There was a time when landscape lighting was designed to provide a safe passage, highlight a few trees, and enhance your home’s architectural features. Times have definitely changed.
Today’s low-voltage landscape lighting offers a level of outdoor lighting once unimaginable. Bright white lights have transitioned to a natural glow through soft illumination from an unseen source. With one touch of a button, you can transform your lighting for any occasion, illuminating the tiki torches for a tropical-themed swim party or creating a golden-candlelight aura for outdoor dining on the patio.
With the latest outdoor lighting, your backyard becomes an oasis after dark, a place of immense beauty with a touch of magic.
Let’s explore the remarkable technology that illuminates your outdoor areas after dark.
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Line voltage is the standard voltage used in home electrical systems, usually 120 volts. Outdoors, an electrician must place the cabling in conduit and bury it 18 inches underground. Comparatively, low voltage is only 12 volts, does not require conduit, and only needs a six-inch burial. It’s a much safer, cost-effective alternative.
Whereas 120 volts can severely injure or even kill a person, exposure to 12 volts only emits a light shock. For these reasons and more, low-voltage landscape lighting has become the norm.
LEDs have become the most popular form of low-voltage lighting. These lights are up to 90% more efficient than incandescent lights and much more advanced than halogens. At NY Landscape Lighting, we partner with Coastal Source, the premier landscape lighting and audio brand. Their recent partnership with Lutron’s Ketra has transformed what’s possible in outdoor lighting.
Ketra brings full-spectrum LED lighting that changes with the touch of a button. Their natural lighting technology creates soft lighting that brightens your outdoor area in the most natural glow, showing your plants and hardscape in their best light.
Their dynamic, full-spectrum lighting allows you to illuminate your outdoor area in over a million colors. Imagine the ease this offers over the holidays! Our experts will program your lighting to align with the special days you celebrate.
Our experts will explore the aesthetics you have in mind and the activities you commonly perform in your outdoor areas. Then, we’ll design a system suited for these functions. For some, that translates to a Zen garden atmosphere with downward lights from tree branches, creating moon-like illumination drifting through the leaves. Underwater lights in blues, greens, and whites create a luminous, otherworldly design.
LED lights are eco-friendly since they use up less energy and possess much longer lifespans. By installing them, you’re reducing your carbon footprint while lowering your electric bills.
Are you ready to explore the vast possibilities with today’s low-voltage LED landscape lighting? We’ve only scratched the surface. To learn more or to schedule a complimentary consultation, contact NY Landscape Lighting today.