Framing
Your Masterpiece
It’s all about framing the masterpiece
you created, about bringing a house and its landscape to life. It’s
all about outdoor lighting. Outdoor architectural and landscape lighting
is the finishing touch that turns a property into a dreamy masterpiece.
NiteLites of Southwest Florida, the landscape lighting professionals, is in the business of finishing masterpieces. They design and install outdoor lighting systems for upscale homes in Lee, Collier, and Charlotte counties. Unlike many companies who only dabble in the lighting design business as a sideline, NiteLites only provides upscale residential and commercial lighting systems. General Manager of NiteLites Ryan Lewis says, “We have to focus only on outdoor lighting. It is the only way to offer the first-class service our high-end clients demand.”
To create the distinctive luxurious and dramatic look only offered by NiteLites, the process starts with an evening lighting consultation and demonstration. Their lighting designers meet with the owners to identify their objectives and then they strategically place the exact fixtures with the most appropriate brightness to precisely illuminate facades, architectural details, trees, gardens, statues, decks, patios, gazebos, ponds, pool areas and fountains.
Once the NiteLites outdoor lighting system is installed, the homeowner benefits from the creation of a luxurious and welcoming ambiance, increased safety for those navigating the pathways, enhanced security through the illumination of dark areas of the property, “new” evening alfresco areas for entertaining, and increased property value and curb appeal.
The lighting designers at NiteLites only use low voltage systems because of the unparalleled light quality, the widest variety of lighting applications, the minimal impact on the environment, and because of safety afforded to the location’s inhabitants. Additionally, low voltage lighting systems are less expensive than line voltage systems, and cost substantially less to install and to operate.
NiteLites offers only the highest quality lighting fixtures and transformers that are manufactured exclusively for NiteLites. The fixtures are copper and brass, and are acid etched for a look that lasts a lifetime, not painted which can chip or peel. Their lights are made to be the last outdoor lighting system you will ever purchase. While home improvement outlets may offer fixtures at a much lower price, much of NiteLites business comes from replacement of those fixtures because they do not last.
Robert and Yolande Waldie, had their store-bought system replaced and absolutely love the effect the comprehensive NiteLites system has on their waterfront property. They feel that the lighting provides much improved curb appeal and also adds a notable degree of security to the backyard where their boat is docked. When returning home in his boat from a long fishing excursion, Robert Waldie describes the appearance of his lighted property as “… a welcoming haven.”
Another client, Frank Rabbito, said that working with NiteLites was a “wonderful experience”, as compared to the “…products and work ethic that most businesses in Southwest Florida sorely lack.” He continued by saying that the installation was “…professionally done – no short cuts were taken”. Rabbito also states that their home stands out in the neighborhood, and that their lighting offers a “feeling of security when they arrive home after dark.” When asked if he would recommend NiteLites, he emphatically replied, “Without question, as they are a cut above any other business of a similar type in Southwest Florida. They are more concerned with customer satisfaction…than monetary issues. These folks want you as a customer for life.”
NiteLites Outdoor Lighting partners with architects, builders, developers, landscapers, and landscape architects. The NiteLites team has the expertise for any commercial outdoor lighting projects, including neighborhood entryways, amenity centers, marinas, community common areas, condominium complexes, country clubs, restaurants, and pool areas. Because contractors are pleased with the quality of products that NiteLites installs, and the unique application of light that blankets their projects, many offer the systems as an option at their design centers so clients can have lighting included in their new home package. Also, the fact that NiteLites uses energy efficient products is particularly attractive to their building colleagues because of the rapidly growing popularity of “green building.”
Contractors know that by specifying NiteLites for use on their projects, they can have the confidence that their clients are getting the best dollar-to-dollar value on the market, as well as excellent worry free product support. NiteLites maintains many professional memberships including Lee Building Industry Association (BIA), the Collier Building Industry Association (CBIA), National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), HBA of Manatee, HBA of Sarasota, and the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA).
“The signature lighting design offered only by NiteLites creates a finished lighting application that is far and away the best in the industry,” according to President and CEO of NiteLites Corporate, Tom Frederick. Founded in 1998, NiteLites now has more than 40 locations in North America. The reason is simple: NiteLites can frame your masterpiece.
NiteLites Outdoor Lighting of Southwest Florida
Fort Myers 239 332-0221
Naples 239 530-0209
Sarasota 941 758-9338
Written by Kristine Hughes
Photography by Donald Solins
