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GRAPEVINE, TEXAS
Landscape Lighting in Grapevine, TX
Grapevine pairs a historic Main Street with lake neighborhoods and busy hospitality corridors. We design low-voltage LED landscape lighting that fits its homes, shops and hotels.
✓ Homes and hospitality ✓ Warm white LED ✓ 4.5-star Google rating
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Grapevine landscape lighting is a low-voltage LED system designed for your property: uplit trees, lit walks, facade washes, patio and lakeside lighting and security light. Businesses get sign, entry and walkway lighting. We visit, plan the layout, install cleanly with shallow cable and return for service as the landscape changes.
Since 1978
Dallas family business
5+ years
Commercial and large residential lighting
Fully insured
Liability and workers’ comp
4.5★ Google
Rated by DFW clients
What We Light in Grapevine
A mix of residential and hospitality projects, all designed on site.
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Canopy and Moonlighting
Soft downlights mounted high in mature trees let light filter through the leaves onto lawn and walks below. It reads like moonlight and keeps big yards from going black at night.
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Adjustments as Things Grow
A lighting system should change with the landscape. When a canopy fills in or a bed is redone, we move and re-aim fixtures so the scene still looks the way it was designed.
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Historic Storefronts
Main Street's restored brick buildings deserve warm, careful light. Accents on planters, entries and street-facing trees help shops and tasting rooms glow without hiding their historic facades.
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Lakeside Homes
Homes near Grapevine Lake often back onto woods and water. Path lights on sloped yards, soft accents on shoreline trees and patio lighting make evenings outside safer and more relaxing.
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Facade and Architecture
Wash lights and grazing fixtures bring out stone, brick, columns and gables. The house keeps its daytime character at night, and the entry becomes the clear center of the view.
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Fountains and Water Features
Submersible and nearby accent fixtures bring movement to fountains, ponds and pool water features. Reflections on the water add depth to the backyard without adding more fixtures.
Warm Light for a Historic Town
Grapevine's historic district glows at night, and homes and businesses nearby look most at home when their lighting matches that feel. Visitors notice when a property fits the street.
We use warm white, low-intensity fixtures, hide hardware in beds and behind shrubs, and accent brick, stone, porches and old trees. The goal is a soft, inviting look that suits the character of the town. Bright, cool light would look out of place here, so we avoid it.
Warm white for brick and stone
Hidden fixtures and soft glow
Accents on porches and old trees
Nothing harsh or cool-toned
Getting Light Into Your Grapevine Landscape
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Talk Through Goals
Curb appeal, safer walks, a usable patio, a lit sign, or all of it. What you want from the lighting shapes every choice that follows.
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Study the Site
We note sight lines from the street and the patio, soil and bed conditions, and the existing outlets we can draw power from.
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Design the Layout
You get a fixture plan showing what gets lit, which beam each feature needs and where the transformer and timer will sit.
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Installation Day
Cable goes in shallow and neat, fixtures are staked or mounted, and the transformer is placed where it is out of sight.
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Tune and Hand Over
We aim and dim each fixture once it is dark, set the dusk schedule and come back for service when you need it.
Lighting Around Grapevine
Grapevine packs historic, lakeside and hospitality settings into a compact town next to DFW Airport. Here is where our designs tend to focus.
Historic Main Street
Shops, restaurants and wine tasting rooms along Main Street draw evening visitors. Warm lighting on storefronts, planters and trees helps businesses stand out while respecting the street's restored historic buildings. Fixtures are small and hidden so the historic architecture stays the focus.
Gaylord Texan Area
Hotels, restaurants and offices around the Gaylord Texan resort area serve visitors at all hours. Reliable lighting on signs, entries and walkways keeps these properties welcoming and easy to navigate. Schedules can run all night where guests and staff are coming and going.
Older Neighborhoods Near Downtown
Homes on the streets around downtown often have porches, mature trees and traditional facades. Warm accents and a lit walk bring out their character, sized to the smaller lots. Many owners start with the front tree and walk, then add the backyard later.
Grapevine Lake
Homes near Grapevine Lake often have wooded, sloping lots and water views. Step and path lights make the walk safe, and shoreline accents are aimed to keep the lake dark and the view clear. Patio zones can run separately from the front so the backyard glows only when you are out there.
Grapevine Mills Area
Retail and restaurants near Grapevine Mills need visible signage and safe parking-to-door walks. We light signs, trees and planted islands with commercial-grade fixtures on business-hour schedules. Lit walkways and parking edges help shoppers and staff feel safe after dark. Fixtures are placed to stay clear of foot traffic and maintenance crews.
