Permanent or Temporary, Nashville Festival Lighting Can Light Up a Party or Any Evening in a Chic Way

Posted on June 13, 2016 by outdoorlightingnashville

Outdoor Lighting Perspectives lights Houston Station

Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Nashville used special event festoon lighting to add romance to this wedding held at Huston Station in downtown Nashville.

Temporary and permanent festival lighting is something we offer at Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Nashville whether you need it short-term or as part of your nightly landscape lighting scheme. We can install special event outdoor lighting, including festival lighting at your next outdoor (or indoor) event! Just imagine festive lighting romantically draped across an area for a wedding, party or celebration or even just the summer; or if you want it installed to enjoy every night of the year—we can make that happen, too!

Our high quality festival lighting isn’t like what you find at the big box stores that will only last one or two seasons if you are lucky. Ours is suspended with a thick gauge wire to ensure it doesn’t sag over large expanses. This beautiful and romantic lighting treatment creates an evening look that feels very much like you are sitting in a French cafe on the Riviera. You will find our festival lighting is a big focus in the pages of many home magazines at the moment as everyone is demanding this hot look. It’s understated and stylish, and adds an air of elegance to your outdoor entertaining areas.

Nashville wedding and special event lighting.

We can recreate the same magic in your residential or commercial outdoor space!

Overhead festival lighting is perfect if you have a large patio or deck that begs for visibility across a larger spread. It provides the ideal unexpected splash for a party feel for a backyard wedding, birthday bash or graduation. We can even alternate red, white and blue bulbs for the ultimate patriotic 4^th of July! Once the party is over, we can remove it or return the bulbs to clear (or any hue you desire). But if you simply cannot get enough of this dreamy style, we can install it permanently so you can enjoy it always. We can totally understand why many customers are captivated by the look, and want to keep it year-round to relive that festive feeling any evening.

Orb Lighting at Arrington Vineyards by Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Nashville.

Festival lighting comes in two styles that each gives a different feel to a space. We give you the option of orb or festoon lighting, and we can even do both together for incredible variety. Orb illumination provides an ethereal, fairytale appeal with its fanciful globes that look like they are dancing around the air. They are available in 10″, 12″ and 16″ circumferences sizes in clear, white or an assortment of colors. On the other hand, festoon illumination is string style lights that drape gorgeously from one end of a space to the other with its café vibe. These can also be done in colors if you choose, or the classic clear most of our customers have come to love. You can see an example of this lighting at The Gulch, where we were asked to swag festival lighting across the alley.

Festoon style permanent festival lighting in the Gulch.

Outdoor Lighting Perspective of Nashville uses only American made, high-quality festival lighting that is meant to last for years to come. It’s designed to last in the sun, rain, snow, ice thanks to its I commercial quality using the highest grade wiring available on the market. So you can safely enjoy them to party with your guests, or you can enjoy them any night with your family and friends.

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Let us dazzle with the look of an elegant party with permanent or temporary festival lighting on any night. Call Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Nashville at 615-373-0638, or email us at: olpnashville@outdoorlights.com.

John Groce Outdoor Lighting Perspectives Nashville

Memphis BBQ Contest Showcases Nationwide Talent and Gets Us Thinking about Illuminating Your Outdoor Kitchen and Grill Area for Summer

Posted on June 1, 2016 by outdoorlightingnashville

Being part of Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Nashville is something we absolutely love to do as a team. We enjoy meeting clients, being creative with lighting and we are always up to a challenge when it comes to making things work in the most unique situations to give our customers exactly what they want. We also love to support Nashville’s local community events and give back whenever we can.

We’ve participated in many fun events such as the Memphis In May BBQ competition with the team at Peg Leg Porkers, which brings in the county’s best BBQ teams for a cook off while raising awareness that provides education, international and economic program opportunities for the people of Memphis. Unfortunately, we couldn’t make it this year, but we wanted to tip our hat to the Peg Leg Porkers team for their stellar effort this year.

The Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest is quite a big deal for those of us with our hearts deep in BBQ, and it’s no different than ranking in a golf major or even the Kentucky Derby. They take barbeque seriously in the Memphis area, so it’s no surprise its home to this event. Any team taking the top three slots garners some pretty significant bragging rights throughout the entire USA and the BBQ world. Judging is serious business and determining the final winner in various categories is quite the heart-stopper.

To taste some fabulous BBQ in Nashville, definitely drop by Peg Leg Porker in the Gulch for some certified world-class barbecue and to congratulate the team.

Nashville’s own Peg Leg Porker founder and owner, Carey Bringle, is a veteran of the Memphis in May contestant, but has never ended up in one of the coveted top-3 finalist spots.But this year was different as Bringle fielded two teams, one in his traditional category of Pork Shoulder and a second smaller team competing in Whole Hog. A brand-new competition trailer hauled everything they needed to compete, including one of his new line of smokers that he is selling, specifically the BMF-200. Fantastically, they came in third place and faced some stiff competition!

Task lighting over an outdoor kitchen makes food preparation effortless!

Task lighting within an outdoor kitchen makes food preparation effortless!

If you live in Music City and you want to get your own BBQ groove going, we can add real value to your backyard grilling and smoking experience thanks to task lighting that makes the job easy no matter what time you are flipping meat. Your outdoor kitchen and deck/patio area will not only look great, but it will work hard for you to ensure you know exactly when the brisket is done and ready to eat. Proper visibility to cook, serve and dine is an important part of any outdoor barbeque zone, so why not let Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Nashville help you get it summer ready so you can show off your grilling skills to family and friends.

Matt Oakes of Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Nashville

Call Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Nashville to get your backyard in gear for outdoor dining and fun! Phone us at 615-373-0638, or by email at: olpnashville@outdoorlights.com.

Don’t Make Lighting Your New Landscape an Afterthought

Posted on December 21, 2015 by outdoorlightingnashville

Don’t Make Lighting Your New Landscape an Afterthought — Proactive Planning with a New Outdoor Lighting System Makes all the Difference.

If you are planning on building a home, installing landscape or outdoor living space additions or have a property without any outdoor landscape lighting, then we can design a system from scratch and lay everything out. It’s always best to include your outdoor lighting architect in your home-build or landscape renovation projects upfront so that we can work in tandem with your contractor to take advantage of the construction phase. Being proactive can save you money and hassle later when it comes time to determine where power and fixtures need to be if you can if you’ve put it into the plans in advance.

Even if you don’t plan on putting in outdoor lighting right away, we can install sleeves before your driveways, sidewalks, patios and other structures are poured or built. Sleeves allow wiring to easily be passed through at any time instead of having to dig under existing hardscape like concrete. It minimizes on mess later in terms of disrupting or moving your plants, shrubs and trees because accessibility is made easy. It also helps in case you have an issue with wiring later on as it can be quickly serviced or replaced through the same sleeve.

Of course, we are always happy to work around your existing home structure and landscaping as well. Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Nashville will come in and evaluate your property plot and work around existing structures wherever possible and even dig under them if necessary to get the look you want to achieve–so don’t fret if you forgot to include landscape lighting in your initial plans.

You can consult with one of our outdoor lighting designers and they will ask you questions about your outdoor lifestyle and how you like to dine, play and entertain outside. Not only will we illuminate the façade of your home, entryway and driveway; but we can also add lighting to your backyard so that your deck and patio can handle some serious entertainment and family time. We can give your pool, water features and outdoor living spaces the royal treatment so they can be enjoyed at any hour of the night. If you love lawn games, we can give your family and friends plenty of visibility to toss around the football or enjoy a game of cornhole well into the evening. If late night grilling or cooking in your outdoor kitchen is the standard in your household, we can provide you with task lighting so you can tell when the steaks are done without having to bring them inside to check.

Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Nashville doesn’t slow down during the winter months; in fact, we are busier than ever. The cooler temperatures provide a great time for landscape additions as plants are dormant, and the dark evenings means outdoor lighting is more welcomed than ever. Let’s sit down and discuss designing the ideal outdoor lighting for your home and property for season after season of enjoyment!

