Safety, Efficiency, Economy
Illuminations Lighting Design is (and has been) the first choice of folks all over Texas, and that’s because our clients know they can trust us to do the job properly. We have real electrical engineers, fully trained and certified, to work on your project. And when they’re not out on the job, they study, attend additional training, and stay up to date on changes to the electrical code, and
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Residential Electrical
Indoor Lighting Maintenance
It’s more than “Keeping the Lights On."
Indoor lighting maintenance contracts are becoming a popular option nowadays. It’s by no means new because businesses have been using them for years. Now that home lighting systems are getting so sophisticated (and complex) our home customers have started to request them, as well.
Of course, we're famous for our fabulous designs of stunning indoor lighting, award-winning arc
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Emergency Power Generators
Avoiding the Deadly Mistakes
Millions of us have lost power (about 2½ million for Hurricane Ike alone, and hundreds of thousands with Hurricane Harvey!) lasting from a few days to more than three weeks. Being without electricity can be devastating because our lives revolve around having available electrical power.
Probably the only thing you use regularly, that doesn't use electricity is your toilet! But don’t te
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Electrical Remodeling
Illuminations Lighting Design offers a full range of electrical remodeling services—services which our customers have come to know and love. Feel free to visit our Testimonials page and read all the wonderful things they say about us. Our modesty makes us reluctant to mention that there are nearly 150 of them, but it’s only fair to warn you so you can bring your reading glasses and a cup of coffee—it’s going to take a
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New Home Wiring
Let’s start by doing it right!
Moving into a new home is an exciting adventure, possibly your first house ever, growing from apartment living to a space that seems comparatively huge. Even if houses are old-hat to you, maybe this is your very first brand new house.
A house can be full of surprises, like substantial bedroom closets, a spinning multi-tiered tray in a deep kitchen closet so you can find something a
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Houston Electrical Work
Putting "Pro" in the word "Professional."
Having your Uncle Jim “who knows all about electricity” come in to install an additional outlet above the bathroom sink for your hairdryer seldom results in someone dying. Thank goodness! But you know what? Unless Uncle Jim is a certified electrician, it is still a terrible idea. It’s almost impossible to disagree with the idea that even one injury is too many.
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Electrical Panel Upgrades
Joining the Modern Age
Upgrading your electrical service often becomes necessary when you start to renovate. Most electrical codes stipulate that any fixed appliance with a motor (dishwasher, fridge, garbage disposal, etc.) must be on a separate circuit.
The last thing you want is someone plugging in a hairdryer and killing the power to the fridge or deep freezer, and hundreds of dollars’ worth of food! You might
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Houston Electricians Who Do It All
Did you Know These Trucks are Driven by Some of the Best Licensed Houston Electricians?
You see our trucks all over town, but you may not be aware of everything that our Houston electricians can do for you. Because we have branded ourselves as a design firm specializing in custom home lighting, many people assume that all we do is lighting.
In actuality, the majority of our physical labor is dedicated to wiring n
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Are You Using Licensed, Permitted Houston Electricians?
Houston electricians Must be Licensed by the State of Texas and Should be Permitted to Work in Your Municipality
The State of Texas defines electrical work as "Any labor or material used in installing, maintaining or extending an electrical wiring system and the appurtenances, apparatus or equipment used in connection with the use of electrical energy in, on, outside, or attached to a building, residence,
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Most Frequently Asked Questions Houston Electricians Receive
What Parts of Town do You Service?
Our Houston electricians work throughout the metropolitan area and surrounding suburbs. Outlying communities serviced include, but are not limited to, Rosenberg/Richmond, Katy, Waller, The Woodlands, Clear Lake, and Sugar Land.
If the need arises, we are happy to travel to areas such as Galveston, Beaumont, College Station, San Antonio, and Austin.
In addition to new home co
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How to Find a Qualified Houston Electrician
Finding a qualified Houston electrician is easy when you know what qualifications to explore. Factors such as experience, licensing, and reputation are important in choosing the right electrical contractor. It is also essential that we understand those things that set residential electrical contractors apart from their commercial equivalents. A clear picture of these qualifications will help you find the very best h
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Holiday Lighting by Experienced Houston Electricians
Over 20 Licensed, Insured Houston Electricians Ready to Light Your World for the Holidays!
With specialty lighting at the forefront of our offerings, many of our clients have yet to realize just how much electrical work Illuminations Lighting Design does. Everything we do depends upon a solid foundation of solid, reliable, industry standard electrical wiring which we gladly and affordably offer to all of our
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8 Reasons to Use Houston Electricians from ILD
Many of our clients do not know that ILD is a full-service residential electrical contractor with over 20 Houston electricians on staff. Our team can assist you with any type of electrical work that your home requires. Whether it be simple troubleshooting, basic repair services, or electrical upgrades for home remodels, ILD is your affordable, dependable, one source solution for everything electrical.
