Festive lighting - the art of creating decorations from garlands, static or moving figures, decorative light sources and attributes of a particular holiday event (flags, stars, snowflakes). This kind of lighting looks appropriate both indoors and outdoors. However, getting an aesthetically attractive decoration is not so simple, because you should know exactly what types of decorative lighting can be used to decorate certain objects, and which ones are better to refuse.
Light decoration: how it all began
The concept of architectural, artistic and festive lighting was born a long time ago (about 100 years ago). Namely, in 1925, one of the districts of New York was decorated with the first rotating light balls and bright illumination. Moreover, until 1960 such illumination was given secondary importance, since it was believed that its main task was to create a festive atmosphere and nothing more.
Of course, modern lighting during the holiday is significantly different from that which adorned the streets of various cities about a century ago. Indeed, today an increasing number of people began to realize the role of festive and architectural illumination.
Differences between street and interior illumination
What is the difference between garlands and figures intended for indoor and outdoor use? Let's figure it out. Their differences are listed below:
- Price Street decorations are an order of magnitude more expensive than peers designed for indoor use.
- Variety e. Garlands designed for outdoor use have more choice in colors, shapes and sizes.
- Characteristics . Street garlands are able to function both inside and outside the premises, in contrast to interior decorations.
In turn, the high performance properties of street garlands creating festive lighting and exterior decoration are explained by the presence of special insulating material on them (this can be rubber, PVC or silicone).
Types of decorative illumination
It is impossible to imagine the festive illumination of a house without dyuralight garlands, because they steadily tolerate any natural phenomena (snow, rain) and allow you to decorate various vertical or horizontal objects. Scope of garlands dyuralayt:
- poles, columns, trunks of trees and shrubs;
- door and window openings, attic windows, roofs;
- driveways;
- the creation of marking lights (for example, the allocation of a separate strip for Santa Claus sled).
Also, to the indisputable advantages of this type of lighting, we can add the fact that the length of this garland is unlimited, therefore, it is selected in accordance with a specific task.
The presence of the controller allows you to create not just a bright, colorful illumination, but also a real color show. And the small weight of the garland eliminates the difficulties in attaching it (sometimes it’s enough to use just scotch tape).
Light grids - such a festive lighting design is a wire mesh construction, in each node of which there is a light bulb. Scope of use - any large objects: trees, bushes, garden figures.
LED rain - there is nothing like filament-LEDs, fastened together with a horizontal cable. The main scope of use of roofs and facades of buildings.
Fiber optic lighting. In this case, we are talking about a thread made of a transparent material (usually plastic), which transmits light from a source through internal reflection. A large number of such threads, connected together, allow you to create various compositions, for example: “starry sky”, “trees”, “salute”.
Fancy Lighting Decorations
Light figures on a metal frame are created on the basis of a regular or duralight garland. Most often, with the help of similar figures, New Year's festive lighting is created: snowflakes, deers, Santa's sleigh. This method of decoration is used on shop windows, bridges, building facades.
Acrylic figures perfectly imitate ice compositions. The scope of use of such light figures is simply huge, since there are a large number of options where they can be used. In addition, such compositions can have various settings, for example, an on timer or a motion detection sensor.
Solar-powered garlands. The advantages of this element of festive illumination include: safety, lack of dependence on electricity, ease of installation.
Svetodinamika festive lighting
All festive lighting is divided into four groups:
- chasing or flashing lights;
- fixing or steady light;
- chameleon or constantly changing color of light bulbs;
- flickering or selective flashing of certain lights.
Moreover, all options have a right to exist, because the scope of the use of illumination during the holidays varies. Let's say you need to decorate trees on city streets. In this case, the blinking garlands will look more advantageous.
And if, for example, it is necessary to decorate the internal walls in an apartment or house, then it is advisable to use solid lighting. It less irritates the human eye and does not distract from business. In turn, flickering illumination creates effects such as "rain" or "waterfall."
How to create a festive illumination on your own?
Known fact: properly selected holiday lighting can not only cause positive emotions in a person, but can also provoke him to a certain action. For example, yellow color helps to improve mood, and, as you know, a happy, contented person buys more. In turn, green lights have a calming effect, and blue lights attract attention.
It is worth noting that the festive illumination is usually created by professionals in their field, however, such a design can be performed independently, following simple rules:
- Do not create large holiday compositions without the appropriate experience, as the result may not be very beautiful.
- Carefully study the technical characteristics of the garlands to understand under what conditions they will be able to work as efficiently as possible.
- Strive for balance, because a very bright festive decoration can lead to discomfort for passers-by or living in a living room.
So, the special attractive lighting of buildings and landscape during the holidays has not only an aesthetic function. This kind of illumination can attract attention to a specific advertisement or sign, mask objects that spoil the landscape at night, for example, construction cranes, and emphasize the historical significance of a city or a certain area.