New Lighting Trends for 2025

New Lighting Trends for 2025

Outdoor lighting is essential for enhancing your property’s curb appeal, style, and functionality. You can transform your outdoor living space into a multi-use area with the right lighting and placement. Dining al fresco, backyard games, and socializing with friends...
Can You Have Too Much Landscape Lighting?

Can You Have Too Much Landscape Lighting?

One of the best investments you can make in your home is adding landscape lighting. But is there such a thing as too much outdoor lighting? As with most things, the answer is “yes,” you can have too much of a good thing, including landscape lighting.  When you’re...
Lighting Ideas for Your Next Outdoor Party

Lighting Ideas for Your Next Outdoor Party

Who doesn’t enjoy an outdoor party with plenty of good food, fun games, and great friends? Something about bringing everyone together at your house gives you a warm feeling deep in your soul. And if you’re someone who never wants the party to end, you will need the...
Watts, Lumens, and Kelvins: Understanding Lighting Terms

Watts, Lumens, and Kelvins: Understanding Lighting Terms

Have you ever listened to a conversation where everyone seemed to speak in a language you can’t understand? It can be like that when you start researching and shopping for landscape lighting. Most of us don’t use the terms’ watts,’...
Spring Maintenance for Your Outdoor Lights

Spring Maintenance for Your Outdoor Lights

Winter storms, natural erosion, and animal activity can all wreak havoc with your outdoor lighting system. So, while you’re spring cleaning and getting the outside of your home ready for backyard BBQs and pool parties, it’s also a great time to think about spring...
Create a Tranquil Outdoor Escape for the Busiest of Days

Create a Tranquil Outdoor Escape for the Busiest of Days

Between work, traffic, and the Texas heat, life in Houston can feel non-stop. But what if you could step into your backyard and instantly feel calm? That’s the magic of tranquil outdoor lightscaping. With the right lighting, you can turn even the busiest day into a...
What is the Best Color for Outdoor Lighting?

What is the Best Color for Outdoor Lighting?

When you hear the terms ‘color’ and ‘outdoor lighting,’ your mind automatically thinks of Christmas lights or a string of multicolored lights for an outdoor party. But that’s not what this article is about. Instead, we will discuss lights with yellow undertones (warm)...
Lighting Ideas for Your Outdoor Pool Area

Lighting Ideas for Your Outdoor Pool Area

If you have a swimming pool, chances are that you would love to make the most of it. Adding lights to your outdoor pool area can not only extend the functionality of this outdoor living space but can also keep everyone safer while they’re enjoying it. Mix and match...
What is Conscious Landscaping?

What is Conscious Landscaping?

Conscious landscaping is an approach to outdoor design that prioritizes sustainability, environmental responsibility, and aesthetic harmony. It focuses on creating landscapes that work with nature rather than against it, incorporating eco-friendly practices and...
Ensure Your Tenants’ Safety with the Right Outdoor Lighting

Ensure Your Tenants’ Safety with the Right Outdoor Lighting

Finding the right apartment is challenging. People have a long list of requirements, such as monthly rent, whether it includes utilities, and if it has off-street parking. But a primary concern is personal safety. A right outdoor lighting for tenant safety plays a...
How to Make a Small Backyard Feel Larger

How to Make a Small Backyard Feel Larger

Do you dream of having a home surrounded by acres of beautifully landscaped gardens, scattered groves of trees, and a babbling creek feeding into a pond of koi fish? For most of us, that will likely be an unattainable fantasy. But just because you have a small...
Avoid These Commercial Lighting Mistakes

Avoid These Commercial Lighting Mistakes

If you own a business or commercial property, you probably already know that outdoor lighting is essential to safety and security for your customers and other visitors. The right lighting can also attract business, but how do you know what the “right” lighting is?...
Best Tree Lighting Positions

Best Tree Lighting Positions

If you want to know the best way to light your tree, you have come to the right place. The answer to the best tree lighting positions is a resounding “It depends.” It depends on the type of tree you have, the features you want to highlight, and the ambiance you want...
The Pros and Cons of DIY Lighting

The Pros and Cons of DIY Lighting

Thanks to YouTube, you can look up tutorials on just about any do-it-yourself (DIY) project you want to tackle. As with any other DIY project, installing your outdoor lighting can be both challenging and rewarding. Let’s take a closer look at the pros and cons of DIY...
How Artificial Intelligence (AI) Has Revolutionized Outdoor Lighting

How Artificial Intelligence (AI) Has Revolutionized Outdoor Lighting

Hardly a day goes by without hearing about Artificial Intelligence (AI). Even though it’s been around since the 1950s, the last few years have seen it infiltrate almost every aspect of modern life. While there is plenty of concern regarding the future of AI, the truth...
What is the Rule of Three Lights?

What is the Rule of Three Lights?

When it comes to interior design, there is a well-known principle known as the Rule of Three. Basically, it means that grouping three things together results in a visually pleasing balance. In outdoor lighting, the Rule of Three Lights also creates balance and...
Benefits of Outdoor Lighting

Benefits of Outdoor Lighting

When it comes to home improvement projects, there’s no shortage of options for where you can spend your time and money. And, with today’s high prices, you need to evaluate each one to see where you’ll receive the biggest bang for your buck. One home...
How Do You Choose the Right Lighting for Your Yard?

How Do You Choose the Right Lighting for Your Yard?

Google “outdoor lighting” and be prepared to be overwhelmed. Spending just a few minutes browsing the 942,000,000 results will send you into “overanalysis paralysis.”  Fortunately, you can narrow down those results by asking yourself a few important questions. Key...
The Importance of Outdoor Light Maintenance

The Importance of Outdoor Light Maintenance

Outdoor lighting plays a vital role in enhancing the safety, security, and aesthetic appeal of your property. However, regular maintenance is essential to ensure your outdoor lights continue to function efficiently and look their best. Let’s explore why outdoor light...
Enhance Your Landscape with Outdoor Lighting

Enhance Your Landscape with Outdoor Lighting

Are you looking for a way to enhance the look of your home and property? If so, consider the addition of outdoor lighting. We’re not talking about the light beside your front door (though it’s very nice) or the motion-detection light on your garage. We’re talking...