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Spots & Built-in · March 2026 · 6 min reading

How to choose a powerful outdoor spot?

Lumens, IP, lighting angle, power supply: the 4 criteria that decide whether your spot survives in winter.

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Team Lumihome
Published on 12 March 2026
How to choose a powerful outdoor spot?

A good outdoor spot is not just an eye-catching one. Four technical criteria determine whether it will really last in time, resist the seasons and deliver the light you need.

1. Lumens, not watts

The wattage indicates the consumption, not the brightness. For the actual brightness, it is the lumen which counts:

  • 10 – 80 lumens: decorative tags, atmosphere
  • 100 – 300 lumens: terminals and aisle appliqués
  • 500 – 1,500 lumens: entrance, garage, parking
  • 2000+ lumens: projectors, large facades, safety

2. The IP index, the only guarantee of waterproofness

The IP is a two-digit code: dust, then water. For external use in France, aim at a minimum IP44. For ground lighting near a gutter or swimming pool, IP65 or more.

Lumihome publishes the exact IP on each product sheet. No marketing round.

3. Solar, 230V or 12V?

Three solutions, three cases of use. The solar is unbeatable for flexibility and zero cost but depends on the sun. The 230V guarantees constant power but requires a connection (and often an electrician). The 12V low voltage is ideal around the swimming pools and for secure self-installation.

4. Manufacturing quality

Failures do not come from LEDs — they come from joints, motion sensor (UV ageing), battery (12 to 24 months on cheap models) and foot (rust). stainless steel or heat-lapped aluminium, with replaceable lithium battery.

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In summary

For an outdoor spot that lasts: lumens adapted to your use, IP44 minimum (65 if direct exposure), consistent power supply with your project, and quality materials. Lumihome masteres the 4 criteria on the entire range.

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Outdoor lighting: 8 ideas to illuminate your summer evenings

Lumihome Tips · 6 min reading
Outdoor lighting: 8 ideas to illuminate your summer evenings

The nice days are coming, you cleaned the garden furniture, pulled out the deckchair and dusted the barbecue. Have you thought about sublimating the exterior lighting ? To enjoy your garden at night during the long summer evenings, a pleasant and efficient light is required. But, for which luminaires to choose? How to illuminate summer evenings outdoors? Here are all our ideas.

1 - Light terminals to define the contours of your terrace

To continue enjoying your terrace and dinner with friends once night falls, quality lighting is required. You can choose from recessed spots, but outdoor LED terminals are also a solution. Undesirable, they are often available in different sizes to illuminate small and large surfaces. Discover the Lumihome range rich in models. Their avant-garde look will brighten your terrace with style and efficiency. Discover the most beautiful and stylish outdoors in the world. Luxor terminals, Pyramid and Liberty. Available in different heights, they offer powerful lighting, while maintaining reduced consumption, and meet high manufacturing standards. Ideal for outdoors! 

2 - Decorative lighting to create a warm atmosphere

The outdoor lighting has a practical function, of course. But you can also install decorative exterior luminaires to bring a small touch of originality to your terrace, for example. The light of the outdoor decorative luminaires is not enough to illuminate your garden, but the effect on your guests is guaranteed! Discover the Lumihome light sphere. It has an IP65 protection index that allows it even to be installed in wetlands. 

You can also choose a bright LED garland. Synonymous of conviviality, it attaches itself to the trunk or branches of a tree, on a wall of canisses or on a jar placed on the floor. There are many possibilities. Discover the pack outdoor garland Lumihome. Its 7.5 meters long will allow you to dress all of your outdoor space for warm aperitifs and barbecues.  

3 - Lighting for your pool

Are you one of the lucky ones who own a swimming pool? To enjoy and refresh yourself when the heat wave is installed, again, you need to invest in quality lighting. Not only will it allow you to enjoy the midnight baths, but it will also bring added value to your water body. Equip yourself with Lumihome 12V luminaires. Especially designed to illuminate the basin approaches, this range will bring the bright atmosphere that it needs to your pool, for an enhanced outdoor and a safe water body You're ready for a pool party!

4 - Built-in spots to illuminate terraces and paths

If you have young children, the outer terminals are not necessarily a good idea. They may be hit by balloons, toys, or your children might also run away. So, to delimit your paths and the contours of your terrace, you can opt for the Lumihome built-in spots. From the first rays of the sun, it is good to be able to enjoy the mild temperatures and summer evenings. By installing recessed spots, you define a real living space outside the house explains Christophe Coelho. Discover our range and create custom lighting by positioning your luminaires at regular intervals.

5 - Wall-mounted appliques for a welcoming terrace 

The summer terrace is the place where you spend the most time. It is the ideal place to unwind, chat with friends or dinner, just like that. So it is this space you will need to illuminate as a matter of priority. After having delimited the contours thanks to the recessed spots and light terminals, it is interesting to bring light up. Discover the 230V Lumihome wall-mounted appliques that will give a completely different dimension to your friendly moments. 

6 - A lamp to be placed to illuminate a staircase

Your outdoors has a few steps? It's an opportunity to light them too! Not only will it allow you to secure access to it, but also to have the lights here and there on your staircase will allow you to bring a little touch of additional charm to your outdoors. Lumihome offers you the solar lantern to pose Picasso. Like a giant candlestick, this timeless terminal will take place on your steps as well as near a garden furniture or at the ends of your terrace for a lighting atmosphere. 的Her UV amplifier makes it very efficient and its light selector allows it to adapt to your needs, explains Christophe Coelho. 

7 - A suspension to transform the terrace into a living room

Summer, we spend more time outside than inside the house. So it is important that the terrace be arranged accordingly. Furniture, decor, lighting... every item is important for your comfort. So, if your terrace is covered with a pergola or shelter, you can decorate it with a suspension, as you would in your living room. Discover the Ventana suspension signed Lumihome and crack for its timeless style. 

8 - Solar lighting for gardeners and borders

The exterior lighting also has a decorative function, you must not forget. A practical exterior, it's good, but a functional garden and pleasant to look at, it's even better! For this, what better than solar lighting. Ecological and economical, it allows to illuminate and bring small touches of light once night falls thanks to the energy of the day stored. 的Have some solar lamps in your gardeners or at the contours of your borders for a lighted garden as soon as the sun falls, points out Christophe Coelho. The Lumihome solar range stands out from conventional solar luminaires because of its power and the quality of its solar sensors. Quick to install, Lumihome solar lights are available wherever you want and offer you a bright and efficient light for highlighted outdoors and beautiful summer evenings. 



There are many solutions to light up your summer evenings. Don't forget that whatever luminaire you choose, you will have to make sure that it is waterproof and suitable for outdoors to withstand rain, wind, and weather. 



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