Elevate Your Next Paver Project With A Built-In Light Solution That Totally Wows

It doesn't matter if you're planning a paver project for your backyard or front yard — this project is going to make it feel like a light bulb just went off over your head, or more accurately, went off under your feet. There are a lot of ways to light a garden path, but you can elevate your next paver project with a built-in light solution that totally wows when you install tiny lights. The little bursts of brightness are known as paver lights, which are made by several different manufacturers and in numerous sizes, shapes, and other configurations. The most difficult choice a homeowner might have to make is to determine which ones to get. Whether cylindrical and wired into a power source, battery-operated strands, or flat, round, and solar, lighting up your pavers will make your path or patio pop.

If you're planning a project, you may be weighing all kinds of details like the type of paver bricks to use or the landscaping to put around it. When exploring things like the simple paver DIY that takes boring walkways from drab to fab, lighting is sure to be one the considerations. A common way to light any paved area around a home has been with solar lanterns. An excellent lighting option, however, that isn't always top of mind is well lights, which have several advantages over other kinds of lights. They are embedded in the ground thus making it easy to maneuver around them, they are durable under most weather conditions, and they usually are LED so they're energy efficient.

Outdoor walkway lighting adds ambiance and makes your yard safe, and if walkway lighting makes everything more aesthetic and secure, why stop there? Well lights can help with paver projects on porches, patios, and driveways, too. The small in-ground cylinders are best installed when the pavers first are laid. Well lights are hard-wired, and when installed directly into pavers, a plug needs to be drilled out of them. That's easier to do before they've been laid. If you have an existing hardscape and want to have some well lights installed, it can be done, but the pavers will need to be pried up before placing wiring and lights. If you need to know how to install lighting in your garden or anywhere else, the hard-wired lighting will be a few more steps than a solar light, but you won't have to worry about whether cloudy days will interrupt your ambiance. You can get a package of eight ZUCKEO low voltage LED well lights for $59.99, but you'll also need to purchase a low voltage transformer (to convert standard home voltage into low voltage) and low voltage wire in the length you need.

Lighting always seems to add the final perfect touch even when you've just created the perfect DIY garden path that will fit in any yard. That's why if adding well lights seems too complicated because they're wired, and you're back to considering solar as an option, you may want to opt for in-ground solar lights. These small, Martian spaceship-shaped lights can't be placed in pavers, but they could go in the grass next to them. Just attach the stakes, and the base will lay flat against the ground.