Blogs Posts on "Materials For Fixtures"

Path Lighting Done Right – Part 2 by Outdoor Lighting Northern Virginia Weblog on Jun 5, 2009 This is part 2 of my series on “Path Lighting Done Right.” If you missed part 1, click here to read it. In picking up from my last post on path lighting done right, in order to accurately depict correct path lighting, I feel I...

Path Lighting Done Right – Part 1 by Outdoor Lighting Northern Virginia Weblog on Jun 3, 2009The most overused fixture in outdoor lighting is the path light. So many people run out to one of the large hardware stores and pick up a string of cheap path lights and wrap them around the house, driveway, pathway, and deck. By the time they fi...

Paver Lights – Not The Brightest Idea For Outdoor Lighting by Outdoor Lighting Northern Virginia Weblog on May 20, 2009I have so many customers tell me they had their “paving guy” put in some lights while they were putting in a paving stone walkway or driveway. In theory this seems like a great idea. These lights are low level lights that outline the dr...

New LED Underwater Light by Outdoor Lighting Northern Virginia Weblog on May 7, 2009Underwater lighting (for example: pool lighting, pond lights, water fountain lights, and waterfall lighting) has always had its issues in the landscape lighting field. Typically we have offered our customers either mr-16 style fixtures or par bulb fi...

The Piedmont Club in Haymarket, VA goes “green” by Outdoor Lighting Northern Virginia Weblog on Apr 28, 2009The Piedmont Club in Haymarket, Virginia recently had energy efficient outdoor lighting installed by it’s pool house and playground area. Outdoor Lighting Perspectives‘ exclusive LED fixtures use 75% less energy than traditional landscap...

IR Halogen bulbs by Outdoor Lighting Northern Virginia Weblog on Mar 31, 2009Sometimes a little knowledge can be dangerous. I was on a nighttime demonstration a while ago and the customer told me that a competitor was touting the fact that they were using the newest infrared bulbs for their landscape lighting. I had to...

LED evening design consultation by Outdoor Lighting Northern Virginia Weblog on Mar 18, 2009Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Northern Virginia will now provide a free LED evening design consultation. This preview will allow you to see exactly how your property will look with our exclusive outdoor lighting system. We can show you a compariso...

Made In The USA - Lighting Fixtures by Outdoor Lighting Northern Virginia Weblog on Feb 25, 2009It is amazing to look around your home and see how many products are made anywhere but the USA. Just the other day I picked up a Hot Wheels car my son Benjamin was playing with. This was one of my old cars that had to be over 30 years old (my mom kep...

New halogen par 36 bulbs by Outdoor Lighting Northern Virginia Weblog on Jan 29, 2009Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Northern Virginia is using a new par 36 12 volt bulb. When many are searching for the least expensive fixtures and bulbs in this challenging market we believe that our customers are searching for value today more than...