Specialty
Deck & Patio Lighting
Decks, patios and outdoor kitchens are the parts of the property you actually use after dark. They need light you can eat and talk under — low, warm, glare-free and coming from the structure itself.
Lighting an outdoor room
The rule is simple: light the surfaces, not the people. Steps, seat walls, rails and counters carry the light, and the space feels bright without a single fixture in anyone's eyes.
- Under-cap and under-rail fixtures that wash treads and seat walls
- Recessed step lights for every grade change, sized to the tread
- Task lighting over grills, counters and prep areas at usable brightness
- Warm dimming so the patio can drop to a low glow after dinner
Deck, step and patio lighting is planned as part of the whole-property landscape lighting design, so the outdoor room matches the house and garden after dark.
Built into the hardscape
The best patio lighting is invisible during the day. Where we can coordinate with a mason or builder before the caps go on, fixtures and wire disappear entirely into the structure.
- Wire chases coordinated with masons before caps and veneer are set
- Retrofit options for finished hardscape with no visible surface conduit
- Marine-grade stainless and brass for pool decks and coastal patios
- Separate zoning so the patio can run without lighting the whole yard
Coverage
Deck & Patio Lighting across Orange County and the coast
Same crew, same standards, from the Palos Verdes bluffs through South County. Pick your city for how we approach the work there.
- Newport Coast
- Laguna Beach
- Corona del Mar
- Anaheim Hills
- Yorba Linda
- Villa Park
- Newport Beach
- Huntington Beach
- Irvine
- Long Beach
- Palos Verdes Estates
- Rancho Palos Verdes
See the full list of areas we serve.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
- Can you add step lights to a patio that is already finished?
- Yes. There are retrofit fixtures designed to be cored into finished stone and stucco, and under-cap options that mount to the underside of an existing cap with no visible wire.
- Is deck lighting bright enough to cook and eat under?
- Yes, when it is zoned properly. We put task-level light over grills and counters on its own circuit, and keep the ambient patio light low so the two do not fight each other.
- Will pool chemicals and salt damage the fixtures?
- They will destroy cheap ones. On pool decks we use marine-grade stainless and brass with sealed housings, which is the same spec we use on beachfront properties.
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Pool, patio & gathering space — Laguna Niguel
Night shots of the identical view, before installation and after. No staging, no daytime photos.
A backyard that stopped being usable at sunset. Uplights on the palm row built a backdrop, low-level fixtures wash the paver deck, and dimmable café string lights over the seating area give the whole yard a second life for evenings and parties.
- Commercial-grade catenary string lights
- Zoned scenes controlled from your phone
- Copper and brass throughout for coastal air
Google reviews
Homeowners on our deck & patio lighting work
I reached out to several lighting companies and hired Matt based on his professionalism, knowledge and design eye. Elegant, practical and on budget. Installation was turnkey.
The artistry of deciding which light goes where, the attention to detail, all wiring completely hidden — this has transformed my home from 'meh' to 'wowie zowie'.
His attention to detail and artistry of light comes through in his work. The team is professional, thorough and customer focused.
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