Landscape & Outdoor Lighting Solutions
Custom lighting systems designed and built for Lexington & Central Kentucky homes, by one local team.
Outdoor LightingEnhancing Beauty & Curb AppealStrategically placed outdoor lighting highlights the best features of your property, making it a stunning sight day and night.See the details 
Outdoor LightingImproving Safety & SecurityOutdoor lighting plays a crucial role in protecting your home and family.See the details 
Outdoor LightingSmart & Customizable Lighting OptionsWe offer advanced outdoor lighting systems that bring convenience and versatility to your landscape.See the details 
Outdoor LightingDurability & Quality You Can TrustH2O Designs is committed to providing only the best materials and craftsmanship.See the details 
One teamdesign to buildProviding beauty and safety to your landscape & home.
Illuminate your home’s beauty, enhance security, and create an inviting outdoor space with professionally installed outdoor lighting. H2O Designs offers premium outdoor lighting solutions across Lexington, Nicholasville, and Central Kentucky, helping homeowners elevate their landscapes with stylish, functional lighting. Whether it’s lighting pathways, landscaping, decks, or water features, we provide high-quality, long-lasting options tailored to your needs.
Everything You Should Know About Outdoor Lighting
The details we walk through with homeowners at every consultation, so you can make the right choice for your yard.
01Enhancing Beauty & Curb Appeal
Strategically placed outdoor lighting highlights the best features of your property, making it a stunning sight day and night. From soft walkway lighting to dramatic up lighting, our solutions add elegance and depth to your home’s exterior.
Pathway Lighting – Illuminate walkways for safety and create a warm, inviting entrance.
Landscape Lighting – Accentuate your garden’s textures, trees, and architectural elements with expert lighting.
Deck & Patio Lighting – Extend your outdoor living space with lighting that enhances ambiance and usability.
Water Feature & Pond Lighting – Showcase your pond, waterfall, or fountain with mesmerizing LED lighting for a magical effect.
02Improving Safety & Security
Outdoor lighting plays a crucial role in protecting your home and family. Well-lit exteriors deter intruders while preventing accidents by illuminating pathways, driveways, and entryways. By installing a professional outdoor lighting system, you ensure both aesthetics and safety for your home.
03Smart & Customizable Lighting Options
We offer advanced outdoor lighting systems that bring convenience and versatility to your landscape. Choose from a variety of innovative solutions:
WiFi-Enabled Smart Lighting – Control your lighting from your smartphone, set schedules, and adjust brightness with ease.
Color-Changing LED Lighting – Celebrate every season and holiday with dynamic, customizable colors.
Energy-Efficient LED Systems – Reduce maintenance and energy costs with long-lasting, high-performance LED lighting.
04Durability & Quality You Can Trust
H2O Designs is committed to providing only the best materials and craftsmanship. We use high-quality bronze fixtures and LED lighting to ensure durability, minimal maintenance, and superior performance. Our lighting solutions are built to withstand the elements and deliver stunning illumination for years to come.
Planning Your Lighting System: What We Look At
Here is what we plan before installing any outdoor tech.
What it should do
Safety, ambiance, music for parties or all three. Goals decide the layout.
Placement
Where fixtures or speakers go so they do their job without glare, noise for the neighbors or clutter.
Power & wiring
Transformers, amps and wire runs are planned so nothing is exposed.
Controls
Timers, phone apps and zones so you can run it all with a tap.
From first visit to finished lighting system
- 1Consultation
We walk the property and talk about what you want to see, hear and control.
- 2System design
We plan fixture or speaker placement, wiring and controls.
- 3Expert install
Our crew installs it cleanly, with wiring hidden in the landscape.
- 4Enjoy it nightly
Control it from your phone and enjoy your yard after dark.
Testimonials
What Our Clients Say
Jeff converted my old pond to a pondless waterfall. It is gorgeous and I love the sound. The H2O crew was efficient and neat. If you want to add a water feature to your yard give Jeff a call.
Wide selection, friendly staff, well priced! Very happy with our new koi fish and recent service in Richmond to our pond! Will definitely be back! Thanks H2O Designs!
In middle of project with Jeff and his team. Greta design work and able to see out vision. They are dedicated to working all day to get project finished on time. Attention to detail is remarkable. Job site is cleaned up daily. So impressed with everything..great experience!
Caring for Your Lighting System in Central Kentucky
Outdoor tech is low maintenance with a few checks.
- Fixtures & speakers
- Wipe off dirt and trim plants that grow over them.
- Settings
- Adjust timers as the seasons and daylight change.
- After storms
- Check for anything knocked out of place.
- Service
- We are a call away if anything stops working.
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From the H2O blog
Helpful articles & answers
Straight answers from our team about ponds, outdoor living and more.
Landscape Lighting Questions, Answered
Every tile is a real H2O Designs project. Tap one to read the answer.
The primary role is to enhance the beauty, security, and safety of your property at night. It transforms your yard into a stunning, usable Outdoor Living Spaces and deters potential intruders.
We use techniques like Up-lighting to highlight trees and architecture, Path Lighting for safe navigation on Walkways & Pathways, and Accent Lighting to showcase key Water Features or statues.
LED lighting offers dramatic energy savings, a significantly longer lifespan (less maintenance), and a broader range of color and temperature options to customize the ambiance of your Outdoor Living Spaces.
Yes. We install smart automation systems that allow you to control your lighting from a mobile app, set custom schedules, and adjust dimming zones for different events or seasons.
Strategic illumination eliminates dark spots where intruders can hide and casts light on all entry points. This creates a secure, visible perimeter, making your home a less attractive target.
Yes. Our custom design focuses on using light as an art form to highlight the texture of stone walls, the canopy of trees, and the movement of Water Features for a dramatic effect.
We are specialists who integrate the lighting into the entire hardscape and landscape design, ensuring structural protection, proper power supply, and artistic placement for a cohesive look.
The process starts with a personalized nighttime consultation to identify dark areas, assess your home's architecture, and design a customized, low-voltage system to achieve your security and aesthetic goals.
Your Local Outdoor Lighting Experts
With extensive experience in outdoor design and lighting, H2O Designs is your go-to expert for creating a beautifully lit outdoor space. Whether you need pathway lighting, landscape enhancements, or advanced smart lighting solutions, we have the expertise to bring your vision to life.
Transform your outdoor space with expert lighting solutions from H2O Designs. Contact us today for a consultation and let’s bring your landscape to life with professional outdoor lighting in Lexington, Nicholasville, and Central KY!
Designed with the yard
We plan it with your patios, plantings and water features so it all works together.
Quality equipment
Professional-grade products built to handle Kentucky weather.
Clean installs
Wiring is buried and hidden so the yard looks finished.
One local team
Design, install and service from the same people.
Let's Plan Your Lighting System Together
Sit down with our design team, at your home or at our store, to talk through ideas, materials and budget. No pressure, just a plan you can feel good about.
- We walk your space and listen first
- Material and layout ideas for your yard
- Clear next steps and financing options
Nicholasville, KYSee lighting system ideas in person
Our store and design center has full-size outdoor living displays, plus the largest selection of pond and water garden supplies in Central Kentucky. Come touch the materials, get ideas and talk with our team.
Outdoor Lighting Across Central Kentucky
From our home base in Nicholasville, we design and build lighting systems for homeowners throughout Lexington and the surrounding Central Kentucky communities, including:
- Lexington
- Nicholasville
- Georgetown
- Versailles
- Richmond
- Danville
- Somerset
- Surrounding areas
Don't see your town? Give us a call at (859) 305-7049. If you're in Central Kentucky, there's a good chance we serve your area.