Why Lighting Is About More Than Just Seeing — It’s About Experiencing
When most people think about outdoor lighting, they think of it as functional: illuminating pathways, making sure steps are safe, or adding some glow around the patio. But at Southern Lights, we know lighting is so much more than simply being able to see. Lighting is about experiencing your home in a whole new way. […]
Hardscape & Deck Lighting Made Easy
Deck lighting not only extends the hours during which you can enjoy your deck, it also goes a long way in enhancing the aesthetic appeal of your outdoor living area. As the variety of fixtures suited for posts, block walls, paver walkways, stair risers and railings keeps expanding, so do your options for personalizing outdoor spaces. Here are some […]
I Didn’t Know That I Needed Landscape Lighting
Sometimes we get used to things and don’t realize what we’re missing. Or, really, what they are missing? We all have something that doesn’t exactly work right, but if we whack it just so, or set it just right, it’ll do. Like the oven with the broken thermostat that you set to 500 when you […]
DIY Lighting Or Professional Landscape Lighting? Why Is This A Hard Choice?
Some people enjoy the satisfaction of tackling a project and doing things themselves. Others are quite willing to leave it to the experts. I’d like to speak to the DIY crowd here. I like to try projects myself first. Especially the easy ones. And landscape lighting really doesn’t seem that difficult. Lay it out, dig […]
2015 AOLP Landscape Lighting Conference
February brought another great landscape lighting conference to the industry courtesy of The Association of Outdoor Lighting Professionals (AOLP) in San Antonio, TX. Each year the AOLP puts on an amazing landscape lighting conference, and this year there was no exception to that. The conference began with CLVLT (Certified Low Voltage Lighting Technician) testing and […]