and is backed up with a USB charger for the winter months. You can control the ambience at a touch with the 3 stage touch dimmer.