John Groce Outdoor Lighting Perspectives Nashville

Contact Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Nashville to chat about newly installed landscape lighting or enhancing your current outdoor lighting. You can call us at (615) 373 – 0638, or by emailing us at: olpnashville@outdoorlights.com.

Dinner under the stars with a little help from Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Nashville!

Posted on October 12, 2015 by outdoorlightingnashville

Outdoor living in Nashville TN is better with outdoor lighting

Outdoor living is better with outdoor lighting!

What better way to surprise your family than with an outdoor autumn dinner under the stars? Invite family and a few close friends for dinner and a memorable autumn evening, or, host a romantic moonlit dinner with your significant other and enjoy a favorite meal (even if you order it in!) on your patio or deck abound with great conversation. Of course, doing this all in the dark or with only a few spotlights just isn’t going to cut it, but Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Nashville can be your wingman and show you exactly how to get it done so that you can stage you backyard with the perfect dining alcove bathed in stunning light.

We will come in and illuminate the shadows in the darkness so you can see all around the perimeter of your backyard and be able to enjoy all the foliage and hardscapes. We can up light into the canopy of trees for a dreamy effect and we can cast light downward from the eves so that your home looks washed in moonlight. We can spotlight particular garden beds so the shrubbery appears to glow in the evening, and we can show off the stone on a retaining or rock wall and make it shimmer.

Task lighting over an outdoor kitchen makes food preparation effortless!

For an evening dinner, we can add deck or patio lighting so you have plenty of visibility to be able to clearly see what’s on your dinner plate and get around in the dark while still being romantic and not overly harsh. We can add specific task lighting at your barbecue grill or outdoor kitchen so you can prep and cook a meal without having to use a pesky flashlight to see what you are doing. You can safely flip your steak knowing full well that it’s done without guessing. It adds a heap of convenience if you fancy yourself an outdoor grilling chef!

Nashville cafe-inspired outdoor lighting

Indulge in the season — it’s easy with outdoor lighting!

We are lucky that Tennessee temperatures in autumn afford us the opportunity to enjoy outdoor dining well into the year, and what better way to enjoy the fall evenings than highlighted by artistically designed outdoor lighting set up by a pro. The changing leaves flicker like fire when illuminated in the twilight; and when they drop, their branching takes on a haunting appearance that will leave you breathless. If you only think that outdoor lighting is for the summer time, you are missing out on a grand visual opportunity to enjoy the majesty of the changing seasons.

Contact Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Nashville before you plan your dinner under the stars so we can set the mood for the perfect evening with the perfect lightscape added to your outdoor living area. Maybe even take over and woo your honey with candles, flowers and a divine meal. We love this easy and tasty pork recipe for Grilled Brown Sugar Pork Chops that is delicious and very simple to whip up without too much fuss.

Grilled Brown Sugar Pork Chops

1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1/2 cup apple juice
4 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
salt and pepper to taste
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1/2 cup water
6 boneless pork chops

Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat.
In a small saucepan, combine brown sugar, apple juice, oil, soy sauce, ginger, salt , and pepper. Bring to boil. Combine water and cornstarch in small bowl, and whisk into brown sugar mixture. Stir until thick.
Brush grate lightly with oil before placing pork chops on the grill. Cook over hot coals for 10 to 12 minutes, turning once. Brush with sauce just before removing chops from grill. Serve with remaining sauce.
Enjoy!

Grilled brown sugar pork chops.

Matt Oakes of Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Nashville

Contact Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Nashville so we can help you light up the night. You can call us at (615) 373 – 0638, or by emailing us at: olpnashville@outdoorlights.com.

Fall is a Good Time to Make Sure Outdoor Lighting is Up to Par with Autumn Activities and Earlier Nights

Posted on September 23, 2015 by outdoorlightingnashville

In autumn you want to make sure that it’s easy for your family to come home to a well-lit home when returning from school, work or game-time practice and activities. You want everyone to feel safe and secure no matter what hour they get home. You also want your guests to be able to access your front door with ease as well as be wowed by how great your house looks from the street. Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Nashville can help you determine if extra illumination is needed, and we can check all your existing bulbs, wires and fixtures to ensure they are ready to work hard during the fall and winter months. We can tweak your timer to make sure you are ready to rock the shorter days and the system goes on and off exactly when you need it to.

