Creating a smart home is a trend that here to stay and the costs have come down as more products have come to market. Even if you haven't set out to create a smart home, many products you buy now come with the capabilities to be controlled by an app on your phone. Thinking of creating a smart home? The first decision to make is
Outdoor spaces have become even more important this past year with people spending a lot more time in their own backyards. This is a great article on the outdoor trends in design for 2021. ? "One of the best ways to decompress when the world is in disarray is with soothing lighting both inside and out" https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/these-outdoor-design-trends-will-dominate-in-2021
One of the things the Guru is great at is fixing other contractors’ mistakes. We remove broken landscape lighting systems on a regular basis and replace them with new quality lighting systems that will last a lifetime. Just when we think we have seen it all, we stumble on another situation that boggles the mind. A poorly installed lighting system not only often needs to
Driveway Lighting Navigating a long, winding drive to reach your home can be treacherous on a dark, moonless night. Even a short driveway can be risky at night. And backing up in the dark is just hard regardless of the size of your driveway! Your car lights only reach so far, and trees and other landscaping can also block your view or cast shadows
The trend for 2020 has been to spend as much time outdoors as possible especially when socializing. Here in San Antonio, we are fortunate to have mild winters allowing us to enjoy the outdoors a lot longer than most of the country. So while your usual holiday traditions may usually take place inside, consider hosting your holiday gatherings outside this year! In past years,
Can you imagine what your home and property would look like with the addition of Landscape Lighting? It can be hard to visualize what your home and property would look like with the addition of Landscape Lighting. In our experience, our customers are usually blown away at the difference it makes, always exceeding their expectations at the improvements. Lighting before-after pictures can be helpful but
Most outdoor lighting systems are powered by a low voltage transformer. The transformer is then controlled by a timer which will automatically turn the lights on and off at a certain time. Up till about 10 years ago, the timers that were often installed were manual. Not all low voltage transformers are created equal. Our standard is a lifetime warranty stainless steel transformer with an Astronomical
Landscape Lighting Guru is honored to be named the best outdoor lighting design company in the greater San Antonio area by BUILD magazine! You can see our listing here. Want to learn more about the BUILD Architecture Award? Below is the full press release! Now in its fifth year, BUILD’s Architecture Awards program continues to be an annual cornerstone, highlighting the extraordinary work and expertise
Are you thinking about adding outdoor lighting to your home but not sure what you are looking for? Have you always wanted to upgrade your lighting to LED but don’t know how to get started? We can help! Let's go over what to expect with the LLG Consultation and Proposal Process! The first step is to schedule your lighting consultation with the Lighting Guru himself,
As the cooler weather moves in this fall, it is finally nice enough outside to enjoy a drink on the patio or dine al fresco. However, the ultimate irony is that when it is finally not blazing hot in San Antonio, it gets dark earlier and earlier with each passing day. We will lose over 4 hours of daylight between June and December resulting in
