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New Lighting Trend: Bistro Lighting

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Bistro Lighting is a new and unique trend that’s specifically geared for use while entertaining.  There are a number of ways this light can be used, from smaller deck projects to larger scale projects that light entire backyards.

As the weather continues to warm up, outdoor bistro lights provide a breathtaking way to provide light to your outdoor living spaces.  Not only do they provide light to previously dark living spaces, they also increase the safety of you and your guests as well as add a festive, incomparable flair to your outdoor spaces.

Texas Outdoor Lighting uses the highest quality fixtures so the bistro lights we utilize are much more durable than the lights you can find at local home improvement stores.  Contact us today for a free at home consultation with one of our award winning lighting designers to see how the hot new trend of bistro lighting can improve your outdoor living spaces.

Lake Home Outdoor Lighting

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A lake home is a popular weekend retreat here in Austin and its surrounding areas.  Spending your spring, summer and fall days exploring Texas lakes via fishing, boating and tubing then capping off the adventures with leisurely evenings gathered around the fire pit telling stories and roasting marshmallows is a favorite for Austinites.  

Texas Outdoor Lighting can help make the most of your evenings outside with a landscape lighting design that perfectly enhances your lake home.

Outdoor spaces included outdoor fireplaces, kitchens, pools, walkways to the lake and more. Homeowners today are either building or renovating their homes to include more outdoor living areas and some extra light comes in handy once the sun sets.

Keep scrolling to see some of our favorite lake home outdoor lighting projects.

The lighting on this home on Lake LBJ adds the perfect ambiance to this lake retreat while adding security for guests walking around the property after the sun sets.

The lighting on and around this boat dock on Lake Austin adds a glowing moonlight effect to make it easier for guests to walk to the boat dock at night time, while creating a warm, inviting ambiance at the same time.  The under water lights also add a fun twist, making night time fishing so much more enjoyable.

Texas Outdoor Lighting went all out on this lake cabin off of Lake LBJ.  The lighting showcases the unique architecture while adding safety for guests walking after the sun sets.  The lighting here is the perfect mixture of beauty and security.

The outdoor lighting on this pathway from this Lake Travis lake house to the water adds not only safety for those walking the pathway at nighttime, but it also highlights the beauty of the property that can easily be admired from the lake.

Spring is just around the corner so there’s plenty of time to enjoy your weekends at the lake.  A professionally designed outdoor lighting design can enhance the security, beauty, and functionality of your lake home, all year long.  Light not only transforms the ambiance of your outdoor space, it also makes it more functional and safe. 

If you want even more lake home outdoor lighting ideas, feel free to contact us to schedule a free consultation with one of our award winning lighting designers.  They’ll walk your property with you and work with you to develop an outdoor lighting design you’ll love for many years to come.

The Best Time to Start Planning for Spring Outdoor Lighting

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With only a few more weeks left of winter, spring is just around the corner.  This is the perfect time to start thinking about sprucing up your outdoor living areas.  Today, we are featuring some of our favorite outdoor retreat lighting projects as inspiration to those of you who are considering utilizing outdoor lighting to take full advantage of those areas.  Please keep scrolling to see all of these fun projects.  We hope you enjoy them as much as we do.

Some outdoor projects may involve several contractors and the collaboration between these companies help achieve a flawless installation and meet completion goals. Also, working together helps ensure the installation of materials is efficient and cost-effective.  

Oftentimes, Texas Outdoor Lighting is called in after the garden, landscaping, and hardscaping plans are finished. We are happy to accommodate our clients’ needs regardless of where they are at in the renovation process. Keep in mind, however, it is less expensive and more cost-efficient for our clients when we can get involved before renovations begin.

We understand that most people prefer to tackle one project at a time, but some pre-planning now will help avoid higher costs later on.

If you already have exterior lighting and plan to make some major changes to your landscape or outdoor space, contact us.  From relocating fixtures for a tree removal to adding more lights to maximize your outdoor living space.  We’re here to help.  We’d be happy to provide you with any advice, suggestions, and discuss your outdoor landscape lighting design.