{"id":923,"date":"2014-07-21T08:16:28","date_gmt":"2014-07-21T14:16:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/night-scenes.com\/?p=923"},"modified":"2014-07-21T08:16:28","modified_gmt":"2014-07-21T14:16:28","slug":"is-your-outdoor-lighting-system-what-you-expected-it-to-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/night-scenes.com\/2014\/07\/21\/is-your-outdoor-lighting-system-what-you-expected-it-to-be\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Your Austin Or Central Texas Outdoor Lighting System What You Expected It To Be?"},"content":{"rendered":"

If I had a dollar for every time I heard a new client say something like \u201cwe had this landscape lighting system put in and have never really liked it\u201d I could probably have great night out in Austin.\u00a0 So, why is it that these people are not happy?<\/p>\n

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I think the primary reason is a lack of listening on the part of the designer.\u00a0 People have an idea of what they want in an outdoor lighting system or they wouldn\u2019t have wanted one to begin with.\u00a0 They may have seen some lighting at a friend\u2019s home in Lakeway or maybe they pass a really nice lighting system in Bee Cave on the way home every night and that is where they got their inspiration.\u00a0 So when the landscaper, irrigator, electrician or lighting company person comes out and decides what to do without really LISTENING to the client, the client ends up disappointed.<\/p>\n

I think the best thing we do is have a face to face discussion with prospective clients.\u00a0 Notice I said prospective, because they haven\u2019t hired us yet.\u00a0 A nice one hour consultation is a great time to learn how people expect to use their spaces.\u00a0 What are the plants or focal areas that they really care about?\u00a0 Do they want to accent their home, landscape or both?\u00a0 Maybe they have a niche area that is very special and they want to have \u201cinviting\u201d lighting in that area, not bright lighting.\u00a0 Some people tell me that they don\u2019t want real bright lights but the last guys used very bright lights all over the place.\u00a0 If that company had asked the right questions and listened to the answers, chances are the client would have ended up with a lighting system that they liked a lot more.<\/p>\n

\"about-path-fixture\"<\/a>The initial consultation is great for the consumer, giving them an opportunity to get to know the lighting person a little.\u00a0 This is when they can ask questions about outdoor lighting fixtures, lamps (light bulbs), LED, lighting design and installation education and so on.\u00a0 Maybe there\u2019s a personality clash that can really effect final project outcome.\u00a0 If the client senses that the lighting person is not right for them, then they can choose to find someone that they feel is better suited for their project.<\/p>\n

Once the potential client and I get to know each other a little and actually listen to each other, they may decide to go ahead and hire us to come up with a comprehensive landscape lighting design that addresses all of their wants and needs.\u00a0 Then we will walk through that design with the client to insure we covered everything and move forward from there.\u00a0 Sometimes adjustments in the design have to be made to accommodate things like the budget or a sudden change in the landscape or maybe they forgot a very important object that they wanted to accent.\u00a0 Those changes can then be made before the project begins.<\/p>\n

All of these things help to insure that the consumer gets the outdoor lighting system that they will really want and that they will truly enjoy for many years.<\/p>\n

Contact us here<\/span><\/a> so we can set up an appointment to listen to you at your central Texas home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If I had a dollar for every time I heard a new client say something like \u201cwe had this landscape lighting system put in and have never really liked it\u201d I could probably have great night out in Austin.\u00a0 So, why is it that these people are not happy? 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