THE OUTDOOR KITCHEN DESIGN STORE

Currently I am spending much of my career designing and lighting landscapes, and  have come to the conclusion that I am much more aware of lighting and its space that light creates. I am on the verge of constantly envisioning the night time scene as I walk amongst the landscape whether it be urban, commercial or residential. With the influx of LED lights gathering populartiy due to its energy efficiency, and longevity in the Landscape. Our tool box is over filling with fixtures of every type, various color temps and a range of beam sprays. The key to a successful night lighting scene is to understand what you are lighting, type of textures reflecting and the message of illumination. Its obvious that a great deal of the outdoor lighting fixtures are hidden amongst, pointed at, and supported in the Landscape. This being said the more you understand about the Landscape and its plant types and how light will interact off such plant textures throughout the seasons both day and night. Its this vision during the day which allows you to envision placement of lighting sources to create this night time drama. This award winnning vision and passion for achieving great lighting scenes is what separates the Professional outdoor lighting designer versus the lighting contractor. I could not believe my eyes when I apporached the mall with my better half for a little retail therapy. The grounds of this particular mall were nicely landscaped and well kept. What I found when it came to the lighting was upsetting. Look at this picture closely.

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