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Do one thing and excel at it

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We do one thing and excel at it, Landscape Lighting. Do you believe one person can do 5-7 things and be and excel at all those things?  Hardscapes, Landscapes, Mulch, Ponds, Fences, Tree Trimming, oh and we can also do lighting, lol. I see trucks in Luxury neighborhoods daily when out working and laugh to myself, because I see what those guys are installing.

We do one thing and excel at it, Landscape Lighting in Raleigh NC 

They find the cheapest thinnest fixtures they can purchase,bulbs included and install them for the low price they add onto the 15-30,000 hardscape or landscape project they installed. Sad thing is that the client will have no idea until they are long gone and the year warranty is long gone as well. Some lighting manufacture had them attend a half day class and they are suddenly lighting experts.

Professional landscape lighting involves a well thought out design that the clients can look out of their home and enjoy as well as the lighting can be viewed by neighbors riding by. I have to educate clients every day of the week as to proper landscape lighting designs as so many of these companies stick one light on one tree that is not a good tree to be illuminated.

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Trees that look magical at night when illuminated properly with landscape lighting are Crepe Myrtles, Japanese Maples, River Birches, Dogwoods. Most builder trees are not trees that look at all good lit up. Architectural aspects of the home when properly illuminated should be softly illuminated between brick or stone facades and not have lights placed directly under windows which can create a hot spot and a ghoulish effect.

 

I come from a concert and theatrical stage lighting background and see so many horrible lighting jobs that clients paid good money for. It only takes a few minutes of walking or riding around looking at such jobs to make most clients realize the bad lighting that is all around them, including two new things builders are guilty of. permanent holiday lighting and soffit lighting in the homes peaks which creates bright hot spots with horrible glare at night.

You paid alot of money for your forever home and landscaping and you need to educate yourself on the differences in not good and good lighting.

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Yes, you can go with the low price leader for any type of home improvements, but I get the phone calls when those systems that are not wired properly or put together cheaply fail and we ,as most companies don’t work on those type systems as its usually just a band aid till the next failure happens.

Value vs low price=  quality small company who does one thing and does it correctly vs a company doing quantity installs for a quick buck to add onto their other project they made their profit on.

We do one thing and do it right at Lite Visions Landscape Lighting     www.litevisions.com

Lite Visions Landscape Lighting,We do one thing and do it Right

Award Winning Lighting Designs

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In July this year Lite Visions won several award winning lighting designs when we attended the annual Sterling landscape lighting summit in Danville Virginia. We learned about new products to incorporate into our eye catching landscape lighting designs that elevate our clients property and also in our lighting design challenge we got to put them to use over a three day period. Janet Lennox Moyer a renowned lighting designer and Eleftheria Deko, who has won many many awards for her stunning lighting designs https://edeko.gr/  Eleftheria lit the Olympics in Greece as well as the Acropolis and many other lighting design projects and her and Jan were the judges for our landscape lighting challenge this year. Our project near the lake was a huge area and our team took the challenge and not only worked right up till the last second making adjustments, but were able to capture our entire project reflecting in the lakes surface. It was a moment to remember when our project ,which was the last to be unveiled was switched on. Not only did our team win one ,but three awards this year. Thanks to Sterling lighting for their landscape lighting fixtures and to the beautiful venue in Danville and Averett university for once again hosting our annual summit. Coming from my concert and stage lighting background ,I enjoy meeting and collaborating with lighting designers from all over the USA during the lighting summit. With Lite Visions Landscape Lighting ,we take pride that every detail is softly illuminated to feature key landscape elements as well as featured eye catching architectural elements.

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My Background in Theatrical and Stage Lighting led me to start my landscape lighting company in Raleigh NC

working as a roadie, lighting technician, and lighting designer

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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.

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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.

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Working with shadows and light to create unique art

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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.

www.litevisions.com           Raleigh’s Outdoor Landscape Lighting Experts

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landscape lighting VS magical landscape lighting

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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.

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a friend of ours Anthony who does amazing landscape lighting in LA

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Creating a nighttime oasis with landscape lighting

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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.

 

Lite Visions Landscape Lighting Inc

919-518-9950

BACKYARD PATIO AREA IN RALEIGH NC
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 A great local landscaping company in the Raleigh area https://www.carolinalandscapes.net/about/

VISION IS MORE POWERFUL THEN HISTORY

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A FEW BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPE LIGHTING BACKDROPS

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

 

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Enhance Curb Appeal & Minimize Risk – Landscape Lighting

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There are technicians and artists, Joe is an artist whose palette is light!

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!

