That is a good point since that is the next step. I am really just looking for lights around or above the garage doors at the moment. I am going to need lights for under the car port area next to the house. I did not want to do the same overhead lights that are in the garage since just as you said they are very industrial looking.
The car port area is similar to the garage in that it is 30 feet deep and 25 feet wide with 11 foot high trusses. I can put lights along the walls but they are not finished nor is the ceiling. The one wall looks like the outside of a pole building, the back wall looks like the inside of the garage and the other side is the back of the house with a foot or so space between them. Decorative lighting is not called in this space yet. I was tempted to do a string of patio style lights hung up in the rafters just to give it that entertainment look but at time I am sure I will be using as a work space and will be looking for brighter lights. I think two sets of light or a dimmer switch might be needed. I think even the over garage door light will get a dimmer since I have no idea how bright 12 of the 3 inch leds will be but better more than not enough. You can always turn them down.
You have to decide how will you use the building -- if there will be times where you will want to be out in front of the doors at night there may be a valid reason for having an overhead garage type light over each door. Something like a porcelain look of years ago. They provide nice directed light and it's up high enough that it does not blind. You can get them at reasonable prices. Lots of people would stick 4 carriage lights along the front and IMO that's not very good light to do anything in front of the doors --- to get any kind of output the bulb needs to be bright and then it's in your face.
The first picture has some flash wash -- but it shows 4 down lights. You can see how they cast a shadow on the building ... but they do not blind as you walk to the space when all the other lights are off. They are small and plenty bright enough -- 50w incandescent equivalent. Take a look at your down lights ---- you will have a triangle of light at each point. The surface wafer type up in the soffit -- would be very harsh.
Most people want enough light so they can see the building at night -- walk to the building door. Often this does not require much. I have used simple explosion look fixtures on some buildings ---- they look good on metal buildings. A simple one sticking out from a wall with a low watt bulb (40w) works very well ... it's just enough to do what needs to be done -- get safe pathway to the door. They make them on a goose neck as well. Same with the garage --- I have used the porcelain type wall washer by a door when I want more light that does not blind.
For the car port you may want something that is more surface lighting for times when you need lot of light -- working out there or moving things around. It's best when you think about layers of light .. have it set up where you can only turn on one of the surface lights .. or have a couple of other down lights for when you just what some light.
At times working in my back yard driveway -- I have a big spot light. I don't use it very often -- but some times you want a lot of light
Maybe I can post a photo or two from my phone. While everything else has gotten easier, getting photos from my phone to my computer is an absolute pain in the ***. It used to be very sinple.
