As a licensed real estate agent (and homeowner) myself, I’m always looking for ways to increase curb appeal. I love landscaping around my home. I took pride in doing the work myself (not to mention the money I saved). Over the years, I’d sculpted a beautiful lawn with deep red mulch beds, trim bushes, and healthy trees. It was quite the sight to see, during the day. But that was my problem.
See, my neighbor had just had outdoor lighting installed around his home, and it looked absolutely beautiful. Now, I wasn’t the type to get jealous, but even I was a little green at the sight of his home lit up at night.
“I remember asking him how much the lighting cost. He told me AU$4,500 dollars! I knew I was stupid to even ask.”
So I put my hopes for a beautiful, brightly-lit home to the side and got back to the landscaping. But it was hard to forget how nice her home would look when every night she could see the neighbor’s house, seemingly glowing in the night. But all that changed one day.
I was watching the DIY Network, getting ideas for improving my lawn. The host talked about how important lighting was for creating the perfect picture at night. Now I was really getting frustrated. I couldn’t escape it! But then the host did something that really got my attention.
After explaining the importance of lighting (which I was all too familiar with already), the host grabbed something from off-screen and drove it into the ground. She then explained that what she was using was called OutdoorBright. I was glued to the TV.
After the show ended, I immediately started doing some research on these OutdoorBright Solar Lights.
What Is It?
OutdoorBright Solar Lights are wireless outdoor solar-powered lights that you just stick in the ground and point at whatever you want illuminated.
The creator of OutdoorBright, John Wilkinson, says the popular lights were born out of a simple idea: Make great outdoor lighting available for those who don’t want to spend AU$1000’s on installation.
So he got to work. And, in 2018, OutdoorBright was released to the public...
How Does It Work?
OutdoorBright lights are incredibly easy to use and were designed so that anybody can easily install them. No professional experience necessary.
- Solar Powered: Through solar technology, it uses the sun’s energy that it absorbs during the day to power the lights. The hinged solar panels allow you to position them to absorb the maximum amount of sunlight during the day, which provides 6-9 hours of lighting through the night. The best part is there is no electricity needed, which means no increase to the electricity bill.
- Completely wireless: Completely solar-powered, these lights are simply placed anywhere without the hassle of wires. You can also pick them up and change locations as you desire.
- “Smart Lights”: Turn on automatically at night and off at sunrise.
- Fully Adjustable: You can point it up at your house to give it that beautiful glowing look, or you can point it down at your walkways to illuminate the path. Or if you’d like, you can point them at trees and plants.
- Weather-Resistant: Completely waterproof, so you can leave them out in the winter when it rains or snows.
- 2 Lighting Modes: A switch on the side makes it easy to switch between Low and High Lighting modes. The 4 LED bulbs on each unit provide 200 Lumens of bright light on High Lighting mode!
- Mountable: If you don’t want to stick them in the ground, it comes with mounting screws so you can place it up high to illuminate the yard, basketball hoop, or whatever!
Different Ways People Are Using OutdoorBright
Homeowners across the country are enjoying the luminous effect their homes now have. So far, OutdoorBright has been installed in over 1 million homes, and people are finding new uses for this simple, yet effective lighting system.
- Light up the exterior of homes
- Used as landscaping lights to highlight trees, plants and gardens
- Used to light up pathways and walkways
- Light up the mailbox
- Light up statues
- Light up the pool
- Light up signs
- Prevents burglary/vandalism by adding extra security with its lights
But… Is it Really Worth All This Hype?
Since its debut,
OutdoorBright has been in a state of constant flux, shifting between IN STOCK to SOLD OUT nearly every other week, and it’s also amassed tons of loyal followers—from homeowners worldwide.
OutdoorBright has easily developed a cult following. Here are some customer reviews:
These lights are AMAZING!!
“As you can see in the pictures I attached, the difference these lights provide are literally night and day! Out of all of the projects I’ve done on my house, these lights probably gave me the best value add and bang for my buck. I'm only ashamed that I didn't purchase these sooner and wasted money on other cheap lighting.”
Solar Powered Lights Work Great
“When I read the description of these solar powered lights it almost sounded "too good to be true." However I decided to take a chance by purchasing two lights and I have not been disappointed. Quite the contrary: these lights work exactly as advertised. The thing that I really like is that both the solar collector and the lights themselves are adjustable. You can move the solar collector over 180 degrees to capture the position of the sun. You can also adjust the direction of the lights. I’m extremely happy with my purchase”
Will keep buying, referring, and loving the way these look and work!
“These lights are AWESOME for landscape uplighting. I initially bought 2 sets, just to "test out" their consistency. I love these things. I've ordered more and more because they not only look great in landscaping, I've found other uses for them. They work so well, you can light up house numbers, mailboxes, directional signs for dusk or evening party guests, they're really great! I DO recommend these, and I will continue buying them. I often see reviews that say "I was given free product for my review" - I was not given anything for this review. These lights are wonderful!”
