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We added a nice warm orange glow to the area around the grill by placing and linking an orange light, to the grill. The following image shows before and after placing the point light near the grill:

The distance the camera is away from the house prop will determine how your scene atmospherics look. Too close and the scene will wash out with too much bright light. Pull the camera back and you should have a nicely lit scene with shadows and sunlight, bathing sections of the house, and other parts of the scene.

Bravo! You have taken a plain, daylight scene, and added character and mood with lighting and atmospherics. Just imagine what you can do in a dark scene with spotlights and point lights if you can improve a daylight scene this much! The next image shows the project to this point: