No. 16 Outdoor Lighting · Mediterranean
Winding Courtyard Walkway with Path Lights
At night, warm path lights and tree lighting illuminate a gravel and flagstone walkway bordered by agaves, bougainvillea, and a white stucco house with red terracotta roof tiles.
Design notes
Mediterranean design is about shade and thick walls. Look for stucco in warm neutrals, terracotta or travertine underfoot, arches and loggias that throw deep shadow, and gravel courtyards rather than lawn. Water is small and central — a fountain, a rill, a tiled spa — and planting is drought-tolerant: olives, cypress, lavender, rosemary and bougainvillea. Wrought iron, blue-and-white tile and a long table under vines finish the picture.
What to look for
- Layers: one overhead, one at eye level, one low along the ground
- Whether you can see the fixture or only the light
- Colour temperature — everything warm, nothing blue

