Category: Landscape Lighting

What makes us Unique

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What makes us Unique at Lite Visions Landscape Lighting is several things :

Being an actual accredited lighting technician and designer coming from over 35 years in the concert and stage lighting industry working with acts from starting with local bands to theatre and arena tours.

Being a lighting technician as well , when I got into Landscape Lighting I searched out only the best products available to the professional from fixtures to transformers and cables and connection methods.

I get many calls from people who have problems with their outdoor landscape lighting not or partially not working and have seen many reasons why.

Most reasons are poor wiring connections and cheap wire choices as well as cheap fixtures and lamp sockets that don’t make a solid connection. Wire nuts that come FREE from some lighting companies make a terrible connection and some people don’t tighten them down properly.

A few photos of bad lighting jobs I have fixed that others have installed below. Most require a complete system rebuild.

We use top quality solid brass connections with allen screws to tighten into the wiring,these are covered by a silicone filled heat shrink connector that goes past each end of the connection and guarantees no moisture will get into the wiring.

There is a lighting franchise that has been sold several times in the area as well as contractors who do other work and include lighting after they took a 2 hour class by a lighting manufacture.

Also irrigation companies and landscape companies who get paid and are gone and some can’t even troubleshoot their own work if anything happens down the road.

Lite Visions cares about clients becoming members of our family as we depend on word of mouth referrals from our satisfied clients to tell others about our trouble free landscape lighting installations.

Our background in lighting has allowed us to select the finest fixtures that will last a long time,along with being able to change lumens on plants as the plantings grow if needed,we usually prefer a lower lumen lever to create a unique work of art as we paint your landscape with illumination.

We might use more fixtures than another company due to our artistic vision as using one light per tree sometimes does not properly illuminate that object.

If you are searching for outdoor landscape lighting,make sure if you are getting more than one quote,they show the products,connection methods and how long they have been in business along with their google reviews.

I am a Raleigh native and a homeowner and am proud of the fact I am a local small business owner in our community with many 5 star google reviews.

 

 

 

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unique ambiance and beauty

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You have waited a long time to find and enjoy your forever home,with it’s own unique ambiance and beauty and stunning landscape with all the things you could imagine. The only issue ,you can’t really enjoy the property in the evenings after dark. Outdoor landscape lighting adds ambiance,beauty and creates your own unique oasis on your forever home. Lite Visions can design and implement such a plan.

 

 

Discover your resort oasis in your own backyard with professionally designed and installed outdoor landscape lighting by a former concert and stage lighting designer.

Joe is a local longtime Raleigh native,homeowner and former concert and stage lighting designer and has been sharing that knowledge to properties in the Raleigh,Wake Forest and North Carolina areas for the last five years.

As an actual lighting designer who has driven out of many neighborhoods in the evening hours after installing lighting and seeing many poorly designed lighting installations, Joe wants to help homeowners understand the difference in people who might just light an object with only one fixture when it might require more lights at less lumens to properly illuminate the object.

Picasso would use many brush strokes to paint a masterpiece and proper landscape illumination many times requires more than just one brush stroke up the center of a huge tree.

A lot of companies might put a fixture too close to a trees trunk or too close to a homes foundation and use a lamp that is too bright and instead of the light looking nice and soft you can see a very noticeable hot spot near where the light starts.

Call Lite Visions Landscape Lighting today to see your property at night looking like the amazing work of art you see in the daytime.

www.litevisions.com

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a beautiful backyard oasis looking out from indoors

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A Recent Client Review

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A recent google client review:

I am so thankful that I found Joe with Lite Visions!There are many decent landscape lighting companies out there one of which I used in 2018. However what sets Lite Visions apart from the rest is not only having the latest in lighting technology but more importantly Joe’s artistic vision and expertise. His suggestions have changed my landscape into an oasis! Thanks Joe for your amazing work!

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a beautiful home in Brier Creek Estates

 

When Lite Visions Landscape Lighting’s owner Joe decided to go from lighting up the stars to lighting under the stars in Raleigh NC ,he knew lighting would be his only focus. As a former lighting designer and lighting technician for bands since he turned 18,Joe searched out the best professional grade landscape lighting fixtures to install at his clients homes and gardens. I wanted to give my clients the best possible value for their money. Landscape lighting ,when designed properly has the ability to change and enhance your outdoor landscaping completely. Lite Visions landscape lighting is an artistically based design company and we might take more time and perhaps a few visits to make certain to visualize all the options for each clients unique situation. We do this by choosing a few fixtures which we can control the lumen output on as well as the optics for each specific lighting need to turn your home and outdoor area’s into your own personal resort oasis. Contact us today and see why Lite Visions Landscape Lighting in Raleigh NC outshines the competition.

