Lite Visions Landscape Lighting, we do one thing and do it right. 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 concert and stage lighting designer and lighting technician for bands since he turned 18, Lite Visions Landscape Lighting’s owner Joe searched out the best professional grade landscape lighting fixtures as well as cables and connect methods to install at his client’s homes and gardens. Joe also had many lighting vendors reach out to him due to his concert and stage lighting background and found only a handful of these companies who would stand up to his testing in the field.
I wanted to give my clients the best possible value for their money. Outdoor Landscape lighting, when designed properly has the ability to change and enhance your outdoor landscaping and homes architecture completely in the evening hours. While there are many people who do numerous things and claim they can install landscape lighting, we too often drive thru these areas in the evening and see the many poor lighting installs with no real lighting design involved, many times we are called in a year or so later to FIX others poor lighting installs.
Joe also sided up with a few mentors he found in the landscape lighting industry and chose to pick their brains in landscape lighting, from one mentor who traveled to Italy to work with the Designer Valentino on his estate to another who worked with several celebrity clients to make their property into a beautiful evening showcase. Joe also works with a few manufactures every year on a continuing education in the landscape lighting industry, helping give back to others in lighting industry.
Lite Visions landscape lighting is an artistically based design company, while we might take more time and perhaps a few visits to make certain to visualize all the options for each client’s 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 areas into your own personal resort oasis. Contact us today and see why Lite Visions Landscape Lighting in Raleigh NC outshines the competition.
Lite Visions Landscape Lighting’s owner Joe comes from a concert and theatrical lighting background and will use a few of those lighting techniques to make your home and property into a night time resort oasis. Lite Visions landscape lighting uses only the best lighting fixtures and equipment available to the professional. Joe looks at things in a more artistic manner and lights things up as your eye sees them ,not flat and one sided as many people who install landscape lighting in the area seem to do ,we see quite a few bad lighting jobs driving out of neighborhoods in the evenings when leaving clients homes. Many installers seem to think more lumens is better on a lot of things they light and this is not usually the case with landscape lighting. Most times less lumens is more with a properly shielded lamp source to hide the light from view when walking past.
Contact Lite Visions Landscape Lighting today to see what makes us different
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Pool area with colored lighting backdropA beautiful pool area lit in the eveningsBACKYARD PATIO AREA IN RALEIGH NC
When I started Lite Visions landscape lighting, I decided to take myself over the top by giving a 1year warranty along with the Manufactures warranty.
I also give a 1 year FREE Annual maintenance agreement as well. I do this simply to show my gratitude for my customers and I want to help keep their lighting system looking 100% always. Coming from my music and touring background. I feel confident in my skills as a lighting technician and lighting designer, as well as lighting fixtures and installation methods.
I back our systems with the best warranty and FREE Annual service contract in the Raleigh area! It’s not about the sale, it’s about providing a stunning lighting design for our clients for years to come. I want you to tell your friends & neighbors about us! Most of my landscape lighting business is word of mouth referrals from friends and neighbors who saw your night time demo or lighting system. From cleaning your fixtures, adjusting them due to growth or simply cutting a few small branches that are in front of a light fixture, I always want your lighting to look 100%
Recognized Among 50 of the World’s Top Outdoor Lighting Designers
When LITE VISIONS Landscape Lighting in Raleigh, North Carolina was selected for inclusion in Masters of Landscape Lighting, we were both honored and humbled.
This international publication features only 50 of the world’s top outdoor landscape lighting designers — a carefully curated group recognized for artistic vision, technical precision, and design integrity.
To be included among such a small global community of lighting professionals is meaningful not just for our company, but for our clients throughout Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Cary, and coastal North Carolina.
Our work appears in the Southeast region, pages 111–114.
But this recognition is about more than a book.
It represents a philosophy.
What Is
Masters of Landscape Lighting?
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Masters of Landscape Lighting is not a directory. It is not a paid listing. It is not a marketing award.
It is a curated collection of designers worldwide who approach outdoor lighting as both a science and an art form.
The designers featured in this publication include internationally respected professionals who illuminate historic landmarks, luxury estates, architectural masterpieces, and significant public environments.