Since most homeowners are busy planning their autumn landscaping installations and decorating for Halloween and fall color, it’s simply the ideal time to incorporate your outdoor lighting into the mix as well. If you’ve decided to plant some new trees or shrubs, some landscape lighting to spotlight these new additions to the garden are probably in order. Holiday décor such as pumpkins and scarecrows can take on a whole new spooky appeal when we cast decorative lighting onto them for some added fun and interest. We will also make sure the trick-or- treaters will effortlessly get to your front door safely without a hitch — all treats, no tricks!

Halloween in right around the corner, is your home’s front entrance and landscape ready?

Top-notch outdoor landscaping lighting is not just about good looks, it’s also about practicality that we take for granted when it’s difficult to see. Many homeowners walk their dogs in the late evening, and there is no reason you and your pup should be stumbling around in the dark bumping into objects or getting spooked by evening critters running around. Good lighting helps you and your pets get plenty of visibility after the sun goes down. Everyday chores such as taking out the trash to the garbage after dinner can happen without much fuss when you can easily see what you are doing now that the days are getting much shorter. Need to fetch your mail after the sun goes down? No sweat, we can make it stress-free to get to your mailbox and back with illumination that helps you get the task done right.

Matt Oakes of Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Nashville

Need help determining if your autumn lighting plan is up to par? Contact Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Nashville. You can call us at (615) 373 – 0638, or by emailing us at: olpnashville@outdoorlights.com

Nashville Decorative Outdoor Lighting Delivers Endless Evening (and Daytime) Appeal with a New Twist

Posted on September 15, 2015 by outdoorlightingnashville

Decorative outdoor lighting is the new rage in design. Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Nashville has a broad range of chic and trendy lights that offer something totally different from what traditional landscapers offer that come from those big home improvement stores. Our fixtures are custom-made specifically for us and proudly made in America with high quality commercial parts. We do not sell or install inferior made products made of plastic or other low-grade components that won’t survive the season before needing replacement. Our fixtures stand the test of time, and Mother Nature, to provide years of unbridled enjoyment.

If you are still sporting an outdated or aging halogen outdoor lighting system, it’s time to check out how much outdoor lighting has changed in recent years. Modern LED bulbs cut down on energy consumption and provide a long life, and they come in all sorts of unique genres that give lots of different benefits and appeal.

Festoon style permanent festival lighting in the Gulch.

Permanent Festoon lights (aka festival or cafe lights) can be installed across a covered porch or deck and provide plenty of visibility as an overhead light source that delivers a swagged romantic lighting effect. They have a party feel like you’d see in outdoor festival settings or that lovely corner cafe you visiting while on vacation — we offer them in either white or in colored bulbs that are housed in small globes and we can change out the lights whenever you want a totally different effect such as during the holiday season.

Orb lights are a twist on festival lighting that kick it up a notch since the globe housing that surrounds is much bigger. You can choose either 10, 12 or 16 inch globes in size (or vary them and mix it up) and it looks like these ethereal spheres are floating through the air in a mystical way. You can also get these in white, clear or in multiple colors and the effect is truly breathtaking and unusual.

Normally, we hide our ground level fixtures so they are very hard for anyone looking around your property to see. In some cases, the fixtures are just as pretty as the light they cast and have incredible artistic value—and this is absolutely the case with our Attraction lighting series. Custom made for us; these dazzling metal fixtures have incredible sculptural flair that sends rays of light dancing around your walkways, a retaining wall or even your home’s walls. If you are fascinated by the use of light as an art source, then these lights are right up your alley as they throw immensely interesting patterns of twirling light around an outdoor space. They even look fantastic during the day thanks to their interesting shapes and cut-outs, and no can argue how decadent these look in comparison to boring landscape lights you see in most yards.

Decorative lighting can become a work of art in the garden and landscape.

