I'm have a new deck built. It's about 900 sq. ft. and on 2 levels. I'd like to light the steps enough to get up and down, I will put a hanging light in a 10 x 12 pergola in one corner, but I don't really want a whole lot more light elsewhere. I'm trying to decide between lights (like sl-04) in the risers of the steps or post mounted lights (Like DCL1). The steps are either 4 ft or 6 ft wide. Which would be your recommendation. If I do the former, do I need more than one light per riser. If I do the latter, would I be advised to spread a few more around the deck. What recommendations would you have for soft lighting for this. Thanks.

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I prefer the FOCUS SL07 STEP LIGHT mounted on the column. 

When you mount TRADITIONAL STEP LIGHTS like the SL04 on the step risers it tends to make hot spots of light which are sometimes objectionable.  If you have posts that are adjacent to the steps, by mounting them higher up you get a much more generous beam spread and a softer look. 

Which fixture you actually select, depends on the construction of the deck.  Hope this helps!

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