To be selected means your work demonstrates:
Artistic restraint
Technical mastery
Emotional storytelling through light
Longevity of systems
Professional design ethics
In North Carolina, only a very small number of designers were chosen.
Being included reinforces what our clients in the Raleigh–Durham area already experience firsthand: lighting done correctly changes everything.
From Concert Stages to North Carolina Estates
LITE VISIONS was founded by Joe Yanulevich — a Raleigh native who began his professional lighting career at 18 years old in the concert and theatrical industry.
For decades, Joe worked behind the scenes with major productions and artists including:
Whitney Houston
Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Joan Jett
Alan Jackson
Tim McGraw
Kool and the Gang
That background matters.
In theatrical lighting, every beam of light serves a purpose. It directs attention. It creates mood. It shapes perception. It tells a story.
When Joe retired from touring and turned his focus to residential landscape lighting in Raleigh, he quickly noticed something troubling:
Many outdoor lighting systems were over-lit, poorly balanced, and installed without artistic discipline.
Homes were flooded with light rather than sculpted with it.
That is where LITE VISIONS began.
What Makes Our Landscape Lighting Different
Unlike many companies that treat outdoor lighting as an add-on service, lighting is all we do.
We approach every property the way a theatrical lighting designer approaches a stage:
1. Low-Lumen Philosophy
More light is not better. Better light is better.
We design with restraint, creating depth and contrast instead of glare.
2. Dark-Sky-Friendly Design
Responsible lighting respects the night sky and surrounding properties. We focus illumination downward and precisely where needed.
3. High Color Rendering
We use 92+ CRI LED sources so colors appear rich and natural — not washed out.
4. Precision Beam Control
Every fixture is selected intentionally. Beam spread, placement, and layering matter.
5. “Visionettes”
We create small, curated focal views — scenes designed to be appreciated from inside the home, patios, decks, and entertaining areas.
This philosophy is what caught the attention of the Masters of Landscape Lighting curators.
Why This Recognition Matters for Raleigh Homeowners
Luxury homeowners in Raleigh, Cary, Durham, Chapel Hill, Pinehurst, Southern Pines, New Bern, and Morehead City are increasingly investing in:
Outdoor living spaces
Custom architecture
Mature landscaping
Estate-level properties
Yet lighting is often the final decision — and sometimes the least understood.
When lighting is done poorly, it can diminish architectural beauty and landscape investment.
When lighting is done correctly, it transforms a property into a nighttime portrait.
Being recognized among the world’s top outdoor lighting designers signals to homeowners that LITE VISIONS approaches lighting at a professional design level — not as a side service.
Lighting Is an Investment — Not a Commodity
Outdoor lighting should never be installed at the lowest price.
Recognition in Masters of Landscape Lighting reinforces our commitment to doing things correctly from the start.
Serving Raleigh–Durham and Beyond
LITE VISIONS proudly serves:
Raleigh, NC
Durham, NC
Chapel Hill, NC
Cary, NC
Hillsborough, NC
Pinehurst & Southern Pines
New Bern & Trent Woods
Morehead City & the Crystal Coast
We especially enjoy lighting coastal live oaks and Spanish moss landscapes along the North Carolina coast, where subtle illumination enhances natural character.
The Responsibility of Recognition
Being featured in Masters of Landscape Lighting is not a finish line.
It is a responsibility.
It means continuing to:
Design thoughtfully
Install carefully
Educate clients
Maintain systems properly
Respect the night environment
It means continuing to treat each property as unique.
No templates. No rushed installations. No shortcuts.
Just carefully designed light.
Experience the Difference
If you are searching for a landscape lighting designer in Raleigh, North Carolina who approaches lighting with theatrical precision and artistic restraint, we invite you to experience the difference.
View the digital edition of Masters of Landscape Lighting and explore our featured pages 111–114.
Vision is more powerful than history,In meeting with a client with a beautiful home yesterday I found this out. I receive many calls in relation to taking out old landscape lighting systems. Potential clients only know what they have seen done when they have an old lighting system that they have looked at daily in the evening for many years.
