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Landscape Lighting Projects: Before & After

Facade, garden, path and patio lighting — explore the difference thoughtful lighting can make after dark.

Before & after

Lighting possibilities, property by property

These seven projects use generated illustrative images, not photographs of completed installations. Neighborhood settings, scopes and fixture counts are hypothetical concepts.

7 of 7 projects

Illustrative before image: Newport Beach white coastal home with stone entrance and two palms at dusk with landscape lighting off
Before
Illustrative after image: Newport Beach white coastal home with stone entrance and two palms with warm uplighting on palms, stone facade and entry steps
After

Project

Newport Beach

Coastal facade & palms

Neighborhood setting
Dover Shores
Scope
Warm facade washes, palm uplighting and a softly illuminated entrance.

Landscape lighting · Tree & garden lighting · Path & step lighting

Illustrative before image: Huntington Beach harbor-side home with curved flagstone walkway and ornamental tree at dusk with landscape lighting off
Before
Illustrative after image: Huntington Beach harbor-side home with curved flagstone walkway and ornamental tree with overlapping warm path-light pools and softly illuminated tree canopy
After

Project

Huntington Beach

A welcoming garden walk

Neighborhood setting
Huntington Harbour
Scope
Shielded brass path lights along the curved walk with a specimen-tree accent.

Landscape lighting · Tree & garden lighting · Path & step lighting

Illustrative before image: Irvine modern stone entrance with three wide steps and a mature olive tree at dusk with landscape lighting off
Before
Illustrative after image: Irvine modern stone entrance with three wide steps and a mature olive tree with aligned recessed step lights, warm stone accents and an illuminated olive tree
After

Project

Irvine

Stone steps & olive tree

Neighborhood setting
Turtle Rock
Scope
Recessed lights on three entry treads, textured stone lighting and olive-tree uplighting.

Landscape lighting · Path & step lighting · Tree & garden lighting

Illustrative before image: Laguna Niguel backyard pool, palms and patio seating overlooking the coastal hills at dusk with landscape lighting off
Before
Illustrative after image: Laguna Niguel backyard pool, palms and patio seating overlooking the coastal hills with warm palm uplighting, low patio accents and glowing cafe strings
After

Project

Laguna Niguel

Poolside evenings

Neighborhood setting
Bear Brand Ranch
Scope
Layered palm and patio lighting with permanent cafe strings over the gathering area.

Landscape lighting · Tree & garden lighting · Deck & patio lighting · String lights

Illustrative before image: Costa Mesa midcentury house with flat roof, tropical planting and straight entry path at dusk with landscape lighting off
Before
Illustrative after image: Costa Mesa midcentury house with flat roof, tropical planting and straight entry path with warm specimen-tree uplights, textured facade lighting and low brass path lights
After

Project

Costa Mesa

Midcentury garden layers

Neighborhood setting
Mesa Verde
Scope
Specimen-tree and planting accents, stone-wall texture and a clear path to the door.

Landscape lighting · Tree & garden lighting · Path & step lighting

Illustrative before image: Laguna Beach terraced stone garden with olive trees, patio seating and an ocean horizon at dusk with landscape lighting off
Before
Illustrative after image: Laguna Beach terraced stone garden with olive trees, patio seating and an ocean horizon with warm recessed step lights, softly glowing retaining walls and olive-tree uplighting
After

Project

Laguna Beach

Terraces above the coast

Neighborhood setting
Emerald Bay
Scope
Discreet step and retaining-wall lighting with soft olive-tree and patio accents.

Landscape lighting · Path & step lighting · Tree & garden lighting · Deck & patio lighting

Illustrative before image: Long Beach craftsman backyard with brick dining patio, cedar fence and steel string-light poles at dusk with landscape lighting off
Before
Illustrative after image: Long Beach craftsman backyard with brick dining patio, cedar fence and steel string-light poles with glowing warm cafe strings above the table and subtle garden accents
After

Project

Long Beach

Cafe lights over the table

Neighborhood setting
Belmont Shore
Scope
Permanent cafe strings on steel poles and cable, with low garden accents around the brick patio.

String lights · Deck & patio lighting

Why the difference is this big

Four things that change every property

Curb appeal at night is a lighting problem. These four moves do most of the work.

Depth

Uplighting separates the house from the sky and gives flat stucco and stone real texture.

Direction

Light tells guests where the entry is before they are out of the car.

Safety

Steps, grade changes and dark walkways stop being hazards.

Hours

A backyard that ended at sunset becomes usable every evening of the year.

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Related services

Landscape lighting

Facade, tree, path and step lighting designed fixture by fixture for your property.

String light installation

Permanent café lights on steel poles and stainless cable — dimmable and automated.

Areas we serve

Orange County, Long Beach and the Palos Verdes Peninsula, city by city.

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See it on your own house before you buy it

We bring real fixtures out after dark and light your property live. You watch the before-and-after happen.

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