Raleigh’s Landscape Lighting Experts

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 From lighting up the stars to lighting under the stars

Lite Visions Landscape Lighting – Raleigh’s Landscape Lighting Experts

Enhance the beauty of your outdoor space with professional landscape lighting. Trust our experienced lighting designer and local experts for all your landscape lighting needs in Raleigh, NC. Joe went from lighting the stars to lighting under the stars as his 35 plus year career in the music and stage lighting industry spanned from working with local beach music favorites the Embers to touring with such different arena acts as Kool and the Gang to Whitney Houston, Alan Jackson and Tim McGraw to the Christmas sensation the Trans Siberian Orchestra.

At lite visions landscape lighting, we treat each project not as a cookie cutter installation, but as an original lighting design highlighting your property as the stage set and backdrop .

There are many people installing landscape lighting, it takes a lighting designer to understand the many different lamps, filters and how to create effects that stand out.

Let us create your resort oasis today.

 

If you’re considering landscape lighting for your home or property. It’s important to do your research, especially if a company is fairly new to the business. There are two types of companies to look out for: those jumping on the outdoor lighting bandwagon to add profits to existing businesses, and those buying into an outdoor lighting franchise.

The first type may offer cheaper lighting fixtures or wiring and connections, but don’t be fooled – they don’t understand the principles of actual lighting design and are usually using inferior products.

On the other hand, franchises may offer better training, but the photos on their website and advertisements are often from the franchise or manufacturer and not of the local companies’ work. Anyone with enough money can buy a decorative outdoor lighting franchise.

At Lite Visions Landscape Lighting, We prefer to showcase our own work. This way, you can trust that the lighting you see on our website is a reflection of the quality we provide.

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Why Choose Lite Visions Landscape Lighting for Your Lighting Design in North Carolina

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Why Choose Lite Visions Landscape Lighting for Your Lighting Design in North Carolina?
As someone who has spent many years working in the concert and stage lighting industry, I understand the art and science of lighting better than most. I understand how to use lighting tools to create ambiance and atmosphere, and I understand the importance of painting with soft low level illumination.
That’s why I founded Lite Visions Landscape Lighting, the outdoor lighting experts in North Carolina.
Our many years of concert touring is what makes Lite Visions different from other outdoor lighting designers. We see the world in a different light, and we bring that expertise to every project we work on.

From hiding a light source to creating purposeful shadows

Understanding the Art and Science of Lighting

At Lite Visions, we take a holistic approach to lighting design. We understand that lighting isn’t just about illuminating a space; it’s about creating an experience. That’s why we take the time to understand your needs and preferences before we start designing your outdoor lighting system. We want to know what kind of atmosphere you want to create, what areas you like, and how you plan to use your outdoor space. We also want to see what you see from inside your home to help visualize what you will see out of your windows in the evening to create your scenes.

Once we have a clear understanding of your needs, we can start designing your lighting system. We use a variety of lighting tools, including uplighting, washlights, downlighting and path lights, to create the perfect portrait. We also use different intensities of light to create a dynamic and visually appealing environment.

Creating Your Nighttime Oasis

North Carolina is known for its beautiful plants and outdoor spaces, and we believe that your backyard should be no exception. That’s why we specialize in creating backyard settings that are perfect for entertaining, relaxing, and spending time with family and friends. We can transform your backyard into a magical wonderland with the perfect combination of lighting your outdoor spaces.

Whether you want a cozy nook for reading or a spacious area for hosting parties, we can create the perfect atmosphere for you. We understand that your outdoor space is an extension of your home, and we want to help you make the most of it.

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Best Landscape Lighting Products for Many Years of Worry-Free Illumination

At Lite Visions, we believe that quality is key. That’s why we only use the best landscape lighting products on the market. Our products are designed to last for many years, so you can enjoy worry-free illumination for years to come. We use only the highest-quality materials and the latest technology to ensure that your lighting system is both beautiful and functional.

In addition to using the best products, we also offer a comprehensive warranty on all of our installations. If anything goes wrong with your lighting system, we’ll be there to fix it. We believe in standing behind our work and providing our clients with the best possible service.

Conclusion

If you’re looking for the best landscape lighting designer in North Carolina, look no further than Lite Visions Landscape Lighting. Our many years of concert touring have given us a unique perspective on lighting design, and we bring that expertise to every project we work on. We understand the art and science of lighting, and we use that knowledge to create beautiful and functional outdoor spaces.

If you’re ready to transform your backyard into a nighttime oasis, give us a call today. We’ll work with you to create the perfect lighting system for your needs and preferences. You can also visit our website or Google Lite Visions to see what makes us the best lighting designer for your project. We look forward to working with you!

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