My job as a lighting designer is to talk about my unique vision for their project. After walking the property with my potential client and explaining why having a bunch of pathlight fixtures lighting the edges of their beautiful water feature with several places where water falls was probably not the best way to illuminate it. I then talked about the kit lights shooting across the pond and replacing them with lights under the falling water stones to highlight each area to create a much different effect on the three falls.
We looked at also creating a backdrop behind the water feature, creating reflections in the water feature from the uplit plants and removing even more pathlights along a beautiful stone ledge wall to accent the architectural features properly. I then asked my potential client to turn around and imagine looking out those large windows of the home at the picture we just talked about creating in the background and how nice it would be in the evenings . A lighting designers job is to create a 3 dimensional picture for the potential client to enjoy their space in the evening hours.
Lite Visions Landscape Lighting ,Raleigh North Carolina
Imagine your personal resort oasis
Association of outdoor lighting professionals member since 2018
Are you looking for ways to spruce up your outdoor spaces? Have you considered landscape lighting ? Landscape lighting can take your yard from drab to fab with the right design and installation. In this blog, we’ll talk about the basics of landscape lighting design, the benefits, and some design tips and successful projects.
What is landscape lighting?
Landscape lighting is exactly what it sounds like – it’s lighting designed to highlight your outdoor spaces and provide a warm, inviting atmosphere. It is a carefully crafted art form that requires a good eye and a knack for design. Landscape lighting involves strategically positioning lights and fixtures to create an aesthetically pleasing look that highlights the best features of your outdoor spaces.
The most common type of landscape lighting is low-voltage lighting.
Low-voltage lighting is powered by a transformer that converts the electricity from your home’s power outlet into the low voltage needed for the lights.
LED lighting is also becoming increasingly popular for landscape lighting design as it is more energy-efficient and long-lasting than traditional bulbs. LED bulbs also produce less heat, making them safer for outdoor use. Led also lasts 20 times longer than halogen light sources.
Benefits of landscape lighting
There are several benefits to installing landscape lighting in your outdoor spaces. Here are just a few of them:
It adds beauty and charm to your outdoor spaces. The right lighting can make your yard look even more beautiful and inviting.
It increases safety. By strategically positioning lights in your outdoor spaces, you can make them safer and easier to navigate at night.
It adds value to your home. A well-lit outdoor space can be a major selling point for potential home buyers, increasing the value of your property.
It can be a great way to show off your landscaping. With the right lighting design, you can highlight your favorite plants and trees and create a stunning effect.
Examples of successful landscape lighting design projects
Now that you know the basics of landscape lighting design, let’s take a look at some successful projects.
One successful project is the lighting design at this home and back yard. The lighting was designed to highlight the beauty of the garden, while at the same time creating a safe and inviting atmosphere.
The lights were strategically placed to draw attention to the different features of the homes beautiful architectural elements as well as the landscape plantings around the residence. Continue reading “Spruce up your outdoor spaces with landscape lighting”→
Joe is a Creative Lighting Designer, Not Just a Technician
Joe is a Creative lighting designer, technician and an artist, which is what sets lite visions landscape lighting apart from others. We had a large wooded lot and recently remodeled our house, which meant we had to replace our lighting that was over 15 years old. Joe came out on a Saturday and discussed what we wanted and also offered suggestions. We found him to be friendly, down-to-earth, and trustworthy, so we gave him the freedom to completely redo the lighting. Joe’s “soft palette” of light fills the space and creates a picture that is calming and pleasant to the eye. He followed up two nights in a row to make sure we were pleased with the results and we are very satisfied with the outcome. Not only is Joe an artist, but he is also an incredibly nice person to work with and we highly recommend him.
Joe, an artist of light, has replaced our commonplace driveway path lights with downlights in trees, creating a romantic, delicate atmosphere around our residence. Now, he is formulating plans to illuminate the front entry and parking area of Phase II of our landscaping project. His work speaks to his brilliance and expertise!
Not far from our house, our driveway curves through the woods. Joe came to our place about 10 days ago and attentively heard our plans. From the start, it was clear that Joe is a talent when it comes to lighting and we put our confidence in his skill and imagination in outlining and executing a captivating lighting design.
We are elated with the outcome! Joe was devoted to our project and was a great pleasure to work with- our property has been significantly improved and we celebrated our first evening with our new lighting scheme last night.
