A typical Illuminations design is one where every painting, armoire, wall sconce, chandelier, recessed light and landscape light works in harmony to create a pleasant, functional and stimulating environment. Flexible enough to adapt to your daily needs, yet sensitive enough to set the most delicate mood.
Residential Lighting Design & Consultation
Lighting has the unique ability to reveal the world around us, shaping our vision and determining both the beauty and function of our surroundings. Illumination can sculpt spaces and create an infinite palette of different moods, but it can also render a space flat, harsh and uninviting if not applied with thought, care and knowledge. The experienced lighting designers and lighting consultants of Illuminations Lighting Design understand this elusive science. They also know their tools--the world's best lighting products--and how to effectively harness them.
Did you know we do lighting design and lighting installation professional in the following major cities in Texas?
Austin Texas Lighting Design
Beaumont Texas Lighting Design
Landscape Lighting Services
If you have invested considerable energy into your outdoor spaces, you certainly will not want to leave them in the dark half of the year. Landscape and Outdoor Garden Lighting allows you to reap a full return on your investment. By highlighting unique architectural features of your building or home, as well as natural textures such as trees, ponds or shrubs, your outdoor spaces will find a second life beneath the moonlight.
Are you looking for landscape lighting design and installation firm in one of the following major Texas cities?
Austin Texas Outdoor Landscape Lighting
Fine Art & Display LightingServices
Illuminations Lighting Design is a premier fine art lighting company in Houston Texas. We have consulted and lighted some of the world’s most prestigious public and private art collections including works from renowned artists such as Chagall, Picasso, Matisse, Renoir, Rockwell, Salvador Dali and Rembrandt. Employing the most innovative artwork lighting techniques in the world, we can assure you that your treasured pieces will shine as brightly as the artist’s true vision. Fine art lighting services from ILD are second to none.
Residential Electrical Contractors
ILD electrical contracting and electrical services are provided by licensed professionals that understand the importance of working in conjunction with the design team. This ensures that all aspects of indoor illumination, home automation and landscape lighting will have the electrical power needed to function properly and safely. Illuminations Lighting electricians and new home wiring teams get the job done right the first time, allowing you to focus on more important matters—like enjoying your stunning lighting design and automation.
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Kitchen lighting plans are typically designed for functionality and use of space.
Food preparation requires better than average visibility and color rendering. The condition of food itself is indicated by its firmness and its color, so it is always best to have your kitchen lighting plan designed with specification grade fixtures capable of differentiating both colors and shades of colors. The popular retail fluorescent lights that save energy so will probably not light your tomatoes quiet as effectively as other lamping options available through professional lighting design services like ILD. Getting assistance from a lighting consulting firm with experience in architectural theory can help you develop a better general lighting plan for your kitchen that involves alternatives to the panel overhead lights found in many homes. Energy saving recessed lights can be installed in configurations that pool the light around areas like the sink where people spend a great deal of time.
Special kitchen features like islands often present challenging spaces for the homeowner to light.
This may sound odd at face value. You think of an island as a simple surface that simply needs a bright to illuminate its surface. In actuality, this creates two problems in planning home lighting. If the surface of the island contains any shiny material, reflective glare will result. Light that is not directed at just the right angle will also cast unattractive shadows on the floor. To more effectively light such a structure, you may need special lower level pendant lights suspended at just the right height above the island surface. Custom home lighting planners with companies like ILD can help you choose from literally thousands of fixture styles ranging from traditional to highly contemporary. This way, a fixture that stands out prominently still blends into the general plan and decorum of your kitchen.
We also recommend that you have Lutron dimmer controls installed with your kitchen lighting as well. This will allow you to manipulate these various fixtures to create different layers of light and vary kitchen lighting levels for different plans and events. Dimmers are also a great energy saving tool and should always be considered as a better, more effective alternative to generic fluorescent lights in Houston home construction.
Undercabinet lights are routinely used to illuminate countertops for both accent and task lighting.
Undercabinet lighting is much more than a decorative element for a kitchen lighting floor plan. A large number of homes today tend to feature very ornate counter tops made from marble and granite. Fluorescent kitchen lights and pucks do not always work so well with these surfaces. Some fluorescents cannot be dimmed, so they do not work well with kitchen lighting plans configured with lighting control systems. Puck lights have their drawbacks too, chief of which tends to be the tendency to cast “white spots” on the surface below them. Houston Texas lighting planners will often advise you to replace these kitchen lights with dimmable linear strip lights made with built-in glare shields. This eliminates unattractive elements from your cabinet area, and it improves cost efficiency with a more controllable, low-key light source.
Contact us locally at 713-863-1133 or toll free at 800-863-1184 today to talk about your next project. Illuminations Lighting Design is a full service design build firm specializing in residential and commercial indoor lighting and outdoor lighting, electrical service and maintenance as well as home automation, home theaters, emergency generators, surge protection systems, phone systems and lighting control systems.
