Halloween is a spooky time of year, and your yard should reflect that! Professional lighting can help you create the perfect Halloween atmosphere, and Decorating Elves has the team, skills, and knowledge to turn your home into the scariest on the block. From witches to werewolves to skeletons and more, Decorating Elves can give you any Halloween theme you’d like! Read More
With fall approaching comes the promise of (slightly) lower temperatures and plenty of outdoor entertainment opportunities, making it a perfect time to change up your landscape lighting design. In this post, we’ll go over our top 8 ideas for a fall landscape lighting makeover and touch on routine maintenance needs in the fall.
1. Get Thematic
Fall offers several occasions to jazz up your lawn. Halloween and Thanksgiving are the two most notable holidays, but Veterans Day and even Oktoberfest also give some unique chances to decorate and show off your holiday flair. Read More
Lanais are everywhere you look in central Florida these days. With our subtropical climate, a screened lanai is a perfect way to maximize your outdoor space and enjoy the “buggier” months of the year. While the basic lanai structure is great on its own, we can make it even better with a beautiful, professionally installed outdoor lighting setup. In this post, we’ll talk about exactly what a lanai is and how Decorating Elves can take yours to the next level.
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Outdoor lighting is an important yet frequently forgotten element of any brick-and-mortar business. If your potential customers don’t feel safe approaching your business, then they’ll probably go to another business where they do feel safe instead.
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Whether you’re renovating, getting ready to sell, or just looking for an easy way to improve your outdoor spaces, now is the time to add color-changing LED landscape lighting to your home. Landscape lighting has always added elegance to a home’s exterior, but with color-changing LED landscape lighting, we can turn your outdoor spaces into an experience.
Updated landscape lighting, masterfully done in Tampa Bay by the team at Decorating Elves, impacts four key elements on your property: Read More
The optimal functioning of your outdoor lighting is essential. It doesn’t matter how attractive your lighting setup is if no one can see it! For optimal functioning, routine maintenance on your outdoor lighting fixtures, bulbs, wiring, and more is required.
Perform Routine Maintenance Twice Each Year
Outdoor lighting must be inspected at least twice each year. Any damage or malfunctions must be repaired immediately. Delaying repair will likely cause more damage, costing even more to correct. We always recommend using a licensed, reputable lighting contractor for routine maintenance on outdoor lighting. This is especially true if your system has any exposed wiring or significant damage. Read More
Oak trees are an essential part of any southern yard. They stand tall and majestic, adding character to your property that takes decades to create. People often string colorful lights on their trees during the holiday season to set a cheerful mood, so why not enhance these distinguished hardwoods with year-round landscape lighting? Read More
We’ve all heard that well-lit areas have lower crime rates, and there’s even some research to back up those claims. However, if you really want to deter crime in and around your home, you need to take it a step further than just flipping on the outdoor lights at night. Read More
Bistro lighting is all the rage right now in both residential and commercial settings. While restaurants have been using this lighting technique for years to enhance their outdoor spaces, it has just recently become popular in backyards. The rise in popularity of LED lighting, combined with its low cost and energy efficiency, has made more and more lighting techniques available to the everyday homeowner, including bistro lights. Read More
If you are installing a new outdoor lighting system at your home, you’ve probably thought a lot about light placement and color, but have you considered temperature? Temperature is one of the most important characteristics to think about when designing an outdoor lighting scheme.
What is Color Temperature? Read More