Joe is a real professional and we are happy to have met him.
For a number of years, I have been collaborating with Joe, who has a remarkable set of skills and experience in lighting design, having started in theatrical lighting over three decades ago and then moving into the outdoor sector. When it comes to complex projects requiring a sophisticated design, Joe is the ideal candidate. He is willing to stay late in order to adjust each light, using high-quality products like Sterling Lighting to create his classical designs. If you are in need of a beautiful outdoor design, it is worth investing in Joe’s services, since you won’t be disappointed.
Joe proved to be an excellent asset to our project! His thoughtful suggestions and ideas surpassed the estimate and demo of Carolina Outdoor Lighting during the lighting demonstration. With his searching for the best lights from a variety of companies, we had more choices to choose from. For example, he had these great up/down lights which were perfect for our pergola structures, which the competition did not have. He also had RGB Bluetooth controlled spotlights to light up the forest behind our property, where the competition only had white and not controllable.
The addition of color in the forest really added life to it and was something we looked forward to using during parties and BBQs. Joe was quick, efficient and cleaned up after completion. He also added a rose filter to the Japanese Maple light to enhance the color and diffusion filters to reduce glare. We got to hear amazing stories from his concert days too! And for the same price as the competition, we got a wide variety of lights perfectly suited to the project, excellent service, and the assurance that the lights will not suddenly stop working due to a poor install.
We are beyond impressed with the work that Joe and Lite Visions did on our front yard landscape lighting! It was desperately in need of replacing and now looks absolutely fabulous. Joe is an expert in his field and offers so much more than your standard landscape lighting. The quality of the lights he uses is truly remarkable and he even gave us a demonstration to show us exactly what we were getting. His installation was flawless and professional. We can’t wait to have him work on our backyard as well! We are so thankful for Joe and his company!
Joe from Lite Visions was very professional when installing our driveway lighting, taking our preferences into account and making sure that everything was to our satisfaction. His work has been a great improvement on our 175′ long driveway, as it is now illuminated in an artistic way, bringing out the beauty of the hardwood trees. The Bluetooth app makes it very easy to set the lighting times. We highly recommend Joe for anyone’s landscape lighting needs, and we will be working on other projects with him in the future. He also removed our old lighting, which was greatly appreciated.
We are overwhelmed with the wonderful experience! Words cannot express all the positive things we have to say about Joe’s work. He was able to turn our new home construction project into a masterpiece with his impressive eye for detail, his unwavering patience, and his pleasant attitude. We are so grateful to our friends for introducing us to him and for his willingness to take the long journey to our home and give us a light show that fills us with joy every night. Thank you, Joe!
I had a wonderful experience working with Joe and I am very pleased with the outcome. His skillful use of lighting beautifully showcases our yard, while also providing extra security for us. He paid great attention to each detail. Although his work isn’t inexpensive, its remarkable quality can be seen every evening. I have no qualms about recommending his services.
We recently renovated the entire backyard, concluding with the lighting. We found Joe through an online search, and he not only listened to what we wanted, but he also showed us a demo of what it would look like before we made our final choice. When the green light was given, he completed the installation. We are elated with the results; it looks great! Joe is also friendly, reliable, responsive, and honest. He gave us exactly what we requested, and he did it quickly. We are more than happy to recommend Joe to others and would use him again if we decide to do more outdoor lighting.
It is possible to construct an outdoor paradise! LiteVisions has some great tips for creating a personal oasis in your outdoor space.
Do you need to build a tranquil outdoor paradise where you can let go of your worries? Then you need a specialist landscape lighting designer from Lite Visions to make your vision come to life! With their expertise, they can craft a beautiful atmosphere with lights and sound that will … Continue reading Create An Outdoor oasis
Lite Visions landscape lighting will help you to create a nighttime oasis with landscape lighting. Many homeowners have spent thousands of dollars to create a beautiful backyard oasis, including architectural features, hardscaping elements,pools,ponds,waterfalls and lots of landscaping from palm trees and grasses to bamboo privacy screens and Japanese maples and zen gardens. The only problem is, after the sun goes down this all disappears into the night.