 

a link to one of my wonderful landscape lighting mentors

https://winterlinglighting.com/Welcome.html

 

Witness the Magic

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Witness the Magic of outdoor landscape lighting, as you and your family are sitting around the backyard patio. Burgers on the grill are almost ready and sunset is fading behind the night sky fading and then magically your property slowly becomes your own resort oasis. Hidden lighting illuminates the trees and plants,casting shadows in the evenings breeze. A favorite item in your garden softly illuminated beckons you to come sit near it.

Soft pools of illumination along walkways and entryways allow you to traverse safely in the darkness.

You can witness this magic nightly in your own backyard nightly at sunset.

 

Lite Visions Landscape Lightings owner Joe,went from lighting up concert and theatrical stages over many years to bringing his special lighting techniques to private residences in the North Carolina areas. We can even combine audio in your outdoor spaces to bring your backyard resort to life. We invite you to read our many 5 star reviews on google as well as viewing our many project photos there to see what sets us apart.

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your resort oasis

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Discover your resort oasis in your own backyard with professionally designed and installed outdoor landscape lighting by a former concert and stage lighting designer.

Joe is a local longtime Raleigh native,homeowner and former concert and stage lighting designer and has been sharing that knowledge to properties in the Raleigh,Wake Forest and North Carolina areas for the last five years.

As an actual lighting designer who has driven out of many neighborhoods in the evening hours after installing lighting and seeing many poorly designed lighting installations, Joe wants to help homeowners understand the difference in people who might just light an object with only one fixture when it might require more lights at less lumens to properly illuminate the object.

Picasso would use many brush strokes to paint a masterpiece and proper landscape illumination many times requires more than just one brush stroke up the center of a huge tree.

A lot of companies might put a fixture too close to a trees trunk or too close to a homes foundation and use a lamp that is too bright and instead of the light looking nice and soft you can see a very noticeable hot spot near where the light starts.

Call Lite Visions today to see your property at night looking like the amazing work of art you see in the daytime.

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softly illuminated water fountain and statue Lite Visions Landscape Lighting Raleigh NC

 

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Creating a private escape in your own backyard

Wow! Just wow!

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Wow! Just wow! I cannot say enough good things about Joe and Lite Visions! He installed our new front yard landscape lighting which needed replacing after the original became tired and worn. It is now fabulous! Joe’s artistic vision, service and the quality of the lights he uses are unsurpassed. His company is unique in that he offers so much more than “standard” landscape lighting. No cheap lights. No dotted “runway” looks. No hot spots. Joe knows his lighting and it shows. He took the time to show us a demo which was extremely helpful. We knew exactly what we were getting and how it would look at night! Installation was seamless and professional. We are looking forward to having him redo our back yard now too! Thanks Joe!

 

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Creating a private escape in your own backyard

Concert Quality Audio

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To make your outdoor living space even better,we were recently approved to install the best outdoor concert quality audio systems available to the professional market from Coastal Source. Whatever your outdoor space,experience music as the artist intended.Optimized for Outdoor Environments Our sound systems capitalize on the acoustic advantages of outdoor environments that are not impacted by the unwanted reflections and distortions of sound caused by interior walls. Inside and out, the parts of our speaker system are engineered for the outdoors. You can have full confidence in the stunning performance along with reliability and longevity.

 

Add a whole new level of atmosphere and ambiance to your backyard entertaining!

Considering outdoor audio speakers for your home? Garden speakers are a great way to add ambiance to your outdoor area. Outdoor speakers like the BOLLARD™ line from Coastal Source offer high-performance sound in a simple and clean style that blends well with all outdoor environments.

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Outdoor Audio System design and installation

 

 

 

Amp and Sonos source enclosures that are prewired to each specially designed audio system and weatherproof

 

“Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without.”

– Confucius

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Contact Lite Visions today for more information and to see about getting your own symphony hall in your backyard entertainment area.

