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Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Nashville enhances beautiful Belle Meade with our outdoor lighting designs

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Architectural lighting on Belle Meade Blvd. by Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Nashville

Architectural lighting on Belle Meade Blvd. by Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Nashville

Tree and landscape lighting on Royal Oaks in Belle Meade by Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Nashville

Tree and landscape lighting in Belle Meade by Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Nashville

Here at Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Nashville there is no shortage of beautiful landscapes, facades and storefronts we take pride in illuminating. The Nashville area is loaded with neighborhoods of elegant homes, and charming storefronts. One of the most memorable areas we have been fortunate enough to provide outdoor lighting for is our loyal customers who reside in beautiful Belle Meade. We recently added two more happy homeowners to our repertoire of outdoor lighting we have installed in this prestigious community, on Belle Meade Blvd. and Royal Oaks.

Belle Meade architectural LED lighting and tree lighting by Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Nashville

Belle Meade architectural LED lighting and tree lighting by Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Nashville

Our most recent Royal Oaks installation was for returning customers who have hired Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Nashville to design and install the outdoor lighting at their property and home  which continues to evolve over the years. This particular installation was completed in phases and  was part of the completion of their newly appointed outdoor living areas, and completion of retrofitting their halogen system to LED.

Royal Oaks Belle Meade outdoor lighting by Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Nashville

We added romantic moonlighting behind the new pool house.

We added moonlighting behind their new pool house, tree lighting along the rear and front of the property and along the driveway and path that leads to both the rear and front entrances of this majestic home. The home itself is built in the classic Georgian style architecture with column detail along the front facade of the home. This type of architecture lends itself to outdoor lighting beautifully and provides all the elements needed to portray the graceful charm and elegance of the home under the spell of our outdoor lighting.  We have also retrofitted the landscape and architectural lighting from halogen to low-voltage LED in phases, incorporating efficiency and “greener” technologies throughout the property.

LED architectural and facade lighting in Belle Meade by Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Nashville

Classic architecture lends itself to outdoor lighting beautifully and provides all the elements needed to portray the graceful charm and elegance of a home under the spell of our outdoor lighting

Moonlighting on Belle Meade Blvd. by Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Nashville

In order to achieve the desired effect in lighting this fountain, we hired a professional tree climber to mount the fixture within a tree that surrounds the courtyard.

Another outdoor  lighting design and installation we recently completed on Belle Meade Blvd., came to us via a referral from our customer on Royal Oaks. This outdoor lighting design and installation included designing and installing  the architectural and facade lighting that enhances the traditional federal style of the home, landscape and accent lighting and moonlighting the stunning fountain located inside their rear courtyard. In order to achieve the desired effect in lighting the fountain, we hired a professional tree climber  to mount the fixture within a tree that surrounds the courtyard. The fixture was mounted and aimed towards the fountain to create a magical illumination in the evening- stunning!

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Another image of our magical outdoor lighting designs in Belle Meade.

You don’t have to live in Belle Meade to take advantage of the many benefits of our outdoor lighting designs. We’ve been designing and installing outdoor lighting in Nashville and the surrounding area for 25 years. We can improve the safety, function and beauty of your home or business during the evening- ask around, chances are that outdoor lighting design that always leaves you breathless was installed by us!

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Matt Oakes of Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Nashville

If you are ready to learn more about what making the most out of your outdoor lighting design is all about, contact Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Nashville today. We can turn your home and landscape into a true work of art after the sun goes down!
(615) 373 – 0638
email: olpnashville@outdoorlights.com

Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Nashville shares the secret to successful focal point outdoor lighting within the landscape

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Focal lighting on fountain in Belle Meade by Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Nashville

This elegant fountain becomes a beacon of the evening landscape with the addition of outdoor lighting.

Every homeowner has that one feature or area in their landscape or on their home that makes their property truly unique. One of the best ways to feature that unique area of your landscape is by the adding outdoor lighting. By lighting focal points within your landscape, or even characteristics or details of your home’s design, you can enjoy the features that are the reason you love your home day and night!  Our lighting design uses soft washes of light to enhance your object or space. This technique ensures your eye is drawn to the object we are illuminating rather than the light source itself.

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A beloved tree within your landscape makes a perfect candidate to accentuate with light.

Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Nashville uses various lighting techniques to highlight an area or object in your landscape. The secret to successful focal point lighting is dependent on combining the right lighting technique with the right lighting candidate. Many times our clients will point out an area or item they would like illuminated. Other times it’s up to us to suggest an ideal element based on our design experience. Some of the most popular items or areas homeowners choose for featured lighting are fountains, water features, statuary, exterior walls and specific trees in their landscape. Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Nashville has even illuminated islands within backyard pool designs as well as illuminating the underside of patio seating walls to bring attention to the area.

