outdoor lighting company in Columbia SC

Columbia, SC Moonlighting Outdoor Lighting Can Replace Your Floodlights’ Harsh Lighting and Save You Money!

March 30, 2016 By Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Columbia SC

revslider1-300x155 Are your home’s floodlights leaving you with an intense, over-bearing illumination yet providing you with minimal visibility coverage? Wouldn’t you like to get cohesive coverage through a soothing wash of light to keep areas of your property evenly lit? Moonlighting not only provides a more subtle source of illumination, but the fixtures are mounted high up within the trees and are nearly invisible. Not only does this technique deliver generous light, your yard will be awash in the subtle glow mixing with silhouettes created by leaves blowing in the wind.

mooonlighting_garden_tree_Columbia_SC-300x199 Moonlighting, also known as downlighting, is the perfect replacement for harsh flood lights that don’t illuminate nearly enough of your yard. Lighting that is too bright can make anything appear stark, bland and just ugly. With different tree locations and thoughtful placement of our moonlighting fixtures, all the areas of your yard that turn pitch black come nightfall will be provided a beautiful “moonlight-like” glow.

landscape lighting Columbia SC In addition to the added illumination to areas of your yard and the beauty that comes from our top-of-the-line fixtures, energy savings are definitely a major benefit. Whereas most mercury vapor lights and house floodlights run on 120 volts, our fixtures are capable of providing the same amount of illumination with only 12 volts. Your energy savings would be incredible. Combine energy savings with added beauty and illumination to your backyard and you have a win-win.

Columbia SC outdoor Christmas lighting installation To bring the moonlight to your Columbia, SC landscape, call Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Columbia today at 803-935-4611, email us at columbiasc@outdoorlights.com, fill out the form to the upper right, or visit our website for more information. We look forward to hearing from you soon!

Outdoor Lighting Can Substantially Increase Your Home’s Perceived Value

August 5, 2015 By Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Columbia SC

outdoor lighting Columbia SC Did you know that by simply adding outdoor lighting to your home you can increase its perceived value by nearly 20%? In a time when many new home buyers are shopping at night, you’ve really got to stand out. It seems that people forget that a lot of potential home buyers do view homes after dark; outdoor lighting can make a huge impact.

In order to obtain the most effective bang for your buck, it’s extremely important to rely upon a professional outdoor lighting company. At Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Columbia we know that the key to curb appeal starts with an excellent outdoor lighting system design. It’s very important to take into account which areas of your home are the most important to focus upon.

Columbia SC outdoor lighting Here are some helpful tidbits we normally recommend:

• Reduce the wattage in your fixtures.

Your outdoor lighting system doesn’t need to be visible from outer space. Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Columbia offers a variety of LED fixtures that provide for energy savings and fantastic results. Even if you have a current halogen system, we are capable of retrofitting it to an LED system.

• Your front walkway is not always the most important area of your home.

Time and time again we see houses where they simply went to one of the “big box” stores for a set of solar powered fixtures to light their walkway. Those lights will work for a year or two, maybe. More importantly, they don’t illuminate the home adequately. Take the whole home’s illumination into account.

outdoor lighting Columbia SC • Lights that are too bright can make anything look bad.

How many times, especially around the holidays, have you seen multiple spotlights pointed directly at the front of a house? The light is often so intense it nearly looks like a spaceship. This type of lighting doesn’t allow for the multitude of shadows and silhouettes that can be obtained through a professionally designed and installed outdoor lighting system.

Through our free nighttime demonstration, we can show you which areas of your home need more lighting than others. We will set up temporary lights that will allow you to see immediately how your home will look with an outdoor lighting system. We will place the lighting fixtures in different areas to show you which areas of your home could and should be used as focal points and take your input into account. When looking to increase your home’s curb appeal through investing in an outdoor lighting system, it’s best to leave the heavy lifting to the professionals.

landscape lighting Columbia SC To see how Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Columbia can provide more curb appeal and added perceived value to your home, call us today for a free nighttime demonstration at (803) 935-4611, email us at columbiasc@outdoorlights.com, fill out the form to the upper right, or visit our website. We look forward to hearing from you soon!

What Is Required to Light a Stunning Columbia SC Brick Home?

