Top 3 Lighting Trends you need to know about We have rounded up the three biggest lighting trends that are hot right now and are must haves for your home. They are fairly simple changes that have a huge impact on your life. Lighting Trend #1: Lighting Sensors Is there a room in your house where the lights are always being left on? By replacing
Have you decided to invest in outdoor landscape lighting but now not sure who to trust with the job? The appearance of your home and landscape after outdoor lighting has been installed is dependent on one thing—the landscape lighting design. There are many different companies installing landscape lighting but few have actual experienced lighting designers to create the right design for your home and property.
As the days get warmer, its time to get your outdoor living spaces ready for the hot summer ahead. Create a comfortable outdoor space for you and your guests with these tips: Spruce up the patio for summer Start the summer off with a fresh start - Clean the porch floor, exterior windows and doors. A pressure washer can make this task even easier! If you
Today we feature a testimonial we received last week from a recent project. We are so thrilled that the customer is happy and enjoyed their experience. "Thank you very much to all the folks at the Landscape Lighting Guru. Our pool and surrounding areas was awesome during the day...and a dark abyss by night. The LLG team designered an awesome lighting plan and excuted the
In our last installment of our Preserving the Night Sky series, we are going to discuss the third key feature to consider when designing a dark sky friendly lighting plan – Controls. Controls are the way that you tell your lights when you want them on and when you don’t. With today’s technology, we can control zones or areas of lighting separately right from the
Today we are going to discuss the second key feature in Preserving the Night Sky series, Up lighting. Up lighting does show off the features of your home better than most applications. However, done incorrectly this is one of the biggest contributors to light pollution. It is possible to create the dramatic shadow effects of skimming a textured stone house with an up light and
As we continue our Preserve the Night Sky series, our first key feature we want to discuss is one of our signature designs, the Moon Light Effect. This is a method of lighting the landscape and the trees to cast beautiful shadows and light on the grass and the plants below, all the while grazing the textured bark of our live oak tree’s grand twisted
We love getting customer testimonials and we thrilled to get a voicemail on a recent job we completed. We appreciate the feedback and wanted to share.
Feeling overwhelmed at the thought of upgrading your lighting to LED? Not sure where to start? The easiest way to start is to replace the incandescent bulbs in the five most often used fixtures in your home with LED. According to the EPA, these energy star rated bulbs will save you about $75 in energy costs each year. If you want to take a current
Have you ever wished you could control your landscape lighting, water features, or virtually anything that plugs in with your phone? You can start creating a smart home with this new home automation system. The system offers a convenient way to automate your low voltage lighting and other landscape features in an easy-to-install wireless system. Best of all, it is conveniently used with any iOS® or