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Artist Definition

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Artist,Definition :Someone who has creative skills and is able to see and create things others can not even imagine could be there.Weather on a stage setting or on a beautiful property or a homes architectural features. As an artist who patients with illumination,I look at the big picture of creating a painting with light that can be viewed from different angles as well as from inside looking out the window.

artist definition: someone who sees things that aren't yet theremagical outdoor landscape lighting
looking out my window at my landscape lighting

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Less lumens is usually more with landscape lighting
Sometimes it’s hard to convince a person more than one light fixture per object might be needed to create the magic. They only know what they have seen prior, weather it was right or wrong.
Imagine telling an artist painting a beautiful photo to use less colors or brushstrokes.
Thankfully most of our clients understand what we do and usually give us free reign to create our art with illumination.
Using more fixtures on a tree or other object gives us the artistic freedom to properly illuminate it from all sides and create a lower lumen level and equally allow it to be viewed 3 dimensional, not just one sided.
The world is not flat and neither should your landscape lighting be flat and one sided.
See our google reviews and photos to see what makes us different, with over 30 years in the concert and theatrical lighting world.
At Lite Visions Landscape Lighting ,We understand lighting design.
One of our landscape lighting friends in the Los Angeles Ca area who does amazing work

Protect Your Home With Security Lighting In Raleigh

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When it comes to home security, outdoor landscape lighting is one of the most important aspects. Not only does good lighting make your home more visible and less inviting to burglars, but it also helps you see what’s going on around your property at night. If you’re looking for a way to improve your home security while also adding a beautiful touch to your property, consider installing landscape lighting in Raleigh. In this article, we’ll discuss the benefits of security lighting and why combining design with improving your overall sense of security can transform the look and feel of your house.

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Prevent Theft & Deter Crime 

One of the biggest benefits of landscape security lighting is that it can help deter crime and prevent theft from happening in the first place. By increasing visibility around your property, you make it much more difficult for intruders to take advantage of any dark or secluded areas on your property that they might otherwise be able to hide undetected. Additionally, having security lighting installed can help increase the overall safety and security of your neighborhood by making it more difficult for criminals to strike when potential witnesses can easily see them. 

Security Lighting A Top Priority

And with most landscape lighting clients being owners of large properties in some of the best neighborhoods in town, it’s no wonder why security is high on their agenda. While having a home with a large lawn, garden and pool can enhance your quality of life; it also comes with the added security risk since the property will be viewed as a potential target based on its location and size alone. That’s why landscape lighting can be such an effective solution for homeowners in these areas. Rather than put up harsh, bright light security cameras for added protection, which can make the property feel cold, you can use smart landscape lighting tricks to illuminate walkways, porches, and gates. 

And it’s also important to make sure that you choose the right type of lighting for your property. For example, traditional incandescent light bulbs are less effective than newer low-voltage LED lights that can provide bright illumination over large areas without being overly bright or distracting to you and your family. Additionally, it’s important to consider the placement of your lights as well—ideally, they should be strategically placed around key areas of your property rather than simply scattered throughout the yard. And combining security light positioning and landscape design means that you can add a beautiful atmosphere to your property rather than turn your outdoor areas into brightly lit zones that can often feel prison-esk.

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Illuminate The Front Of Your Home

Another key benefit of landscape security lighting is that it can help illuminate the front of your home and make it more visible at night, whether you’re at home or out of town. Having good lighting in place around your property can help make you feel safer and more secure, especially when the darker nights roll in. And by illuminating walkways and paths, as well as key areas such as your driveway, mailbox, front door, and around a pool, you can make sure that visitors and guests have no trouble finding their way in the dark. Plus, should anything ever happen during the night, it will be much easier to alert neighbors or record vital footage from security cameras if the exterior of your home is well-lit.

Enjoy Peace Of Mind As a Homeowner 

Perhaps best of all, installing outdoor landscape security lighting in Raleigh can help provide you with complete peace of mind as a homeowner. By knowing that your home is better protected and more visible at night, you can rest easier knowing that you and your family are safer from intruders or other threats. And by taking steps like locking the doors and windows each night when you go to bed, as well as keeping an eye out for any suspicious activity in your neighborhood, you can further help ensure that your home and family are protected from harm.

Award Winning Lighting Designer

Plus, there is nothing more welcoming when pulling up to your property at night than a property that is warmly lit and acts almost as a beacon guiding you home! And who better to add atmosphere to your property in Raleigh than award-winning lighting designer Joe. With a passion for the dramatic, Joe has transformed his previous experience into wowing homeowners through theatrical landscape lighting design. Joe formly toured with concert acts from Whitney Houston to the Christmas sensation the Trans Serbian Orchestra as a lighting technician.  So if you’re after enchanting lighting elements, Joe is definitely your man! But don’t just take our word for it! You can check out Joe’s positive customer reviews online here.