We are located in Houston Texas but provide photometric lighting design services in Austin TX, El Paso Texas, San Antonio TX, College Station Texas, Beaumont TX, Dallas Texas, Midland Tx and points beyond. Labels: Austin Texas Lighting, Beaumont Texas Lighting, Kitchen Lighting Plans, Planning Home Lighting Designs, Residential Lighting Houston Texas
Truly effective Texas electrical service requires much more than simple wiring and electricity. Today’s houses and buildings are so much more sophisticated than they were in the past; featuring more elaborate floor plans, more space consolidation, automated wiring and more custom interior architecture.
When you find yourself facing a basic or minor electrical problem, more than likely you would want to work with a local company in your area. It is usually more cost effective to go with someone within your own community who can be there on the same day or the day after, and who can show you a great deal of personal attention.
However, more extensive and complex services like whole house surge suppression, power backup, new home wiring and electrical emergency generator installation, often demand that small, local Texas electrical service companies call upon Houston-based Illuminations Lighting and Design to add their expertise, personnel, and training in a team work capacity to deliver a comprehensive solution to the eclectic Texas homeowner.
More advanced electrical service work that may not be available in your area can be obtained for larger projects by contacting ILD directly. The following represents just a few of the major project services we offer to large estates and custom homes throughout the Houston area and Texas Hill Country.
Electrical Home Remodeling
Surge Suppressors, Backup Power, and Electrical Generators
Your electrical service could be interrupted by any number of causes, chief among which are severe weather conditions unique to both Central Texas and the Texas Gulf Coast Region.
All along the Texas Coast, Houston, Beaumont, Galveston County are hit every year by tropical storms. At other times, we are hit by full force hurricanes. Residents of Austin, Texas, San Antonio, Brenham, TX, La Grange, Columbus, and Bastrop, Texas at times get struck by violent thunderstorms and hail, and many times face the threat of tornadoes.
Every house in Texas should be protected by multiple ground fault circuit interrupters (GFCI).
A GFCI is a vital safety component that protects children and pets in much the same way that a circuit breaker or fuse protects the circuit panel. If the wire becomes frayed or gets wet, this can cause the power to suddenly spike. When a spike occurs, the GFCI immediately senses the upsurge and shuts down the circuit, thus minimizing the treat of electrocution.
Any time the power goes out completely in a neighborhood or small town in Texas, electrical service may not be immediately available due to inclement weather. In such an instance, having a commercial grade, dependable generator for emergency power can keep you in touch with the world and maintain the basic power requirements of your home until the power is restored.
Custom homeowners in Texas should strongly consider contacting a specialty electrical service firm like ILD to install a whole house surge suppression system. This will safeguard their investment in their home lighting systems and controls. Extremely remote locations often experience spikes in electrical service that can blow out circuits and electronic equipment in the home.
Again, this service proves to be of immense benefits to both Gulf Coast clients and Hill Country Clients alike. Everything from hurricanes and tropical storms to tornadoes and thunderstorms with hail can strike down power lines and send surges of high voltage straight into homes. By protecting your house with surge suppression, you can weather the storm without having to replace entire systems when the rains clear.
Advanced Electrical Services: Custom Home Wiring, Lighting Control, and Home Automation
Even the best Texas electrical service professionals often require training in skill sets beyond the boundaries of standard electrical work. Today’s home theater systems, whole house audio systems, and advanced home security controls require advanced knowledge of computers, security controls, lighting control software, and home theater components that can only be gained through cross training and partnerships with specialists who are familiar with these disciplines.
This is where Illuminations Lighting outshines its competition in advanced electrical services to Texas homeowners with eclectic tastes and highly customized home architecture. Our electric service professionals cross train and partner with our lighting control and home automation services, combining two divisions into one solid team when exceptional delivery power is required in the field.
Regardless of whether you need a new home theater, a Vantage control software upgrade, Lutron wallbox dimmers, or a Radio RA wireless lighting control system, you can depend Texas electrical service technicians and lighting design experts to lay the strongest possible foundation of service and functionality for any home networking, entertainment, or command control objectives your preference and lifestyle requires.
Illuminations Lighting and Design is a full-service vendor of Texas electrical service work, commercial and home lighting design, fine art lighting and lighting control and automation systems. Most of our electrical service work is concentrated in the area between Houston, Austin, and San Antonio. Occasionally we go as far north as Dallas and Fort Worth for major projects, and we work nationwide as a lighting design and electrical service contractor for high-end lighting projects at resorts, hotels, country clubs, and exclusive restaurants.
