The ILLI is the industry's premier credential for outdoor lighting design. One of the few programs focused entirely on the art and science of lighting design, not just electrical installation. Our lead designer and owner holds this certification, which directly informs how every LUX Lighting Services project is designed and executed.
Landscape lighting done well is a design discipline. It starts with which parts of the property are worth revealing, how the architecture reads from the street, and where shadow should sit. The difference between hardware in the yard and a composition that actually looks designed at night is how intentional each decision is.
The design starts with a walk-through, in person. Which trees have character worth revealing, how the architecture reads from the street, where shadow could serve. After install, we come back at dusk to aim every fixture by eye. That's the part of the process that requires darkness.
We install low-voltage on purpose. Direct-burial wire, flexible placement, and fixtures that can move as the yard grows around them. A yard is a living thing. Its lighting should be too.
Most systems fail at a splice that was never rated for burial. It works for a summer, then corrodes underground until a zone stops coming on. Every splice we make is a waterproof, direct-burial connector. It's the invisible reason our systems still work in year ten.
Our lead designer is trained by the International Landscape Lighting Institute. One of the few credentials in the trade focused on the art of lighting design, not electrical code. Design-first from the first walk-through to the final aiming.
Most of the work happens in daylight. The one piece that has to happen at night is the final aim. That's the only way to know the system is doing what we intended.
We meet on site during the day to look at the property: trees, architecture, sightlines. We talk through what you'd want lit at night and what you'd rather leave dark.
A design specific to your home, trees, and how you use the space. Fixture count, placement, beam spread, and color temperature are all chosen on purpose.
Low-voltage runs are trenched and routed cleanly. Fixtures are set, wired to the transformer, and given a rough aim during daylight.
We return at dusk and aim every fixture with you on the property. Hot spots, glare, and overlit zones get corrected until the system looks designed, not installed.
Fixtures run $250–$350 each installed. Starter systems ($3,500–$6,000) typically cover ~10–20 fixtures. Front façade, a few trees, pathway accents. Full front-and-back ($6,000–$12,000) runs ~20–35 fixtures. Larger installs go well beyond 35 fixtures.
Systems are designed so you can start focused. Front yard and a few trees. And extend later as the design grows with the property.
We take landscape lighting projects throughout the Houston metro: River Oaks, Memorial, West University, The Woodlands, Katy, Sugar Land, Pearland, and the communities in between. If you're within about 40 miles of downtown, we can come out for a site walk.
A recent landscape lighting project, and the guides on what to budget and how to think about repair vs. replacement.
Tell us about your property. We'll walk it with you and design a system around what you have.
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