Custom Lighting Design
Personalized low-voltage lighting plans combine complementary fixture types and techniques to suit your home’s architecture, landscape features, outdoor routines, and desired nighttime atmosphere.
Landscape Lighting Designers Plus creates artfully balanced, low-voltage outdoor lighting for DC metro homes. From Bethesda gardens and Potomac patios to distinctive Washington residences, Craig Collins personally designs systems that enhance curb appeal, improve after-dark visibility, and make outdoor spaces more inviting. Enjoy energy-efficient illumination tailored to your architecture, landscape, and the way you live outside.
Custom low-voltage lighting solutions that improve outdoor beauty, visibility, safety, and evening enjoyment.
Personalized low-voltage lighting plans combine complementary fixture types and techniques to suit your home’s architecture, landscape features, outdoor routines, and desired nighttime atmosphere.
Ambient, task, and perimeter lighting for pools, patios, seating areas, and hardscapes helps create comfortable, functional outdoor spaces for evenings with family and guests.
Low-voltage stair, railing, perimeter, and under-deck fixtures improve visibility while defining the structure and extending the practical use of your deck after sunset.
Thoughtfully placed exterior lighting around entrances, driveways, walkways, garages, and property edges improves nighttime visibility without overwhelming the home or landscape.
Evenly spaced fixtures illuminate walkways, garden paths, sidewalks, and driveways, providing dependable wayfinding while adding definition and polish to the landscape.
Focused uplights and accent fixtures draw attention to specimen trees, planting beds, stonework, water features, and architectural details with subtle, elegant illumination.
Every system is designed to reveal the best of your property after dark—not simply add brightness. Craig Collins considers fixture placement, beam spread, color temperature, architecture, and mature plantings to create a layered, restrained result. For Bethesda, Potomac, and Washington DC homes, that thoughtful approach is especially valuable around historic details, garden rooms, patios, and distinctive streetscapes. Low-voltage LED fixtures provide efficient, safe, long-lasting illumination.
See how thoughtful lighting design transforms outdoor spaces after dark.
"I called Craig with a simple request to address a lighting problem at our front steps, what we got was just amazing! Craig has a keenest eye when it comes to lighting design. He brings a wealth of technical knowledge of how to best highlight the features of our home..."
"Very highly recommend! I would absolutely use Craig's service again and provide positive referrals to friends and family. Craig was amazing to work with on our exterior lighting project. He was both professional and punctual He kept every commitment he made and was communicative throughout the process. In addition to..."
"Craig is an artist who creates his masterpiece with lighting. He carefully surveyed our property and carefully designed a plan that transformed our terrace and garden into a "WOW". Craig took care of everything quickly and came over late at night to make sure everything was perfect. Craig understands the..."
"Craig was great. He didn't try to up sell me on lights. In fact, he listened to what I wanted and then gave his assessment and tweaked my idea to something more grand. The end result was amazing and regal."
"Work was good,done well."
"Craig is an ARTIST!!! We had Craig do some work for us 3 years ago when we first moved in, and now that we were ready to do something more substantial to brighten our backyard, we called him back. He did not disappoint! He created beautiful ambiance, with warm and..."
"I called Craig with a simple request to address a lighting problem at our front steps, what we got was just amazing! Craig has a keenest eye when it comes to lighting design. He brings a wealth of technical knowledge of how to best highlight the features of our home..."
"Very highly recommend! I would absolutely use Craig's service again and provide positive referrals to friends and family. Craig was amazing to work with on our exterior lighting project. He was both professional and punctual He kept every commitment he made and was communicative throughout the process. In addition to..."
"Craig is an artist who creates his masterpiece with lighting. He carefully surveyed our property and carefully designed a plan that transformed our terrace and garden into a "WOW". Craig took care of everything quickly and came over late at night to make sure everything was perfect. Craig understands the..."
"Craig was great. He didn't try to up sell me on lights. In fact, he listened to what I wanted and then gave his assessment and tweaked my idea to something more grand. The end result was amazing and regal."
"Work was good,done well."
"Craig is an ARTIST!!! We had Craig do some work for us 3 years ago when we first moved in, and now that we were ready to do something more substantial to brighten our backyard, we called him back. He did not disappoint! He created beautiful ambiance, with warm and..."
"I called Craig with a simple request to address a lighting problem at our front steps, what we got was just amazing! Craig has a keenest eye when it comes to lighting design. He brings a wealth of technical knowledge of how to best highlight the features of our home..."
"Very highly recommend! I would absolutely use Craig's service again and provide positive referrals to friends and family. Craig was amazing to work with on our exterior lighting project. He was both professional and punctual He kept every commitment he made and was communicative throughout the process. In addition to..."
"Craig is an artist who creates his masterpiece with lighting. He carefully surveyed our property and carefully designed a plan that transformed our terrace and garden into a "WOW". Craig took care of everything quickly and came over late at night to make sure everything was perfect. Craig understands the..."
"Craig was great. He didn't try to up sell me on lights. In fact, he listened to what I wanted and then gave his assessment and tweaked my idea to something more grand. The end result was amazing and regal."
"Work was good,done well."
"Craig is an ARTIST!!! We had Craig do some work for us 3 years ago when we first moved in, and now that we were ready to do something more substantial to brighten our backyard, we called him back. He did not disappoint! He created beautiful ambiance, with warm and..."
A personal, design-first approach to low-voltage outdoor lighting.
Craig personally designs every project, without sales reps or project managers between you.
Over 21 years serving DC metro homes brings informed solutions for distinctive outdoor spaces.
Balanced lighting highlights Bethesda gardens and Washington architecture without harsh overlighting.
Exclusive low-voltage fixtures provide safe, energy-efficient illumination in harmony with your landscape.
A lighting contractor plans and installs illumination systems that meet a property’s functional and aesthetic goals. For outdoor projects, this can include selecting low-voltage fixtures, determining safe wiring routes, placing lights for paths and entries, highlighting architecture and plantings, and setting appropriate brightness levels. Landscape Lighting Designers Plus focuses specifically on residential low-voltage landscape lighting rather than 120V house-mounted electrical lighting.
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For immediate assistance, feel free to give us a direct call at (888) 582-8845. You can also send us a quick email at contact@landscapelightingnow.com.
For immediate assistance, feel free to give us a direct call at (888) 582-8845. You can also send us a quick email at contact@landscapelightingnow.com.