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How many fixtures a property actually needs, what moonlighting does that uplighting cannot, when an old system is worth repairing and when it is not — written for homeowners, not for other lighting companies.

CURB APPEAL: ACCENTUATING YOUR HOME’S BEST FEATURES

Your home’s curb appeal, it’s attractiveness when viewed from off-property, stirs your own sense of pride but the other important audience comprises visitors, neighbors, and when the time comes, potential buyers. The excellence and the uniqueness of your home’s architectural and landscaping features attract admiration that ought not set along with the sun. Not when…

LANDSCAPE LIGHTING

Safety and security aside (we’ll address these important considerations in another post) landscape lighting design is shaped by three aesthetic and practical criteria. The main goal in landscape lighting is to make your house/yard look amazing at night. Second, is for the lights to be invisible during the day. Lastly, to have the equipment stand…

THE WIRE: LOW VOLTAGE LANDSCAPE LIGHTING

THE WIRE: LOW VOLTAGE LANDSCAPE LIGHTING

Up until 2010 most residential outdoor lighting systems ran on line voltage, the 120v/AC current that powers your interior lighting and most of your appliances. Fixtures generally were halogen, providing terrific illumination with a warm, amber quality. Light Emitting Diodes (LED), an energy-efficient low-voltage (12v DC) alternative, then began to make rapid technological advances and…

TRAFFIC CONTROL: GUIDING YOUR GUESTS WITH LIGHTING

TRAFFIC CONTROL: GUIDING YOUR GUESTS WITH LIGHTING

A property’s outdoor lighting plays an important role in guiding the movements of evening guests as they arrive and perhaps later as they enjoy meandering about the yard. The welcome that began as guests approach the property should continue as they cross from the public domain into your home world, and invite them to become…

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Reading about it only gets you so far

The useful answers depend on your property: what is already there, what the trees are doing, how the outdoor space is used. That takes a walk of the site.