As we mentioned in our last post – no two days are ever the same and today will prove this as we install lighting around a client’s lake.
The landscape is beautiful with the lake being over 150 yards wide. It’s complimented with a lovely island in the middle and two Jettys and a small boat for getting across.
What has been our biggest challenge for the project?
Getting power down near to the waters edge is always a challenge. In this ...
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Here at Light My Night, no two days are the same. Today, we thought we’d share a little ‘Day In The Life’ of what we’ve been up to!
We’ve come to West Oxfordshire, a beautiful area of the UK with rural downland and forest, and the main activities being farming and associated trades. We’re currently working with a special client who has a beautiful converted barn and a small but stunning and visually impactful back garden. A border runs down each ...
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One of the most exciting new areas of garden lighting is being able to use waterproof outside Gobo projectors. These projectors can be mounted on to trees and poles and they project giant images onto a surface, creating a WOW factor.
What is a Gobo Projector?
The Gobo itself (meaning “goes before Optics”) is a small stenciled circular disc that is placed on the projector lamp and then projected out on to the surface.
There are now thousands of ...
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We are now starting to see much more variation in illuminated garden planters, pots and tables to compliment the increasing range of outside all weather furniture available. We attended the Glee Exhibition last week, where there was a number on show that are now waterproof and safe to use outside.
Creating a stunning effect and with a variation in colour options ...
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For a recent rockery project we used a 12v lighting system which features Bronze Spot and Pagoda lights.
The lights themselves are manufactured from heavy cast bronze and then chemically treated to give a natural looking aged bronze finish.
We used Bronze spotlights to enhance and illuminate the beautiful red coloured small trees either side of the pond pools and Pagoda lights (mushroom shaped down lighters) to highlight plants and foliage above.
The 12v system was chosen as it is very safe to ...
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They have the most beautiful garden (I would suggest one of Oxfords best kept garden secrets!) with numerous summer houses, a lovely swimming pool, a mini cottage, a dining pod, a fun railway station, a rockery with pools, a canopied barbeque area, a gorgeous sweeping lawn, numerous seating areas and colourful flowers and roses in abundance! All set in over two acres – it really is a beautiful labour of love.
The ...
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