If that’s not enough for you, our Starry Light fixtures uses hologram technology to shoot pinpoints of light that can be elegantly sprayed all over your home, trees or pool. They are perfect during Christmas time because it avoids the nightmare of wires and string lights that have to be taken down after the holidays. This clever light fixture plugs right in and comes in red, green, purple and blue, and it casts a fantasy land of shimmering light wherever you want it. Take a peek:

John Groce Outdoor Lighting Perspectives Nashville

Let’s talk about how we can get your home into an interesting lighting scheme that will cause an envious stir among your neighbors. Contact Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Nashville to learn more about cool and distinctive outdoor lighting fixtures like no other. You can call us at (615) 373 – 0638, or by emailing us at: olpnashville@outdoorlights.com .

Outdoor Lighting Brings Fun to Backyard Football on the TV Screen or on the Field!

Posted on September 9, 2015 by outdoorlightingnashville

Who says home entertainment can’t happen outdoors—particularly during football season? We are lucky enough in Nashville that the weather stays warm deep into the year, and watching TV outdoors on your porch, deck or patio with friends and family is a lot more fun than sitting on the couch inside. Think of all the fun that can be had with the game on while you are grilling on the barbecue outdoors!

Proper outdoor lighting is what enables backyard entertaining well into the evening and Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Nashville can illuminate the areas where you choose to hang out. It doesn’t matter if it’s the porch, deck, patio or even a backyard man cave if you are so lucky–you can be sure that you will be able to impress the boys (and girls!) by watching the big game right in the comfort of your backyard with high quality outdoor lighting fixtures that are made right here in Nashville.

When watching sports on your outdoor TV, the luxury of having a grilling/barbecue area or an outside kitchen is a huge benefit. The mess can stay outdoors and all the cooking can happen right where all the action is so you don’t have to miss a thing as the host. We can provide you with functional area-specific lighting that ensures those burgers get cooked exactly how your guests want them without having to guess if they are done. Why cook by flashlight or your home’s spotlights when you can have proper overhead and task lighting to handle the job safely? You can increase the value and usability of your outdoor kitchen and get a lot more functionality out of it if it’s easy to see and get the work done easily. It’s also cool to show off your culinary skills too!

Of course, when half-time hits, great lighting gives you the opportunity to turn up the fun by tossing around the football with friends and family on the lawn. Our landscape lighting will provide you plenty of light to be able to do this while still looking beautiful. Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Nashville can ensure that there is increased visibility for everyone who chooses to jump into the game. Proper lighting can also clearly delineate your “field area” so no one tramples your rose bushes (ouch!) or heads down a slope because they can’t see. We can give you the benefit of function, beauty and safety all in one package.

In addition, as part of Residential Resources, Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Nashville works closely with other local Nashville companies to provide a vast menu of possibilities for your backyard. We can connect you with fellow businesses that we’ve partnered with extensively–such as The Porch Company if you are considering a custom porch project to serve as your outdoor man cave, or Siteworks Hardscape Construction for your pool, patio or hardscape needs. It’s always best in an outdoor project when all the contractors can be brought in together so they can collaborate on the job from the very beginning. It saves you time, money and a lot of hassle when everyone is on the same game plan.

Matt Oakes of Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Nashville

Contact Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Nashville if you are looking to light your evening football game viewing in your backyard! You can call us at (615) 373 – 0638, or by email us at: olpnashville@outdoorlights.com.

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Category Archives: Lighting for Outdoor Living Spaces

Permanent or Temporary, Nashville Festival Lighting Can Light Up a Party or Any Evening in a Chic Way

Memphis BBQ Contest Showcases Nationwide Talent and Gets Us Thinking about Illuminating Your Outdoor Kitchen and Grill Area for Summer

Don’t Make Lighting Your New Landscape an Afterthought

Dinner under the stars with a little help from Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Nashville!

Fall is a Good Time to Make Sure Outdoor Lighting is Up to Par with Autumn Activities and Earlier Nights

Nashville Decorative Outdoor Lighting Delivers Endless Evening (and Daytime) Appeal with a New Twist

Outdoor Lighting Brings Fun to Backyard Football on the TV Screen or on the Field!