Choosing gazebo lighting is an enjoyable part of designing your garden, and one where your imagination can flourish. Gazebo lighting includes an array of interior and exterior lights depending on the style of your gazebo and how you want it to look. You also want the lighting in and around your gazebo to match one another and blend with lighting elsewhere in your garden and the rest of your home.
Set the tone with an ambient ceiling light
Interior ambient lighting is usually established using a central ceiling light or several ceiling lights spaced apart. Ambient lighting should also be chosen with respect to accent lighting and task lighting. This semi-flush ceiling light contrasts an antique shade with a modern-style base making it versatile for different types of interior design. It can, therefore, be used as a source of ambient light in both rustic-style and more modern gazebos.
If you are looking for more unique and unusual sources of ambient lighting, you could try these modern sputnik chandeliers. The lengths on the arms of these chandeliers are adjustable, and this could be useful for the small space in a gazebo. Due to their modern style, these are best suited to more modern and chic styles of gazebos.
Your gazebo can also be adorned with a more vintage-style ceiling light such as this industrial 3-light pendant light. The ropes on these ceiling lights can be adjusted to accommodate the lower ceiling typical of a gazebo. They are ideal for hanging over a surface such as a kitchen island, but can equally be used as a room centerpiece. The lights can also be installed on an angled ceiling which is useful for gazebos with angled roofs.
Alternatively, you can set the ambient lighting tone in your gazebo by using these single-point ceiling lights. These are semi-flush making them ideal for low ceilings, and are better suited to flat rather than angled ceilings. They are easy to install and easy to clean. They can be used as a single central ceiling light in a small gazebo or used as a set to provide adequate lighting for a larger gazebo.
Lights for the exterior of your gazebo
You might want to sit outside your gazebo and do some star gazing or enjoy warm summer air, so put some lights on the exterior for sitting out in the evening. These outdoor wall sconces are a simple way of lighting the exterior of your gazebo and are suited to both rustic and modern styles. These lights are anti-rust and made with toughened glass meaning that you won’t have to worry about their durability.
Alternatively, these bubble glass wall lanterns can add a little magic to your gazebo walls. These unique-looking wall lanterns create a star-like effect due to the LEDs contained within the glass column. The metal parts are made from high-quality steel, and the bubble column is made from a single piece meaning that you can leave these lights on the walls without worrying about rain, snow, or high temperatures.
Whichever you choose, be sure to choose the color temperature of your exterior wall lights with respect to the color temperature of your interior lights to ensure all the lighting in your gazebo fits together. The color temperatures of the interior and exterior lights do not necessarily need to be the same but need to be chosen carefully. For example, you could use a natural or cool blue light on the interior ceiling light for brightness and a warmer bulb on the exterior lights.
String lights for inside or outside
You can use string lights to brighten both the interior of your gazebo or the area of the garden surrounding it. If your gazebo is particularly large, you may want to use string lights as accent lighting to compliment the ambient lighting provided by main ceiling lights.
These dimmable string lights are an ideal source of enchanting yet subtle lighting. They can be set to three different temperatures of white lighting (cool, neutral, and warm) to match the rest of the lighting on your gazebo. They are solar-powered meaning no cables are required going into your property, and can be used with a gazebo positioned a long way from your house mains.
These RGB string lights can be used to provide a multi-color source of lighting to your gazebo interior or exterior. These lights combine eight different colors and six lighting modes and will add a splash of color to your gazebo interior or exterior. The lights come with dimmable function and a remote control so you can adjust the lighting based on the occasion. These lights are also solar-powered.
Turn garden plants into luminous displays
You can even light up the bedding or potted plants surrounding your gazebo. These swaying garden lights move with the breeze giving them a firefly-like appearance. They can be used either as a display on their own or positioned in and around plants. They are solar-powered meaning no need for cables.
Add some sparkle to your gazebo terrace
If your gazebo has a terrace, adding lights to it will add some extra beauty to your outdoor space as well as helping to keep you safe from trips and falls. These solar deck lights will add a touch of warm white across your terrace steps and flooring, and are available in brown, black, or white outer shells. These deck lights have lighting sensors meaning that they will come on at dusk and switch themselves off again in the morning.
If you prefer a more quirky feel, these mason solar jars can be placed along terrace steps and flooring as a source of warm white, cool white, or multicolored lighting. These mason jars have 30 LEDs inside which is 10-15 more than most mason jars. This will ensure that plenty of light is added to your terrace. The lights are solar-paneled which means no cables running along your terrace or the replacement of batteries. You can also hang them along your gazebo.
Lighting up your gazebo for events
If you’re using your gazebo to host an event, these sound-reactive light chords are an ideal way of creating a party atmosphere. The lights are controlled via a mobile application to enable the lights to respond to the music being played. You can even use the app to control the color and behavior of each light on the strand individually.
There are a total of 16 million different color combinations available, and the app has a color picker function so you can set the light colors based on a photo of your gazebo interior. This allows you to create lighting that exactly matches the appearance of your gazebo.
If you need LED light cords of greater length but do not need the sound-reactive functions or color-picking functions, these LED light ropes are 3x the length and provide a similar source of lighting. They come in 18 colors and seven light modes making them ideal for creating a party atmosphere. Each 99-foot string has 300 LEDs to provide plenty of light.
Enjoy bug-free evenings
You can even use lighting to protect your gazebo from unwanted bugs. This mosquito-killing lamp will attract bugs including mosquitos so you can spend time on your gazebo without being bothered. As well as attracting and killing bugs, the light can be used as a task light when doing jobs outdoors and has an additional flashlight in the base in case of emergency.