Reason #1- E
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Why Should You Invest in an Aladdin Chandelier Lift?
Because a Chandelier Lift Gives you Luxury Control of Luxury Lighting Fixtures
An Aladdin chandelier lift allows you to clean and service your chandelier without the hazards of climbing a ladder. It also eliminates the cost of hiring maintenance and cleaning specialists by making it possible for you to lower the fixture to a comfortable height where you can work on the unit yourself. Designed with ease of use and s
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Low Voltage Recessed Lighting
Illuminations Lighting and Design offers expert solutions and equipment in Low Voltage Recessed Lighting.Low Voltage recessed lighting offers benefits unparalleled by standard lighting and versatility in aesthetics that can range from the simple and practical to the elegant and the sophisticated.Equipped with a transformer engineered to reduce the 110 volt output of the outlet to a mere 30 volts or less of operant
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Let Us Set The Mood For Your Dinner Party
At your next cocktail party, interior lighting design can play a crucial role in setting the emotional tone of the event. Each individual room of your home can be turned into a separate realm of entertainment with multiple layers of light that overlap and vary in degree.
The party begins in your kitchen, where guests will no doubt congregate for drinks and appetizers. Here is your first opportunity to
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Kitchen Lighting Design
Kitchen Lighting continues to grow in popularity as people look for ways to make the practical more pleasing to the eye. Your kitchen is one of the most important rooms in your home and warrants special attention to both function and aesthetic. Illuminations Lighting and Design can take the light in your kitchen from simple utility to elaborate motif with a team of highly trained and experienced experts, and kitchen
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Houston Home Remodeling Contractors
Residents of Houston luxury homes periodically remodel their residences. An entirely new interior décor emerges with new contents, new architecture in places, and often new rooms added to the house. New lighting systems will be needed to illuminate these enhancements, and new wiring will be needed to power those lights. Houston residents considering such improvements can best serve themselves by
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GRAFIK EYE Dimming Control Systems for Commercial and Residential Clients
Imagine the convenience of pushing a single button and adjusting every light in the room at once. This is the type of user-friendly command control that Lutron GRAFIK EYE delivers to commercial and residential interior lighting systems. GRAFIK EYE 3000 and GRAFIK EYE 4000 series by Lutron are theme-oriented lighting control systems that create complex interplays between direct, indirect, functional, and
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Tree Lighting
Tree lighting is one of the most superb forms of lighting design. Any landscape with large enough trees will be enhanced by this highly sophisticated and innovative lighting technique. Tree lighting is done by concealing mercury vapor lights in the higher branches of the tree where they cannot be seen by viewers on the ground. Mercury vapor lights give off a blue-white light very similar to moonlight that filters
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Lutron RadioRa 2 Lighting Controls
Are you looking for a convenient and stylish home lighting control and energy management system to regulate day lighting with window shades, dim the lights in your home to create mood, and save you money by reducing energy costs? Let the “Green” professionals at Illuminations Lighting Design show you the many benefits of retrofitting your existing home with Lutron Radio Ra 2.
It is much better to have control
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Residential Transient Voltage Surge
Transient Voltage Surge, also termed TVS, is a voltage spike exceeding 2000V and 100 amperes in current. There have been numerous documented cases of TVS measuring up to 20,000 volts and exceeding 2,000 amps in current. The damage that this phenomenon can inflict upon home systems cannot be understated. In order to understand what must be done to protect the home against this sort of attack, it is
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Houston Indoor Lighting Maintenance
The cost savings and quality assurance benefits of indoor residential lighting maintenance contracts cannot be ignored. Maintaining one’s home lighting design is paramount to ensuring both return on investment and quality of life. This investment should never be regarded as an additional expense begrudgingly made, but rather as a valuable form of insurance against catastrophic loss and u
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Houston Home Construction
Houston is expected to grow by 3 million people over the next 5 years. Many of these people are moving into higher paying jobs and neighborhoods that afford them the best in style, luxury, and spaciousness in home living. Houston home construction companies are building more custom homes than ever before. They are also realizing that working as a general contractor on many of these homes requires
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Lutron Eco-Dim Wall Box Dimmers
Lutron eco-dim dimmers guarantee a minimum 15% savings on energy costs compared to standard switches. Previous Lutron wall box dimmers used in lighting control and home automation systems produced only a 5% minimum savings. The significant increase in energy efficiency created by the eco-dim dimmer means more compounded savings for the homeowner. Over a five year period, families can expect to save
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Houston Generators and Emergency Power
During Hurricane Ike, 2.4 million people lost power along the entire Texas Gulf Coast and especially in the Houston area. Consequently, emergency power generators were a highly sought after commodity in almost every community across the region. Emergency generators were being sold throughout Houston in almost every appliance store, home improvement center, and local hardware store. The news media did a
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