Professionally designed landscape lighting can not only make your backyard oasis useable well into the evening hours, but will also add safety and security to your little piece of heaven. Lite Visions Landscape Lighting can add professional landscape lighting from creating shadows with downlighting in trees, to tiki torches by the pool. Path lighting can create a well lit path into a dark backyard walkway to create safety. We only install the best landscape lighting fixtures available to the professionals. Call us today to get on our schedule as the nights are getting dark earlier and earlier.
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 outshines the competition.
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.
softly illuminated water fountain and statue Lite Visions Landscape Lighting Raleigh NC
I get a few phone calls weekly that start out like this,I have a 1-3 year old lighting system and it just doesn’t look like some I have seen. Can you stop by and take a look at it. They have just ok landscape lighting VS magical landscape lighting .Whomever installed their lighting gave them a very basic install and probably did not even come back to do a night time lighting focus. I usually set up a time to stop by and see what their outdoor landscape lighting looks like and setup a time to stop back another evening and do a nighttime demonstration of what their outdoor landscape lighting could look like. Coming from my many years of working on concert and theatrical lighting I see things in a very different perspective. I work to create depth,definition as well as layers to give a property a magical nighttime lighting effect. I actually have lighting vendors who have seen my work and send me samples of their products.
Lite Visions is not your typical cookie cutter outdoor landscape lighting designer,if you want your property to look like a resort oasis in the evening hours call us today.
Lite Visions Landscape Lighting 919-518-9950
a friend of ours Anthony who does amazing landscape lighting in LA
Creating art and shadows and light to create unique art makes a true lighting designer. I work in many subdivisions and drive out in the late evenings after doing a nighttime adjustment of a landscape lighting system I just installed and I see many BAD lighting jobs.
So many people who install outdoor landscape lighting are not lighting designers but instead fixture salespeople who do not understand certain objects should not be lit flat with just one light.Your eyes see things in the daytime with the sun coming thru them and creating shadows on the ground and on your home and other objects.
You see things in 3d,not flat. I understand that and design your lighting system to make things beautiful and to create works of art at night with your lighting and property. Some of the photos below are examples of that. Call us Today to see your home and property in a whole new light.
Lite Visions,we do one thing and do it right. 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 outshines the competition.
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!
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
I have been in the music industry, working as a roadie, lighting technician, and lighting designer for many years. I quickly learned that I wanted to be working with bigger and better lighting equipment, so I had to be constantly learning and improving. I was lucky enough to go from club bands work on huge arena tours,starting in 84 going from Kool and the Gang to many country acts as well as WWF wrestling. tour notes from Faith Hill
With this lengthy experience, I was able to open my own landscape lighting design company a few years ago. Since then, I have been fortunate to have mentors in the field of architectural and landscape lighting, who have illuminated Oprah’s home, designer Valentino’s estate, the acropolis in Greece and more. My desire and passion is to be creative, and to create a atmosphere for my lighting design clients to relax and enjoy in the evenings.
At Lite Visions Landscape Lighting, I do not believe in a “cookie cutter” approach. I strive to think outside the box, and to see things that aren’t yet there. I take pride in the fact that I can create a unique and beautiful atmosphere for my clients which is tailored to their needs and desires.
I have been able to create a wide variety of lighting designs, ranging from modern and elegant, to rustic and traditional. We understand that our clients are looking for something special that reflects their individual style, and we make every effort to create the perfect atmosphere for them.From creating purposeful shadows with down lighting in trees to hidden low lighting projecting light across a walkway to shadow bollard lighting projecting theatrical patterns across an area,these are some of the many thing that set Lite Visions apart.
I am proud of the work I do, and I believe that it sets us apart from other outdoor landscape lighting designers. I am passionate about creating the perfect atmosphere for my clients, and I strive to make sure that every detail is taken care of. Lite Visions uses only the lowest lumen lighting available and believe in soft filtered lighting.
If you are looking for a unique and creative lighting design for your home or property, Weather in Raleigh,New Bern,Wilmington or one of o beautiful lake areas, please consider Lite Visions Landscape Lighting. We would love to help you create a atmosphere that you and your family can relax and enjoy in the evenings.
