Good landscape lighting should light your home, not the sky. At Lite Visions, we design and install dark sky friendly landscape lighting in Raleigh. We also build every system to last for many years outdoors.
What does dark sky friendly landscape lighting mean?
It means putting light only where it is needed. We use lower lumens and specific color temperatures. We add lenses and louvers to aim light at what we are lighting. We don’t just point fixtures straight up at the sky.
Our signature look is warm 2700K light, soft and low, with no glare. Warm color and low output help keep the night sky dark.
How does our approach line up with DarkSky principles?
DarkSky International publishes five Lighting Principles for Responsible Outdoor Lighting. They call for light that is useful, targeted, low level, controlled and warm-colored. Here is how our designs follow that thinking:
- Useful: every light has a purpose in the scene.
- Targeted: lenses, louvers and careful aiming keep light on the subject.
- Low level: we use specific lower lumens, never more than the scene needs.
- Warm-colored: we use warm 2700K color temperature.
For more on the value of shadow, read Great Landscape Lighting Requires Darkness.
Why does stage lighting experience help?
Lite Visions is owned and operated by Joe Yanulevich, a former theatre and stage lighting technician and designer. He brings more than 35 years of concert and theatrical lighting experience to every project. On stage, he learned optics, lenses and other lighting techniques. Those same skills shape your landscape lighting. His work has also earned Masters of Landscape Lighting recognition.
Why won’t we over-light your home?
More light isn’t better light. We won’t sell you more lights than you need. We won’t over-light your home or landscape with harsh glare. Instead, we balance soft light and shadow. See Avoiding Glare in Outdoor Lighting for more.
What makes a landscape lighting system last?
We design and install with professional-grade landscape lighting products. We take pride in our knowledge of connectors and wiring. Done right, they stand the test of time in outdoor conditions.
Many consumer-grade systems are not built for years outdoors. We often get calls to fix or replace them. A well-built system avoids that trouble from the start.
Ready for lighting that respects the night?
We serve Raleigh and surrounding areas. Every project starts with a daytime consultation at your home. After installation, Joe returns at night to fine-tune the aiming. Read what clients say in Why Landscape Lighting Clients Love Lite Visions.
Contact Lite Visions to schedule your daytime consultation.
Give us a call: Nine one Nine-518-9950