Call us today for a free consultation at 1-800-863-1184. Consultants are standing by to assist your with any custom project in Texas.Labels: Austin Texas Lighting, Fine art lighting, Home Automation Specialists, Home Theater Design, Professional Landscape Lighting, Texas Electrical Contractors
Illuminations Lighting Design is proud to be a member in good standing with ASID’s Industry Partner program. As a reputable, professional vendor, we shine brightly as one of Houston’s top lighting design consulting firms. ILD systems are built with the very best commercial grade equipment that blends practical functionality and decorative appeal engineered into every lighting design. Our lighting arrays not only look better, but also work better than competing, cheaper equivalents.
ILD specializes in five major lighting design services. More information on each of these services can be found at Illuminations Lighting Design.
Landscape Lighting Design Services
ILD is the only design firm in Houston to use four layers of light and completely “green” technology that ensures the future life and growth of trees and indigenous vegetation.
Lighting Design and Consultation Services
Home and architectural lighting systems by Illuminations Lighting and Design are intended to create a whole house lighting experience both within and around the structure.
Fine Art and Display Lighting Services
From private collections to museums and galleries, ILD’s fine art and display lighting features proprietary technology and superb levels of glare free, magical lighting effects.
Lighting Controls & Home Automation Services
Automation and on- touch control give the home user total command of his indoor and outdoor lighting. We operate as an installation vendor for every major lighting control manufacturer, including Vantage, Lutron, and AMX.
Electrical Contracting Services
Much of the equipment we install requires an electrical license to install. Our clients benefit from the one-shop convenience of a firm that can design the most sophisticated of systems and install all the necessary components.
Each area of service is staffed with outstanding experts that understand the impact their efforts have on your home. No other lighting firm is able to provide such a well-rounded service line. But do not just take our word for it. Just ask Lance Armstrong, George W. Bush, or dozens of other commercial establishments or residences, large and small, across the State of Texas who have enjoyed our services and provided lighting testimonials.
We are located in Houston Texas but provide hospitality lighting design services and outdoor landscape lighting maintenance in Austin TX, El Paso Texas, San Antonio TX, College Station Texas, Beaumont TX, Dallas Texas, Midland Tx and points beyond.
In Texas, there is only one name for professional, functional and artistic lighting: Illuminations Lighting Design.
Contact us today at 1-800-863-1184 to schedule a consultation.
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Illuminations lighting Design will soon be opening a new location in Austin, Texas. Already, we have received a number of questions and work from excited Austin resident’s business owners about the multiple service offerings we bring to the table.
We introduce ourselves to the Capitol of Texas not only as a company that can meet all the lighting design needs of Austin businesses and homeowners, but also as a firm who shares the same core values of one of America’s most beloved cities.
What makes ILD’s architectural lighting unique?
We are unique in that we enhance, rather than replace, the creativity of the client. We design architectural and landscape lighting systems through ongoing consultation, and we use our equipment and expertise to complete and magnify what the client initiates.
Austin building owners often have excellent ideas of their own on how to light their buildings. They may not have access to the same equipment, however, that a commercial Austin lighting company such as ILD can obtain. We can obtain fixtures from the world’s leading manufacturers in lighting equipment and install them with special techniques learned from architectural design partners.
By concealing the fixtures themselves, we can light Austin buildings with what appears to be sourceless illumination.
Does Illuminations Lighting also do outdoor and landscape lighting?
Yes, and we do it in a way that is hand in glove with Austin’s Earth conscious value system.
We are one of the few Austin lighting companies to make it a matter of policy to only use environmentally friendly equipment and methods of installation. No trees are ever harmed or damaged in our lighting arrays.
Unlike competing firms who only use two layers of light, ILD uses four. We combine security, tree lighting, architectural lighting, and a number of decorative lighting techniques to develop an entire outdoor lighting system that unifies human progress with Natural form and evolution.
Do you offer indoor commercial interior lighting?
Yes, and we do so with practical aesthetics and power savings foremost in mind. We create an upbeat environment that dispels all pockets of shadow throughout the room. When necessary, we use special fixtures with glare shielding to protect employee eyes and maximize morale by maximizing comfort and ergonomics.
Regardless of the nature or size of any Austin business, our boardroom lighting, executive office lighting, and even kitchen lighting designs can reduce costs and improve office moral with better light and sensibility.
What type of lighting designs do you offer to Austin residential clients?
Lighting control systems, whole house audio, home theaters, and even home automation networks are just some of the many options we can integrate into residential lighting systems.
The exact nature of the system is always customized according the preference of the client. Functionality and taste must be a reflection of the person, not an imposition of the vendor.
Our philosophy is to listen, plan, and equip. Our team consists of licensed electricians and electrical design professionals who can not only install the best systems, but also lay the safest and most cost effective foundation for those systems.
Residents of Austin’s West Lake and South Brodie neighborhoods are also people with high expectations of themselves and lighting their art. They did not accomplish their success by being underachievers. When we work with such a art lighting client, we work to make his or her home a high-performance extension of personality, mind, and activity.
Read more here about the specific offerings we bring to Austin and all of the Texas hill country.
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