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Landscape Lighting in Austin & the Texas Hill Country

Landscape lighting is the custom design and professional installation of low-voltage outdoor lighting that highlights your home's architecture, trees, and gardens after dark. Illumination Concepts designs and installs landscape lighting in Austin and across the surrounding Hill Country — built to handle Texas weather and to respect the dark-sky rules that govern much of our area.

We're a family-owned company, in business since 2003, with over 26 years of lighting-industry experience and professional certifications in residential lighting design and installation. Owner and lead designer Chris Metcalf walks every property himself before a single fixture is specified.

What landscape lighting does for your home

Good lighting does more than look good — done right, it works for you every night.

• Safer footing and entries. Steps, slopes, and dark corners stop being hazards once they're lit.
• Real curb appeal — and home value. A thoughtfully lit exterior is one of the few upgrades visible the moment you pull in the driveway.
• A deterrent to intruders. A home that's evenly lit through the night is a far less appealing target.
• Usable evenings outdoors. Patios, pools, and gardens become places you actually spend time after sunset.
• Your live oaks, finally seen. Mature Hill Country oaks become the centerpiece of the yard with proper up-lighting and moonlighting.

What's included in a custom system

Every design is built to your property, but most residential systems combine several techniques: tree up-lighting and canopy moonlighting, path and step lighting, wall grazing and washing, garden and bed accents, and pool or water-feature lighting. We build with weather-rated brass and copper fixtures and professional-grade, low-voltage LED — chosen to survive Central Texas heat, humidity, and the occasional ice storm rather than rust out in a few seasons.

How our process works

Our process runs in five steps, from the first on-site consultation to long-term maintenance — so you always know what's happening and why.

• Free consultation. Chris evaluates your home, landscape, and goals on-site.
• Custom design. You get a plan built for your property — never a packaged kit.
• Professional install. Clean wiring, hidden runs, no shortcuts.
• Dusk fine-tuning. We return after dark to aim and adjust every fixture in real conditions.
• Ongoing maintenance. We stay in the relationship to keep the system looking its best for years.

Built for the Hill Country — including dark-sky rules

Yes — we design every system to comply with local dark-sky ordinances, and it's where most companies fall short. Dripping Springs is Texas's first International Dark Sky Community, and Bee Cave, West Lake Hills, and other nearby areas restrict outdoor lighting — shielded fixtures, warm color temperature at or below 3,000K, lumen limits, and permits in some jurisdictions. We design to those standards as a matter of course: warm, shielded, glare-free light that flatters your home, keeps the night sky dark, and keeps you on the right side of your HOA and local ordinance.

What does landscape lighting cost in Austin?

There's no price list — and that's deliberate. Every property is different, so every system is custom-quoted to your home rather than sold as a cookie-cutter package. Your investment depends on the size of the property, the number and material of fixtures, the complexity of the design, terrain and tree count, and any lighting controls you want. The most reliable way to know your number is a free, no-obligation consultation, where Chris gives you a clear, honest estimate for your specific property.

What Austin homeowners say

We hold a 4.9★ rating from 87 reviews on Google, a 5.0★ rating on Yelp, an Angi Super Service Award, an A+ rating with the BBB, and verified reviews through GuildQuality.

"Absolutely amazing quality from a professional team! We went full monty… Chris laid out a design that included all of our desires with hardly a modification needed. Install was smooth and quick and the system is working flawlessly. Strongly recommend Illumination Concepts." — Josh Snowhorn, Cedar Park

"Outstanding work from Illumination Concepts! Chris was prompt and fair in his estimate, got it scheduled fast, and my wife and I were 100% satisfied. It added so much more beauty to our property than we could've imagined." — Craig B., Google Local Guide

Explore our low-voltage LED lighting, pathway lighting, and outdoor lighting maintenance and repair services, or see finished projects in our portfolio.

Frequently asked questions

How much does landscape lighting cost in Austin? Every system is custom-quoted, so there's no flat price. Cost is shaped by property size, fixture count and material, design complexity, terrain and trees, and controls. A free consultation gives you an exact estimate for your home.

Is your lighting dark-sky compliant? Yes. We design with shielded fixtures and warm color temperatures (3,000K and below) that meet dark-sky standards in Dripping Springs, Bee Cave, West Lake Hills, and similar areas — and we'll help you navigate HOA and permit requirements.

Will the fixtures hold up to Texas weather? Yes. We install weather-rated brass and copper fixtures with professional-grade low-voltage LEDs, chosen specifically to withstand heat, humidity, and ice storms far longer than budget aluminum or plastic.

Do you light large trees like live oaks? Absolutely. Tree up-lighting and canopy moonlighting on mature live oaks is one of our specialties and one of the most dramatic effects in a Hill Country yard.

What areas do you serve? Austin and the surrounding metro, including Westlake, West Lake Hills, Rollingwood, Tarrytown, Lakeway, Bee Cave, Dripping Springs, Cedar Park, Round Rock, Georgetown, Pflugerville, Barton Creek, and Lake Travis.

Ready to light up your property?

Book a free, no-obligation consultation with Chris Metcalf and get a custom design built for your home. Call (512) 963-3121 or request your free lighting consultation online.