July 8, 2015 By Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Columbia SC

outdoor lighting Columbia SC An attractive front-of-home outdoor lighting system isn’t made by putting a couple lights in the ground. It’s not made by shining bright spotlights at the house or spotlighting one or two focal areas. Great outdoor lighting starts with a great design.

This great design will take into account the home’s facade both horizontally and vertically. You want to see the home’s facade from end to end and top to bottom. In the photo to the right, for instance, we took care not only to install lights on the ground, but to also illuminate the upper levels to highlight the area above the portico as well as the dormers and even the beautiful trim below the roofline.

outdoor LED lighting Columbia SC Another important part of this lighting design was the pathway lighting. When walking along a path, you don’t want to think about possibly tripping over unseen obstacles. You want to arrive safely and never give it a second thought. This property has a serpentine path and we chose strategic spots along the bends to guide owners and guests effortlessly from the driveway to the house and back.

Columbia SC outdoor lighting What does it take to light a stunning brick home? All great outdoor lighting starts with a well thought out design by a highly trained and experienced outdoor lighting designer. You want your outdoor lighting designer to take into account everything from function to illuminating the right areas and even taking into account safety and security.

landscape lighting Columbia SC To see how Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Columbia can add beauty to your brick home’s facade at night, call us today at (803) 935-4611, email us at columbiasc@outdoorlights.com, fill out the form to the upper right, or visit our website. We look forward to hearing from you!

Customized Outdoor Lighting Illuminates Columbia’s Historic Homes

April 29, 2015 By Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Columbia SC

outdoor lighting Columbia SC Have you driven past some of the historic homes here in Columbia? We have homes well over 200 years old that still maintain their beauty.

With the addition of outdoor lighting, these historic homes can be seen at night for the first time. The key is simple; make sure the lighting appears as if it’s been there the entire time. A perfect example of this is the Dewalt House in Newberry, SC.

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the Dewalt House in Newberry, SC Making use of every space possible during our outdoor lighting design is essential. With a home over two centuries old, it is important to maintain the home’s historic appearance. In order to keep the home’s historic appearance, lighting fixtures must be completely hidden. The only time you’ll notice that outdoor lighting was installed is from the gentle illumination provided by our subtle, hidden fixtures.

Outdoor lighting design is our strong suit. We at Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Columbia pride ourselves upon the fact we can add beauty to your home, whether it be 2 months or 2 centuries old. There is no job too big, too small, nor too old.

Kenny-Kaufman To see how outdoor lighting can truly bring both your home and landscape to life at night, call us at (803) 935-4611, email us at columbiasc@outdoorlights.com, fill out the form to the upper right, or visit our website. We look forward to hearing from you!

Building a new Columbia SC home? You will save both time and money by making this decision while still building.

March 11, 2015 By Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Columbia SC

outdoor lighting Columbia SC — Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Columbia can advise you as to what outdoor lighting will look best in different locations. This is especially true if you’re consulted prior to your new home’s construction being completed.

How many times have you said, “I wish I would have known that when…”? You were probably speaking of something you would have done differently or a decision you would have changed had you known the options or benefits at the important time.

If you’re building a new home in the Columbia SC area, think about whether you are going to add outdoor lighting to your home. You will save time and money to make this decision while you are still building. From a practical standpoint, outdoor lighting system installation requires digging trenches, burying wire, and installing a transformer – all things that are much easier to do while your grounds are already torn up and before you install your landscaping. The same is true when adding an outdoor living space such as a patio, deck or pergola to your home. You will want to have lighting for that area too and you certainly want to install that before the pavers, foundations, and deck boards are laid.

Here’s another example. If you are going to want outdoor lighting across the front façade of your home or across the front hedge row, this requires buried wire from end to end. Before you build that front walk, you want to have your lighting wires buried.

Another benefit of calling us in early is integrating our professional lighting design expertise. There may be areas in your yard that are ideal for focal element lighting. We may recommend keeping a tree for its potential use in accent lighting. Through seeing your home’s outdoor lighting potential prior to its completed construction, we can make use of areas that will possibly be covered up by the time the construction is fully completed.

Kenny-Kaufman If you’re moving into a new home currently under construction and are looking for advice from a professional and reputable outdoor lighting company, call us at (803) 935-4611, email us at columbiasc@outdoorlights.com, fill out the form to the upper right, or visit our website. We look forward to hearing from you.