Northern Virginia’s Outdoor Lighting Specialist

Welcome to the Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Northern Virginia home page. My name is Patrick Harders and I have been the owner and head designer for the Northern VA franchise since 2001. Upon graduating from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, I trained for two years at the corporate headquarters.  With over 10 years in the landscape lighting industry, I have seen it grow from something that was rarely done in Northern Virginia and the Washington DC Metro area, to an increasingly popular home improvement in our region.

Although we are a leading member of the nation’s largest landscape lighting company, our location is a family run business with a commitment to treating each customer the way we wished contractors would treat us in our own home. 

We are Northern Virginia's premier landscape and architectural lighting company, offering elegant custom lighting solutions that extend leisure time outdoors, showcase your home's appearance, and add security and practical visibility. Our artistic, expert lighting for home facades, gardens and landscaping, decks and patios, pool sides, outdoor rooms and home exteriors turn treasured spaces into comfortable, welcoming places that let you linger well after the sun goes down.

Some distinguishing marks of our outdoor lighting versus many other companies includes:

·         Nighttime designs – We believe every customer has their own unique tastes when it comes to design.  We provide our customers the ability to actually see their property before they decide.  Each design is provided at no cost and no pressure.  Many of our customers have told us that they chose to do business with us because we didn’t just tell them it would look great, but we took the time to actually show them a preview and designed it around their preferences and desired effect.

·         Class A contractor – Many companies out there are not even registered with the state of Virginia to do outdoor low voltage lighting.  We are one of the very few that are not only registered, but we are recognized by the state of Virginia as a Class A contractor, their highest rating for any company.

·         Experience – With over 10 years experience and being trained by some of the pioneers in the landscape lighting industry you can have confidence that your system is built to last. 

·         Highest quality lighting systems – Our fixtures and transformers come directly from the manufacturers and not through middle men.  This allows us to use the highest quality outdoor lighting components, such as copper and cast brass, for the same price many companies are charging for aluminum lighting fixtures.

·         Innovation – We are the industry leader in innovation.  We were the first to offer nighttime designs, astronomical timing system, complete lighting control automation for inside and outside the home, HID lighting, and the most powerful LED lighting available.  Each year we attend two training seminars to keep abreast of the advances in the lighting industry.

·         Service after the sale – Every week we receive calls from people that had their landscaper or irrigation guy put in their lighting system, only to find out that they do not service it. Since outdoor lighting is our only business, and not a side business, we always provide service after the sale.  Whether it is a simple bulb that burnt out or an annual maintenance check up, we promise to be there and not leave you in the dark.

When you are ready, we invite you to schedule your no obligation nighttime design and see what a difference quality landscape an architectural lighting can make on your home.  Here's just a sample of what our customers are saying about us:

"I have worked with OLPNVA for several years now on projects both on my property and our community property in our neighborhood. Patrick and his team have always done a stellar job. Patrick is a delight to work with. He is always on time, professional and he has great ideas. I would not consider going to any other lighting company for my projects. I highly recommend them to all."
~J. Benson in Great Falls, Virginia

"Everything that Patrick and the crew did in the courtyard was wonderful...Jack and I cannot begin to tell you how much we are enjoying the lights! My mom, who has the advantage of knowing how our previous family members landscaped and entertained in the gardens, has been very pleased and complimentary. Excellent job, thank you! We take great pride in referring the excellent craftsmen that have worked so hard to make our home and gardens the pleasure that they are."
~S. Roesner in Alexandria, Virginia

"Patrick and his team installed our outdoor lighting a little over a year ago, just in time for our son's wedding, and we have loved it every night since...many thanks!
~B. Westbrook in Fairfax Station, Virginia

"His product and service are the absolute best!"
~H. Thomas in McLean, Virginia