Extremely Pleased - Great Quality Solar Spotlights
“After doing a lot of research on solar lights I went ahead and purchased 6 of these lights which arrived last week to my home. They were super easy to assemble and were up and running the very next day. The large size of the solar panels is great - the lights stay nice and bright all through the night. There are 2 settings for low and high brightness. No need to turn lights on/off as they are automatic once the sun sets which I love. We have already received so many compliments from our neighbors. I would HIGHLY recommend.”
I wanted to get a professional’s opinion on the effectiveness of OutdoorBright Solar Lights, so I talked to celebrity landscaper Larry Steiner, to see if the hype was justified. Here’s his take:
I’ve done a lot of outdoor lighting installs for my celebrity customers. And, when I first found out about OutdoorBright, I was blown away! The first thing I thought was: How come I never thought of it?
Once I got my hands on them, I knew what all the fuss was about. The fact is, they’re high quality lights that do just about everything a ‘professional’ lighting system does. Of course, at the end of the day, if you have AU$5000 to spend on a professional install, you’re going to want to to do that. That money’s expendable to you to make sure the lights stay in place and are professionally wired. But, really, it’s just splitting hairs. For the rest of the world, these lights are going to do the trick, no questions asked.
- Larry Steiner, Star of Love My Lawn
After Larry Steiner’s endorsement, I was sold and needed to try OutdoorBright Outdoor Solar Lights for myself.
I visited their website and ordered four lights, and I had them within the week.
But there was one problem. One of the lights wasn’t working. At first I thought it was because it didn’t get any sunlight, but it soon became apparent that it was something else. So I contacted the company and they sent out TWO extra lights free of charge the very next day. If only all customer service worked like that!
Easy as 1, 2, 3!
Step 1: Assembly was incredibly easy. It’s just two pieces that connect together. Took 30 seconds.
Step 2: Now, all I had to do was stick them into the ground wherever I wanted.
Step 3: Let them charge for a full day of sunlight and wait for the night
Total setup time: 3-5 minutes
6 Month Timeline Of My Experience With OutdoorBright:
Day 1: Stuck them in the ground and pointed them upwards towards my home. It was a little later in the day so it didn’t get the full day of sunlight. The lights automatically turned on when it became dark outside, but they weren’t that bright
Day 2: On day 2, it got a full day’s worth of sunlight. The lights were definitely brighter but still not what i had hoped for…
Day 3: After charging in the sunlight for a few days straight, there was a huge difference in the brightness of the light. After day 3, my house was absolutely lit up as soon as the sun went down. It was incredible. They made my home and landscaping look stunning. I guess all it needed was a few more days of sunlight to absorb enough energy.
End of Week 1: The neighbors are loving these lights too! I’ve gotten so many compliments, and told so many people, that most of my neighbors have asked where to buy them so they could light up their homes, too! It’s crazy! I’m sure the entire street will look amazing, and I wouldn’t be surprised if it even pushed the value of the entire neighborhood up!
Month 1: I ended up ordering another ten lights to fill out my entire landscape. Not only was my house shining bright, I’ve added lights to illuminate my trees and plants to give it that sought after “moonlight effect”. I love it.
Month 3: So far, in these 3 months, we’ve had some rainy and cloudy days. The OutdoorBright lives up to its “weatherproof” reputation. The lights are unaffected by rain, and continue to shine bright even after cloudy days. (It’s possible that the solar lights were able to conserve enough energy from the previous sunny days)
Month 6: 6 months in, the lights are still going strong and are shining as bright as they did in the beginning. The feeling of pulling up to your home, beautifully lit up at night, never gets old and still puts a smile on my face.
Here’s what my house looks like with these lights on at night:
I couldn’t be happier. My home looks amazing at night. In fact, I think it looks even better than my neighbor’s. But don’t tell him that. He’s already mad at himself for paying the landscaper so much for installation.
Here are some of the houses that I’ve listed as a real estate agent, using these lights:
**Update**
When the hurricane hit, my power was knocked out for days. I found yet ANOTHER use for these OutdoorBright Solar Lights. I’d leave them outside to charge during the day, and since there is no wiring involved, I could easily bring them inside at night so I could still keep a brightly-lit home. I put them under lampshades and lit up my entire house this way. It was easy since they’re adjustable. It really kept up spirits around the house.
Was It Worth The Price?
In one word: Absolutely. These lights are priced affordably and are a complete steal compared to the alternative of hiring a professional to install lighting (not to mention the increase in electricty bill). You can purchase them on their official website here.
But most importantly, they just made my house look really, really stunning at night. My vote’s in… and I’m 100% FOR OutdoorBright.
Also, you really have nothing to lose because OutdoorBright lets you try their lights for 90 days and if you're not completely satisfied, they'll let you return it for a full refund.
To me, OutdoorBright is a no-brainer.
UPDATE
As of Sunday, September 20, 2026, OutdoorBright is offering up to 75% off their lights for homeowners. But hurry, due to extremely high demand, OutdoorBright has sold over 1.25 million lights and is frequently in and out of stock. (Hint: These make great gift ideas for family and friends!)
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Night and day difference!!! For what these lights are worth, they are exceptionally bright being only solar, and they saved us tons on what would have been a thousand dollar lighting project through a professionals.
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