Landscape Lighting in Raleigh, NC
Sunset Lights designs and installs custom landscape lighting across Raleigh and the greater Triangle. We light your home and yard fixture by fixture, so the whole property looks intentional, feels safe, and draws you outside after dark.
- Custom, whole-property design
- Application-specific fixtures
- ILLI & AOLP trained
- Control From Your Phone
More Than Lights on a House
Landscape Lighting in Raleigh, Designed Fixture by Fixture
Most landscape lighting looks flat because it is installed the fast way: one fixture and one bulb for the entire property, spaced out and pointed at the house. Sunset Lights works differently. Owner Brad Baur designs every project around your specific home, choosing application-specific fixtures and matching the beam spread and brightness to each feature. A tight column gets a narrow beam that will not glare back at you on the porch. A broad roof peak gets a soft, wide wash that fills it without spotlighting. The difference is obvious the first night the lights come on.
Raleigh homes are architecturally complex, with peaks, columns, nooks, and multi-story features, so our team gets light up into those areas instead of setting four fixtures at ground level and calling it done. The result is landscape lighting that looks layered and professional, brings out the best of your architecture and landscaping, and makes the entire property feel finished after dark.
Designed fixture by fixture
We choose the right fixture, beam spread, and brightness for each feature of your home and yard, instead of using one bulb to do everything and hoping it works.
Beautiful, safe, and secure
Lighting that looks intentional after dark, makes paths, steps, and entries easier to navigate, and leaves fewer dark corners around the home for real peace of mind.
A designer's eye
Owner Brad Baur plans and installs every project personally, with a real feel for architecture and landscape, so the finished lighting looks layered and intentional rather than flat.
Our Services
Our Raleigh Landscape Lighting Services
Landscape Lighting
Architectural Lighting
Pathway Lighting
Security Lighting
Front to Back
Landscape Lighting for the Whole Property, Not Just the Front
Great landscape lighting does not stop at the facade. We light the backyard so it stops being a dark void outside the window and becomes a place you actually use, with ambient light on distant trees for depth, soft glow around the deck and patio, and safety and drama around the pool and fire pit. The fire pit is a favorite, even unlit it becomes a real feature once the surrounding area is lit correctly.
We also build in smart-switch integration on most projects, so you can automate your lighting or run it from your phone, set it to follow the sunset, and adjust it whether you are on the couch or out of town. Many clients grow it to cover other lights around the home over time. And if you already have a system that is aging or partly out, we service and expand existing landscape lighting too, tracking down issues and adding to what is there.
Landscape Lighting Projects
See How We Can Bring Your Property To Life At Night
Recent Raleigh-area homes and yards, lit with intention. From architectural facades and ornamental trees to fully transformed backyards, every project is designed around the property in front of us.
Request a Free Landscape Lighting Demo And See How We Can Light Up Your Home
Why CHoose Us?
Why Trust Sunset Lights For Your Landscape Lighting?
There is a real difference between putting fixtures in the ground and designing with light. A high-volume crew installs the same fixture everywhere because it is fast. A dedicated lighting contractor plans the whole property, matches the right fixture to each feature, and stands behind it for years. Here is how Sunset Lights compares.
- Benefits You'll Enjoy
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Companies - Free On-Site Demos
- ILLI Certified Professionals
- Lifetime Fixture Warranty
- Smart Home Integration
- Commercial-Grade LED Fixtures
- Transparent, Itemized Quotes
- Local Triangle Area Team
We Guarantee 100% Satisfaction on All Services
If something is not right, we make it right. That is the standard on every Sunset Lights project.
Service Area
We Offer Landscape Lighting All Around Raleigh
Sunset Lights is based in North Raleigh and installs landscape lighting throughout the greater Raleigh area and surrounding Triangle communities, including Cary, Wake Forest, Morrisville, and Rolesville. Being local matters. We know these neighborhoods and the homes in them, and that familiarity shows up in the consistency of the work.
- Raleigh, NC
- Cary, NC
- Apex, NC
- Chapel Hill, NC
- Clayton, NC
- Durham, NC
- Fuquay-Varina, NC
- Garner, NC
- Knightdale, NC
- Morrisville, NC
- Wake Forest, NC
- + Surrounding Areas
FAQs
Frequently Asked Landscape Lighting Questions
How much does landscape lighting cost in Raleigh?
It depends on the size of your home and the scope of the design rather than a flat rate. A front-of-home install is the most affordable starting point, and full-property or backyard projects with premium fixtures cost more. Every project begins with a free on-site quote so you know the number before anything starts.
What makes your landscape lighting different?
We use application-specific fixtures and match the beam spread and brightness to each feature, instead of using one fixture for the whole property. Brad designs and installs every project personally, so the lighting looks layered and intentional rather than flat.
Can you light my whole backyard, not just the front?
Yes. We light patios, pools, fire pits, ornamental trees, and distant landscape elements to give the backyard depth and make it a place you actually use at night.
Can I control the lights from my phone?
On most projects we add smart-switch integration, so you can schedule your lighting or run it from your phone. Many clients later expand it to other lights around the home.
Can you repair or add to an existing lighting system?
Yes. We service and expand existing landscape lighting, track down issues like damaged cables or failed fixtures, and add to what you already have.
Are LED landscape lights energy efficient?
Yes. We install professional-grade LED fixtures that run cool, use little power, and last for years, which keeps even a large install comfortable to run year-round.
Do you offer a free design demo?
We do. We come to your property and show you what the lighting will look like on your actual home before you commit, at no cost and no obligation.