Lighting Styles for Decks

Large deck at night showing lights on deck railing posts and stair risers. Located in Colorado Springs.
A new redwood deck in Colorado springs. Shown at night with lights on the deck rail posts and the stairs.

When working with our customers to design their dream deck, one option we always make sure to discuss is lighting.  Adding lighting to your deck can take it from “nice” to “extraordinary”!  Lights will add to your outdoor living space while also making it safer for family and friends.

There are different types of lighting to consider and each type has multiple styles to choose from.  We can install lights on the stair risers, post caps, or on the railing posts.  Add to your deck customization by choosing a unique style of light.

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Deck Railing and Post Lights

A wooded back yard in North Colorado Springs with a composite deck that has a steel deck railing and lighted post caps

1 – Our customer decided to install a Fortress Fe26 steel deck railing in Antique Bronze with lighted post caps on the stairs and the deck.

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Deck railing with wood post and a railing light installed for evening lighting. Deck lighting Colorado Springs.

2 – These homeowners decided to mount railing lights that match the color of the metal railing panels.

A redwood deck in Colorado Springs with a railing featuring flat pyramid post caps that are lighted for night time.

3 – Redwood railing posts feature a flat pyramid post cap that is also lighted.

Redwood deck in Colorado Springs with a metal panel railing anchored by wood posts. Each railing post features a lighted post cap.

4 – This Redwood deck railing features metal panels between wood posts. On each post, the owner elected to install light post caps.

Railing post light installed under the railing drink cap. Deck lighting in Colorado Springs.

5 – On railings with a drink cap, some of the rail lights can be installed directly under the drink cap, as this one has been.

Metal deck railing featuring lighted flat pyramid post caps. Deck lighting in Colorado Springs.

6 – This Fortress Fe26 railing includes flat pyramid post caps with LED installed underneath to appear to be regular post caps.

Deck railing lights installed on stucco support column. Deck lighting Colorado Springs.

7 – Stucco columns are used to anchor this deck railing.  The owners had us install Moab rail lights from HighPoint Deck Lighting.

Fortress Fe26 metal panel railing with 2x2 posts and flat pyramid lighted post caps. Deck lighting Colorado Springs

8 – Fortress Fe26 metal panel railing in antique bronze with 2″ x 2″ posts and lighted flat pyramid post caps.

Custom metal panel railing anchored by stucco columns with lights installed on the columns. Deck lighting Colorado Springs.

9 – This custom metal panel railing is anchored by stucco columns that feature rail lights on two of the sides of the columns.

Wood deck railing post with a black lighted post cap installed. Deck lighting in Colorado Springs.

10 -This is a Mt. Evans post cap light from HighPoint Deck Lighting.

Custom wrought iron deck railing with an Endurance hourglass rail light installed on the posts. Deck lighting in Colorado Springs.

11 – A custom wrought iron railing with Endurance Hourglass rail lights installed on the posts.

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Metal panel railing anchored by stucco columns with bell shaped rail lights on the columns Deck lighting Colorado Springs

12 – A black metal panel railing anchored by stucco columns with bell-shaped rail lights installed on the columns.

Step Lighting

Looking down the staircase of a deck to see how well the stair riser lights work. Decks by Schmillen designed and built this composite deck in northern Colorado Springs.

13 – As you can see, installing step lights on every other riser provides more than enough light to safely use the stairs at night.

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Composite deck stairs with steel deck railing. On every other stair riser are two stair lights

14 – This staircase is the same as the one shown in picture #13.  The owner chose to install Pikes Peak step lights from High Point Deck Lighting on every other riser.

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Custom Camaru hardwood deck with single wrap around stair. Step lights are installed on the single riser. From your Colorado Springs deck builder, Decks by Schmillen.

15 – This gorgeous hardwood deck was built with a single, wrap-around step featuring Genesis step lights.

Deck stairs in Colorado Springs that feature Moab step lights on every other riser.

16 – The homeowners chose to install the Moab step light on every other riser for their deck stairs.

Hot tub with surrounding composite step that feature step lights. Colorado Springs deck stairs

17 – Pikes Peak step lights were installed around the hot tub stairs to improve safety at night.

A composite deck with custom rail. On the deck stairs, the homeowners installed two step lights on every other riser along the staircase. By Colorado Springs deck builders Decks by Schmillen.

18 – This custom, composite deck is enhanced by the dual Yellow Stone step lights installed on every other stair riser.

Custom designed Redwood deck that features a bricked in cooking area and step lights on the wide deck stairs. Built in Colorado Springs by Decks by Schmillen.

19 – Custom-designed Redwood deck featuring a bricked in cooking area.  It also features two Mt. Evans style step lights on alternating risers.

Composite steps that surround a hot tub with Estes step lights installed on the three sides. Built by Decks by Schmillen in Colorado Springs.

20 – The steps surrounding this hot tub have the Estes step light installed on all three sides.

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6' wide redwood deck stairs with two Yellow Stone brick lights installed on every other stair riser from Decks by Schmillen in Colorado Springs.

21 – These 6′-wide, closed deck stairs were built with the Yellow Stone brick light installed on alternating risers.

Deck stairs with LED strip lights

22 – On this deck we installed Aurora Odyssey strip LED lights on alternating steps and post lights at the top of the staircase.

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Composite deck stairs with Lake Powell step lights installed for safety. Built in Colorado Springs by Decks by Schmillen

23 – To help improve night-time lighting on their stairs, the owners decided to use Lake Powell step lights on every other riser.

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Two composite decks connected by a staircase with step lights installed for safety in the dark. Deck stairs in Colorado Springs.

24 – When building two decks connected by a staircase, the owners decided to add Lake Powell step lights to the stair risers.

Redwood deck with partially closed stairs and step lights. Deck stairs in Colorado Springs.

25 – On their Redwood deck, the owners decided to use partially closed steps so they could install these Golden Gate stair lights.

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Small composite deck with step lights on the stair riser. The lights have a mountain and moon design. Deck stairs in Colorado Springs

26 – This small composite deck features the Pikes Peak step light.  The design features a design that evokes a sense of the mountains.