Bring Your Home To Life With New Technologies

On our website, we talk about bringing your home to life. We talk about luxury styling and new functionality for your property.

But what does this really mean? One way to look at it is to consider three new technologies that have come together to give us untold options in home design. When we look at this in greater detail, we start to see just how things have come together in exciting ways in the smart home world.

Solar Energy

It wasn't too long ago that solar panels were cost prohibitive, and solar energy was just for a few select people out in the desert somewhere, using bulky batteries and homebrew systems.

Now, by contrast, solar energy is common and popular. You can buy solar cells attached to lighting for a few dollars and it’s easy to install these at your property. So that's one pillar of having luxury smart home systems and new types of high-tech lighting that our customers love. The procurement issues are made much easier, and you don’t have to run wires everywhere.

LEDs

The LED or light-emitting diode is a fundamental reimagining of Edison's incandescent bulb that was the only option for nearly a century. It’s really groundbreaking, and quite impressive at the end of the day.

As the 21st century came on, we were exploring the possibility of using directly fed LEDs instead of a traditional filament bulb. That cut down on the heat transmitted by light bulbs, and lowered energy costs significantly. It also helped a great deal with fire safety. And it's a major component of what we do for customers! It informs a lot of our modern smart home designs.

Smart Home Systems

At the same time, our society was making great strides in how we construct smart home equipment based on devices and software.

Part of it had to do with the smartphone revolution, but part of it also has to do with the cloud and smaller and smaller microchips that accommodate smaller footprints for the hardware that we use every day.

Anyway, that's another component of what we do in designing the best outdoor lighting systems for properties.

It's these three types of technology altogether that create that promise for new smart home lighting systems that provide so much enjoyment and convenience for customers. Think about year-round programmable lighting that you can use to provide security, show off your property and enjoy special occasions. Call us for expert consultation on what you need for your property. We are the best at what we do, and it shows. Let us be a part of your mission to make your home a spectacular twenty-first century showpiece!

Help With A Blank Slate

Here's an interesting problem, and an interesting solution that will help you to plan how you maintain your property. It’s worth thinking about, if you feel that you need additional help with outdoor landscaping and night lighting, whether it's a home or business that you are responsible for.

Think about it this way – a building and the adjacent area around it are a big asset. You pay a lot for these assets, and you have quite a responsibility to keep them in good condition.

But in terms of the layout, the setup and how you dress up your property, the options are practically infinite. What do you want to put in place in order to add to the curb appeal of your home or business and make it look really impressive?

Well, there's the rub. We talk to people who are just sort of confounded by this type of brainstorming. It's sort of like a version of writer's block, where they can't come up with the right solution themselves.

Or they come up with all kinds of ideas that might not be practical for an outdoor space. It’s kind of a thorny situation to be in. And sometimes it’s hard to see how things will turn out – that is, unless you’ve got a knowledgeable service company as an active stakeholder who can consult on the final results.

Consulting on Landscape Lighting and More

As we consult on projects, we often hear people talking about things that are not an efficient way to pursue a project.

One easy example is where people are talking about running wires everywhere underground to put in place things like security post lighting and outdoor lighting for garden beds.

We point out to them that they can get massive cost savings just using versatile solar lights, and they say, ‘why didn't I think of that before?’ It’s understandable – these systems are quite new and unfamiliar to many buyers – but to us they represent bold new opportunities for doing more with a property, at less cost.

Crazy Notions?

Or you can look at one of the testimonials on our website, where a fellow came to us with a grand master plan for his property.

When you read what he has to say, you basically understand that he came to us thinking about all of these things that in the end, were not practical, and he was glad that we talked him out of some of his original ideas.

We’re not saying the customers don't have good ideas – they overwhelmingly do. But they're not professionals in the field, and so they might benefit from just getting that second opinion before starting a project that can be laborious and very expensive. We're here to help you on cost, to save!

It's that combination of performance and cost savings that's important for many of our customers.

Important Places to Illuminate On the Outside of Your Home

Most people work very hard to keep the outside of their homes in pristine shape. If you feel like the outside of your home is looking dull and unappealing, you need to do something about it. One of the best ways to instantly brighten up the outside of your home is by having landscaping lights installed.

In the past year, the amount of money American homeowners spend on landscape lighting systems has grown. If you feel like a new landscape lighting system is a good investment, then you need to figure out what areas around your home's exterior you want to illuminate. The following are some important places you need to focus on when trying to brighten up your home's exterior.

Your Entrances Needs To Be Well-Lit

When trying to lay out the position of your new landscape light fixtures, you need to consider where most of your traffic is. The first place a person will go when visiting your home for the first time is your front door. If the exterior doors you have are dimly-lit, you need to fix this problem. Putting landscape lighting around your exterior doors is beneficial for many reasons.

These lights will illuminate things like your keyhole, doorbell and your address numbers. This means your guests won't have to worry about fumbling around in the dark when trying to enter your residence. A well-lit front door area also helps you and your family member see who is on the front porch.

Shine Some Light on Your Steps

As you start to lay out the details of your new landscape lighting system, you need to put safety at the top of your list of priorities. When used correctly, exterior lighting can make your home much safer. If you want to achieve your goal of enhancing safety, then putting landscape lighting fixtures around your steps is a good idea.

Without lights around this area, your guests run the risk of falling. Instead of putting yourself and your guests in danger, you need to make sure your steps are well illuminated. If the steps leading up to your front porch are wide, you might want to consider having actual step lights installed.

Put Fixtures Around Your Pathways

An appealing landscaping design is not easy to create. Most homeowners work with experienced landscapers to iron out the particulars of their landscaping design. In many cases, landscaping professionals will use pathways to add both depth and functionality to a design. During the daytime, navigating these pathways will be a breeze.

However, when night falls, you will have a hard time staying on the pathways. You can avoid this problem by illuminating the pathways around your home. With the right lights, you can illuminate your pathways and make the outside of your home more appealing.

Trying to install new landscape lights on your own is a recipe for disaster. If you want to make adding these lights to your home exterior easier, you need to work with the professionals at Vivid Landscape Lighting.