People need outdoor lighting fixtures more often than not. Outdoor lighting fixtures are used to provide a large space with strong lightings. They are used in private places (like backyards and above garage lighting) and public places (like roadways, gas stations and streetlights). There are some important things you must know about outdoor lighting fixtures if you are planning to get them.
1- Most lighting fixtures used for outdoors are streetlights. They are heavy-duty lights that last longer than most lights used inside houses. They are installed as high as possible so that the light covers as much area as possible.
2- Some types of outdoor lights use certain gases and chemical elements to produce lights. One type of this outdoor lighting is Neon gas liberation lights commonly known as “Neon lights”. Another type is sulfur lights. They emit strong light and heat. This heat causes humidity after few hours of use (this is the reason behind the strange aura-looking thing around them). Therefore, these lights are not to be used indoors under any circumstances. The light produced is a type of yellowish orange rather than white.
3- To make sure your outdoor light lasts a long time you have to do a few things. First, choose suitable wattage for the light so that it does not eat up electricity. Then choose a strong durable shade for your lighting fixture so that it could endure different changes in the weather.
Source: Interior Design 4