Weather Insurance

Weather Resistant Portable Lighting from Kenroy Home

With the recent onslaught of punishingly cold weather, it’s difficult to even think of outdoor living accessories that aren't fire pits or high output space heaters. Outside dining experiences featuring freshly grilled cuisine aren't planned nearly as often when you subject your guests to single digit temperatures. However, your outdoor living accessories – in this case, outdoor lighting are subject to a wide array of extreme temperature changes; which begs the question…what exactly does “weatherproof” mean?

Kenroy Home’s corporate headquarters are located in Northeastern Florida – our weather patterns have been known to shift wildly, making a wardrobe featuring a heavy jacket and sandals perfectly acceptable. In short – we have an ideal testing ground for various types of weather conditions. Our design methodology is surrounded by the idea of “weather insurance” – nearly any lamp can operate under sunny, 72 degree chamber of commerce days…Kenroy Home’s “weather insurance” is the guarantee that your outdoor lighting products will operate after unpleasant weather systems have passed through your area.

Beginning with the most common of inclement weather…rain; as mentioned in this issue of Casual Living, Kenroy Home actually subjects their lamps to a “rain box” during shows. We do this to not only illustrate the effectiveness of our bulb shields, but to also demonstrate the high quality water resistant materials used for our shades. A quick stop by our Dallas Showroom this Lighting Market to view the display will prove how water just rolls off the shade – leaving no room for the material to become “weathered” over time. Using solution dyed acrylic as the material for the shade also protect your lamp against sun damage caused by intense summer heat.  

Each lamp body is also protected against the elements as well – featuring materials such as high quality resin, concrete, and slate…these outdoor accents earn the title “weather resistant”. During our most recent cold snap (that was mild compared to the rest of the country) each lamp in our testing area performed beautifully the “day after”.

While there certainly is an ideal time to enjoy your outdoor lighting accessories – make sure you select a lighting product that can safely make it through those less than ideal weather conditions. Kenroy Home carries a full line of outdoor lighting products – all of which can be viewed on Pinterest – and purchased at your local lighting retailer, or these home improvement websites.