Landscape Lighting Expert in Raleigh

So rather than simply add landscape security lights to the front of your porch or close to your garage, consider using lighting to create a more sophisticated look that also enhances your home security. If you’re looking for an experienced landscape lighting expert in Raleigh, look no further than LiteVisions. With years of experience helping homeowners in the area create attractive, unique, and safe outdoor lighting solutions, we can help you get started today!

Enhance Curb Appeal & Minimize Risk – Landscape Lighting

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There are many reasons to add landscape lighting to your home. Not only does it make the property look nicer, but it can also increase its value. Landscape lighting is a great way to enhance curb appeal and make your home safer at the same time. By installing landscape lighting, you can minimize the risk of slips, trips, and falls. In this blog post, we will discuss the benefits of landscape lighting and how to choose the right fixtures for your home.

Light Up Your Walkways and Your Home’s Entrances

For many homeowners outdoor lighting is all about improving the curb appeal of their homes. If you want to make your property stand out at night and increase its value, landscape lighting can certainly help. By shining light on a driveway, for instance, you can make your home more visible and easily accessible. It can also highlight any potential hazards, such as a broken branch or uneven pavement, that could lead to an accident. And once you’re aware of the issue, you can address it quickly and safely. An illuminated driveway means as a driver, you have more visibility, and this can optimize your loved ones’ overall safety. You are far more likely to notice if your partner steps behind your vehicle if the driveway is well-lit rather than if the driveway is dark and difficult to see.

But landscape lighting can also play an important role in helping to minimize the risk of slips, trips, and falls.

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Prevent Slips, Trips & Falls

To start with, installing lighting along your driveway can help to guide visitors and guests safely to your home. By highlighting the edges of your driveway, you can reduce the risk of people tripping or driving their cars off the road at night. Additionally, landscape lighting can also make it easier for you to find your way around during those dark winter months.

When selecting landscape lighting for your home, it is important to choose fixtures that are water and weather-resistant. You will also want to consider the height of the fixtures, making sure they are high enough that people won’t bump into them while walking outside at night. And if you have children or pets in your home, it is a good idea to opt for landscape lighting that is more focused and directed, such as spotlights.

By taking the time to carefully select landscape lighting for your home, you can enjoy all of the benefits that this feature has to offer. Not only will it help increase curb appeal and property value, but it can also help keep your family safe at night.

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Add Elegance and Improve Curb Appeal 

Carefully curated landscape lighting is also a great way to add elegance and style to your home. By highlighting the different features of your landscape, such as trees, shrubs, and flowering plants, you can create an eye-catching display that will make your property stand out at night. Additionally, landscape lighting can also help increase curb appeal by highlighting the architectural details of your home, such as windows and doors.

Having built my career within stage lighting before focusing my attention on landscape lighting for homes, I have developed a keen eye for creating atmosphere through lighting design. In fact, I truly believe that your home should not only be invested in but seen as the stage of your family life. It is where memories are made and so should be illuminated in a similar way as a stage, drawing attention to its finest details and warmly welcoming you home. In fact, feel free to check out my latest work online and read my customer reviews here.

Whether you are looking to add landscape lighting for safety, curb appeal or ambience, I can help. As an experienced landscape lighting designer, I have the skills and knowledge necessary to create a stunning landscape lighting system that perfectly complements your home and lifestyle. If you are ready to enhance the beauty of your home with landscape lighting, feel free to contact me today.

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Add Value To Your Home 

Along with preventing slips, trips, and falls, landscape lighting can also help to add value to your home.  By highlighting the features of your landscape and architectural details, you can make your home more appealing to potential buyers and increase its value. This is because, when placed correctly, lighting can create visual interest and draw the eye to specific landscape features. In addition, landscape lighting can also help to highlight your home’s beauty and architectural details, making it more appealing in the eyes of potential buyers. It can also give your home a warmer, welcoming feel which can help to attract potential buyers.

If you are looking for a way to add value to your home and increase its curb appeal, landscape lighting is an excellent option. With the right landscape lighting design, you can highlight the unique features of your property and make your home stand out at night. Whether you are looking to improve safety and reduce slips, trips, and falls or simply enhance the beauty of your home, landscape lighting has something to offer for everyone!