Uploaded July 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Do you have features on your house, or landscaping that you'd like to showcase at night?
Outdoor lighting can dramatically change the look of your home in the evening. If you hire a professional contractor like Outdoor Lighting Perspectives your lights can be installed and in a day.
This is not a do it yourself project. Unless you have a lot of experience with home improvement projects, we recommend you hire a professional installer.
Before installing any lights, Outdoor Lighting Perspectives goes to the house at night, and figures out where the lights should be placed. The company does a nighttime demonstration for home owners to show them exactly what their house will look like lit up. The company says no one should consider getting outdoor lights until all of the landscaping around their house is in place.
Outdoor Lighting Perspectives likes to showcase unusual or nice features of the home, like the peaks and eves of the house, as well as the landscaping. The company recommends well lights and copper pathlights. But it never puts lights directly in front of windows. Lights are placed to the side of the window so there won't be a glare, and so the light won't shine in on the home owner.
Besides placement of the lights, the transformer is also an important aspect of outdoor lighting. Most of the time an electrician will be called in to do this part of the job. Transformers are used to convert the home's 120 volt electrical system to 12 volts, which is ideal for landscape lighting. Outdoor Lighting Perspectives says placement of the transformer is very important. It says you want the transformer as close to the lights as possible so it gives off good power distribution.
When lighting trees, the company recommends putting the lights about a foot or foot and a half away from the tree. That way, it will give an even flow into the tree. The company also prefers this placement because the light will grow with the tree and it will never have to be moved.
Pathway lights are perfect for lighting patios or small walkways. Outdoor Lighting Perspectives recommends copper lights because they're durable and they look nice.
Do you have features on your house, or landscaping that you'd like to showcase at night?
Outdoor lighting can dramatically change the look of your home in the evening. If you hire a professional contractor like Outdoor Lighting Perspectives your lights can be installed and in a day.
This is not a do it yourself project. Unless you have a lot of experience with home improvement projects, we recommend you hire a professional installer.
Before installing any lights, Outdoor Lighting Perspectives goes to the house at night, and figures out where the lights should be placed. The company does a nighttime demonstration for home owners to show them exactly what their house will look like lit up. The company says no one should consider getting outdoor lights until all of the landscaping around their house is in place.
Outdoor Lighting Perspectives likes to showcase unusual or nice features of the home, like the peaks and eves of the house, as well as the landscaping. The company recommends well lights and copper pathlights. But it never puts lights directly in front of windows. Lights are placed to the side of the window so there won't be a glare, and so the light won't shine in on the home owner.
Besides placement of the lights, the transformer is also an important aspect of outdoor lighting. Most of the time an electrician will be called in to do this part of the job. Transformers are used to convert the home's 120 volt electrical system to 12 volts, which is ideal for landscape lighting. Outdoor Lighting Perspectives says placement of the transformer is very important. It says you want the transformer as close to the lights as possible so it gives off good power distribution.
When lighting trees, the company recommends putting the lights about a foot or foot and a half away from the tree. That way, it will give an even flow into the tree. The company also prefers this placement because the light will grow with the tree and it will never have to be moved.
Pathway lights are perfect for lighting patios or small walkways. Outdoor Lighting Perspectives recommends copper lights because they're durable and they look nice.
