Beautiful Homes Deserve Beautiful Outdoor Lighting
One thing that almost always strikes me is the obvious differences in the quality of outdoor lighting systems installed in some homes in upscale neighborhoods. You spend so much time choosing the right brick or stone, trim colors, cabinets, flooring, counters, etc., wouldn’t you also invest in how your home looks at night? Why let […]
How Can The Client Help Create A Successful Outdoor Lighting Project?
Most posts focus on how to choose a lighting designer and provider. Those guidelines are certainly helpful and important. No doubt. Of course the contractor must be good to guarantee success, but he is not capable of doing it all by himself. How do we avoid unrealistic expectations that lead disappointment and/or resentment? How can a client do […]
Greensboro Landscape Lighting: Good Lighting Gone Bad
We get calls and emails from property owners whose Greensboro landscape lighting systems (installed by someone else) no longer function. Generally, they are contacting us because the original installer either went out of business, just won’t return their calls now that there is a problem, or the homeowner no longer trusts the installer. When we […]
Lighting Designer – A Modern Day Artist
Before there was light, there was darkness. We wouldn’t appreciate light without darkness to contrast it. One of the amazing things about light and darkness is that you can use both to create beauty and drama. That’s why we don’t shoot fireworks during the day. Their beauty only becomes apparent when contrasted against the dark […]
Why Southern Lights Uses Only LED Lighting
Trends come and go, and they can be fun to follow and participate in. But outdoor LED lighting is an investment, not a fad. So when something new comes along, we don’t just jump on the bandwagon and run out and install it everywhere. In the beginning, LED lights were pretty junky– erratic and often […]
How Southern Lights Builds Custom Outdoor Lighting Systems
The fact that we’ve been in the landscape lighting industry for such a long time has enabled us to come up with a breakdown of the steps for building custom landscape lighting systems. These steps are just a template, and tweaks are constantly being made to ensure the customer gets the best results possible. Once […]
Is there A Way To Properly Floodlight (Wash) Your Home
Wait! Aren’t floodlights those horrifying things up high on the corners of the house with about 9 million watts, so the whole yard is lit up like a prison, and yet aimed right into your eyes, so you can’t see anything? Yes, those are floodlights, but that’s not what we’re talking about. We’re also not […]
Outdoor Lighting – Safest Voltage Options
When it comes to outdoor lighting, safety of the system is even more important than function and aesthetics. Today we will address safety and voltage. For outdoor lighting, there are three options for voltage: 220 volts, 110 volts and 12 volts. Let’s compare: 220 Volts This not the norm in America, but it is the […]
Outdoor Lighting Tips – Becoming An Expert Consumer
This article is based on the assumption that you have already made the decision to hire a professional outdoor lighting designer to design and install your lighting system. Now with that in mind, here are a couple of outdoor lighting tips to become an expert consumer and ensure you get a top quality landscape lighting system built by […]
We Are NOT A Franchise! Shop Local.
Franchises can be helpful. For instance, when you are travelling, if you stop at a chain restaurant to eat, you pretty much know what you’re going to get– the options will basically be the same as the ones offered at home. It’s familiar. Not exciting, but familiar. But at the same time, franchises are limiting. […]