Hospitality Grounds That Stay Lit
With the airport, resorts and Main Street, Grapevine has a lot of hospitality property. Guests arrive at all hours and judge a place by its entrance.
We light entries, signs, trees, walkways and outdoor seating with commercial-grade LED fixtures, then schedule them to run as long as you need. Our landscape lighting line, NTD, or Nite Time Decor, covers hotels, restaurants and shops as well as homes, and certificates of insurance are available.
Entries, signs and porte-cocheres
Trees and planted islands
Outdoor seating and walkways
Late or all-night schedules
Cost Factors for Grapevine Projects
No two yards price the same, and these factors explain why.
How much you light
Lighting only the street-facing view keeps a project tight. Adding the backyard, patio, side gates and every specimen tree grows the fixture list, the wire and the crew time together.
Timers and smart control
A simple photocell or timer keeps costs low. App control, multiple zones and scene scheduling add hardware and setup, and they are worth it for larger homes and commercial sites.
Hardscape and surfaces
Running cable under a driveway, through a stone patio or along a retaining wall takes more work than tucking it under mulch. Built-in step and wall lights also add install time.
Power supply size
The transformer converts household current to safe low voltage. Its capacity, and whether a second unit is needed for a distant part of the yard, is set by fixture count and wire length.
Distance across the lot
Large lots and acreage need longer cable runs and careful planning so the last fixture on a line is as bright as the first. Distance is a real factor on big properties.
What DFW clients say
4.5-star average on Google from clients across Dallas-Fort Worth.
★★★★★
“Fast and courteous office staff and installers. Abraham my installer was excellent!”
robert simmons
★★★★★
“This is the first year I have used this company, & I can say I am absolutely pleased! The designer and I agreed on the overall design, and the team executed it properly. Any issues that have arisen since install, they have been very prompt in their…”
Ellen Sterin
★★★★★
“These guys were amazing. Highly recommend them for all your decorative lighting needs.”
Alex Shaw
Grapevine Landscape Lighting FAQ
Have a question we didn’t cover? Call 972-620-9560 or request a free quote online.
Do you light businesses on Main Street in Grapevine?
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Yes. We light storefronts, signs, planters and street-facing trees for shops, restaurants and tasting rooms. Designs use warm, discreet fixtures that suit the historic district and help visitors find your door in the evening. Schedules can run later on weekend nights when the street is busiest.
Can you light my lakeside yard near Grapevine Lake?
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Yes. We light steps and paths on sloped lots, accent shoreline trees and add patio lighting, keeping fixtures aimed away from the water to avoid glare. The view stays clear and the walk to the water stays safe at night.
Do you light hotels and restaurants in Grapevine?
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Yes. Entries, signs, trees, walkways and outdoor seating are common hospitality requests. We design for a welcoming arrival at any hour and schedule the system to run as late as your property needs. Certificates of insurance are available for managers and owners on request.
How is a landscape lighting project priced?
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We price from the site, not a menu. The proposal is built from how many fixtures the design needs, what they are made of, how far the wire runs, whether we cross paving, and whether you want a simple timer or app control with zones. Many owners start with the front yard and add the back later.
What is the difference between low-voltage and line-voltage lighting?
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Line voltage runs at full household current and needs conduit, deep trenching and an electrician for every change. Low voltage, usually around 12 volts, runs through a transformer, so cable can sit shallow and fixtures are easy to move as the landscape grows. For homes and most commercial grounds, low voltage is the practical choice.
Do you have to trench across the yard?
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Not the way most people picture it. Low-voltage cable needs only a shallow slit in turf or a spot under mulch. Where we must cross a walk or drive, we look for an existing gap or bore under it rather than breaking concrete. The goal is a yard that looks untouched.
What color of light do you use?
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Most landscapes look right in warm white, around 2700K to 3000K, which flatters brick, stone, wood and green plants. Cooler white can suit modern architecture or certain foliage. Some fixtures offer color-changing options for special occasions. We choose color temperature feature by feature.
Is landscape lighting better than a floodlight for security?
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For most properties, layered light works better. A floodlight creates glare and deep shadows next to it. Several warm fixtures along paths, gates and the house remove dark pockets evenly, so cameras and neighbors see more and the property still looks good.
Is your crew insured?
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Yes. Christmas Decor by Carruthers Decorative Lighting carries liability insurance and workers' compensation, and certificates of insurance are available for commercial properties, HOAs and property managers who need them on file before work begins. Our crews work safely around homes, tenants and the public.