One of the biggest challenges about anything outdoors is protection from the elements. Sun, wind, rain, and moisture all take their toll on outdoor products. We’ve all seen how the sun can fade and literally change the color of something. Or how moisture can get inside something and create mold or rot. It’s a constant battle. There are ratings to …
Do you feel a need to add something to your home? A particular feature that will add to its visual appeal and make it stand out? You are not sure what it is but you’ve gone through various home decor magazines, surfed the internet and more for inspiration. If you’re in this situation, then your instinct is spot on! There …
More than you can imagine! Hiring the wrong landscape lighting company spells disaster for any homeowner. When this happens, what you get is a bad design, poor installation, lack of service and lots more. You might as well get ready for a total replacement of your system within the next 12 months or even less. Frustration is no more than …
Many homeowners find themselves frustrated when picking out the right fixtures for lighting. Many store providers incorporate a one-size-fits-all approach for all projects, which is not an attractive approach for outdoor lighting. This approach ( otherwise known as ‘production build’) fails to consider the unique requirements of both the landscape and the homeowner. Hence, more than half of your desired lighting system …
Look up ‘2018 Outdoor Living Trends’ on Google and you are sure to find outdoor kitchens, water features, and outdoor lighting ranked on the top 5 of almost every single list. Outdoor lighting, in particular, has been on the list of top outdoor living trends for over a decade. Every year, it just seems to keep climbing up the ladder. …
For some people, just the concept of outdoor lighting itself is new! Perhaps their notion of “outdoor lighting” is a fixture by the door, and the big, bulky flood light at the corner of the garage or house that lights up the whole yard (also known as “Prison Yard Chic”). But outdoor lighting is so much more!! Not only does …
There are several benefits associated with having an outdoor lighting system installed in your yard, summed up in our tagline, Safety. Security. Serenity. We’ve discussed the benefits many times here on our blog. But what about the dark side of lighting, like light pollution? (ha-ha! Get it? “Dark side?” Oh, I just crack myself up!) Light pollution is caused by …
Sometimes people call our office to ask what it would cost per fixture for outdoor lighting. Seems like an easy question, right? But we just can’t quote per fixture. It doesn’t work like that, unfortunately. First of all, we need to know how many and which kind of fixtures are needed. Some fixtures cost more than others but are necessary …
At Southern Lights, we offer top quality landscape lighting services for North Carolina’s Triad. But we often get calls from folks asking, “Will you come out to my house to do outdoor lighting? Am I in your service area?” The answer is probably “yes!” In 30 minutes we can be in Southern Virginia. And some places that aren’t considered part …
