One issue I have run into is that when I park my car in the garage at night, I have to fumble around in the dark to find the door to the house and end up tripping on various obstacles.

I had to think of a way to have a light turn on when I pull into the garage (other than the garage door light which doesn’t stay on long enough and is not very bright).

The solution I came up with was to install a motion sensor light in my garage. The one I used was the Mr Beams light, which is battery operated, and therefore has the advantage of not needing a power supply line.  In my experience the batteries last 6 months or more before they need to be replaced.

Here is a pic of what it looks like. This brand is Mr. Beams and it can be found on Amazon through the following link: Mr. Beams MB380, 400 Lumen Version, Weatherproof Wireless Battery Powered Led Ultra Bright Spotlight with Motion Sensor, 1-Pack, White

One downside with this light is that it is a little too heavy to stand on its own, so it needs to be secured to something to prevent it from falling over.  This was pretty easy to solve, I just screwed it into a piece of a 2 by 4 for stability, see picture below.  Now I can move it anywhere I want with ease.

The light can be used anywhere obviously, not just the garage. You could use it in your backyard or elsewhere, and it does have a mounting bracket to mount to walls if needed. There are more details in the following video.