As part of one of our more recent outdoor lighting installations, we illuminated a home in Belle Meade which included lighting the homeowner’s elegant fountain. The fountain sits within the homes rear courtyard patio and is reminiscent of a New Orleans inspired courtyard. Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Nashville used outdoor lighting to highlight the fountain so it can be viewed and enjoyed by the homeowners from inside the home through the windows, and from the exterior of the home. This installation serves as the perfect example of the importance of pairing the right type of lighting with the perfect lighting candidate. After careful consideration, we opted to highlight the fountain with moonlighting. Moonlighting is an outdoor lighting technique that directs the light source from above the area or object you are lighting. For this specific installation we hired a certified tree climber to mount the fixture within a tree that surrounds the courtyard. The fixture was mounted and aimed towards the fountain to create a magical illumination in the evening.

Another look at our recent installation of Nashville focal point lighting in Belle Meade.

Another look at our recent installation in Belle Meade.

Moonlighting is just one of the many lighting techniques we use here at Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Nashville. Our outdoor lighting highlights the architectural elements of your home, and accentuates the features of your landscape.  We can design a dramatic lighting display lighting your featured area; a fountain, a statue, the branches of your weeping cherry or Japanese maple, or focus a light onto the gentle splashes of your waterfall and get more enjoyment out of the unique features of your landscape by being able to linger in their beauty even after dusk.

Garden and landscape lighting includes statuary lighting

Focal point lighting works beautifully when lighting statuary or other areas of your landscape that are a focal point.

If you are ready to learn more about what making the most out of your outdoor lighting design is all about, contact Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Nashville today. We can turn your home and landscape into a true work of art after the sun goes down!
(615) 373 – 0638
email: olpnashville@outdoorlights.com

John Groce Outdoor Lighting Perspectives Nashville

John Groce Outdoor Lighting Perspectives Nashville

You can visit our architectural outdoor lighting photo gallery, our pool and spa lighting photo gallery and our garden and landscape lighting photo gallery located on our website to see more examples of beautiful focal point outdoor lighting.

Moonlighting in Nashville’s Belle Meade Anyone?

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The stately trees that grace this driveway for our customer in Belle Meade are perfect for moonlighting

The art of moonlighting is a creative medium in itself. The type of illumination that comes from moonlighting gives off an ethereal effect that cannot be duplicated by any other lighting technique. Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Nashville was recently selected to install moonlighting for an owner in Belle Meade.

The homeowner wanted to illuminate the driveway. Here at Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Nashville we try to avoid having a fixture out in the open because not only does it become a tripping hazard it is susceptible to damage from mowers, aerators, edgers and other machinery. We suggested moonlighting the large trees that grace the driveway, this would effectively light the long driveway and give a soothing, romantic light as well.

The homeowner allowed  John Groce of Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Nashville  to serve as contractor on the job, thus we were able to line up the electrician and the irrigation company to  under the sidewalk. The electrician had already been there previously and ran power to the trees. Sandra Nichols Landscaping was the landscaper on the job and we worked hand in hand during the progression.

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Landscape lighting by Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Nashville

Since the electrician had run power from the house to the trees there is a receptacle at the trees. These are done on all 120 volt, line voltage and is a different fixture which uses a ballast to power the bulbs. The bulbs are all ceramic metal halide. Ceramic metal halide are the same type of bulbs used in jewelry and grocery stores and are coveted for their high score on the CRI (color rendering index). The light itself is still low-wattage, at only 39 watts, they still put out an enormous amount of light. As an example of the amount and quality these lights emit, you could hold 30 pieces of blue string in all variations in your hand, and in the noon day sun you could clearly see each variation from string to string. The same clarity is apparent under the moonlighting as well.

We are planning on using the current timer the customer has inside the home to hook in the moonlights for control. We had previously completed the lighting in this customers backyard as well.

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Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Nashville worked hand-in-hand with Sandra Nichols Landscaping

Just as we had previously worked with this homeowner before, we enjoyed working with her once again on this moonlighting application. We want to commend Sandra Nichols Landscaping as well. This very stately driveway on this very stately property is now complete with the ambiance of the moonlighting, another job well done!

John Groce - Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Nashville

If you are interested in exploring the possibility of adding moonlighting to your property, or other outdoor lighting applications, contact Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Nashville today at 615-373-0638 or email us @http://nashville.outdoorlights.com/