Make your home more beautiful at night, and feel safer
We install landscape and outdoor lighting for every corner of your property, front yard, backyard, driveway, and everywhere in between. Omaha homeowners have trusted us since 2011 to make their property safer at night and more beautiful year-round.Transform your property with professional landscape lighting that adds beauty, safety, and long-term value to your home or business.
With over 15 years of experience and thousands of successful projects across Omaha, NE, we bring expertise and a proven track record to every project.
From a quiet backyard evening to a business that needs to stand out after close, every project starts with how you actually live or work on the property.
Lighting for how your family actually uses the property, front yard, backyard, and every dark corner in between. Quiet evenings on the patio, safer walks to the door after dark.
Lighting that keeps your property visible, safe, and welcoming after hours, without looking like every other building on the block.
One installation for every holiday and every season, controlled from your phone, no ladders required.
Underwater and perimeter lighting that makes your pool the centerpiece at night, with color options for parties or a calm glow for everyday evenings.
Seasonal lighting installed before the holidays and taken down after, without you touching a ladder.
Bulbs, fixtures, and wiring checked regularly, so the system you invested in still looks this good five years from now.
Omaha’s premier outdoor lighting company, acclaimed for its award-winning designs, has been illuminating homes and businesses for 15 years, establishing itself as a leader in the industry.
Founded in 2011, we have designed and installed residential and commercial landscape lighting across Omaha and the surrounding area for over a decade. As an owner-operated company, I am personally involved in every project, from the first walkthrough to the final installation.
To give every property in Omaha the safety, security, and pride of a home or business that looks as good after dark as it does in daylight.
Josh Reeves, Owner/Operator
We tell you what your property actually needs, even when that means a smaller project than expected.
Our crews work around existing landscaping, trees, and hardscaping, so nothing gets damaged getting the lighting in.
From your first inquiry to a bulb replacement years later, we respond quickly and follow through.
Josh Reeves personally walks every property before a design is finalized, and stays involved through installation, not just the sales call.
A 5.0 rating on Google and over a decade serving Omaha and the surrounding area.
Property owners have used our lighting alongside security cameras to identify activity after dark. Beauty and safety come from the same install.
Check out what our clients have to say about their Midwest Lightscaping experience with outdoor lighting in Omaha.
Technique 1
Light aimed upward from ground level to highlight trees, columns, and architectural features.
Best for homes with mature trees, stone or brick facades, columns, or distinct architectural features worth highlighting. Especially effective on two-story homes and properties with a strong front-facing silhouette.
Average implementation time: 1 to 2 days, depending on the number of fixtures and property size.
Technique 2
Fixtures placed to highlight columns, stonework, and the structural details that make your property unique.
Best for homes with distinct architectural details, columns, stone or brick facades, arched entries, or custom masonry worth showing off after dark. Especially effective on larger homes where the facade itself is a focal point.
Average implementation time: 1 to 2 days, depending on the complexity of the facade and number of fixtures.
Technique 3
Light mounted high and aimed down, mimicking the soft look of natural moonlight through tree branches.
Best for properties with mature trees, pergolas, or covered patios where fixtures can be mounted overhead. Especially effective for backyards and entertaining spaces where you want ambient light without visible fixtures at eye level.
Average implementation time: 1 to 2 days, depending on tree height and the number of mounting points. property size.
Technique 3
Adjustable color-changing fixtures for holidays, game days, and special occasions.Fixtures placed to highlight columns, stonework, and the structural details that make your property unique.
Best for homeowners who want flexibility for seasonal displays, sports fans who want to show team colors on game day, or anyone hosting events who wants lighting that matches the occasion. Works well alongside a permanent architectural or uplighting system as an added layer.
Average implementation time: 1 day, if added alongside an existing lighting system. Slightly longer as part of a full new installation.
Technique 4
Light aimed upward from ground level to highlight trees, columns, and architectural features.
Best for properties with walkways, stepping-stone paths, stairs, or long driveways where safe footing matters most. Especially important for larger properties with multiple paths between the driveway, entryway, and backyard.
Average implementation time: 1 day, depending on path length and the number of fixtures needed.
Technique 5
Custom placement for water features, sculptures, flagpoles, and other one-of-a-kind elements.
Best for properties with a water feature, statue, flagpole, custom hardscaping, or any standout element that deserves its own lighting treatment. Especially effective as a finishing layer alongside uplighting or architectural lighting.
Average implementation time: 1 day, depending on the feature and fixture placement required.
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We build a unique lighting plan for your home’s architecture and landscaping.
Our licensed crew installs your system cleanly, with
minimal disruption to your yard.
We check in seasonally to keep your fixtures, wiring, and
timers working right.
Coordinated lighting across trees, garden beds, and yard features, as one cohesive system.
Warm, layered light built for evenings spent outside.
Fixtures built into rails, posts, and stairs for safer footing.
Warm accent lighting that complements the fire without competing.
Fixtures that define the edge of the driveway and guide vehicles in.
A clean, even wash of light mounted under the roofline.
Seasonal installation and removal, no ladder required.
Coordinated lighting across trees, garden beds, and yard features, designed as one cohesive system rather than scattered fixtures.
Most homeowners with a standard single-family lot spend for a complete low-voltage LED system covering pathways, key trees, and facade accents. Larger properties or systems with smart controls can run . DIY solar or plug-in kits cost less upfront ($150–$600) but degrade quickly in Nebraska’s climate and can’t replicate a layered, professionally designed look.
Yes, when installed correctly for our climate. Professional systems use buried wiring and commercial-grade fixtures built to handle freeze-thaw cycles and clay soil movement, and are designed to perform for with minimal maintenance. DIY and big-box kits are the ones that typically fail after a season or two in this climate.
LED fixtures themselves are built to last well over a decade under normal use. Transformers are usually the first major component to need replacement, typically after . A seasonal check-up catches most issues (loose connections, minor fixture drift) before they become bigger repairs.
Not if it’s done right. Before any digging starts, we map out your existing sprinkler lines and landscaping so we can route wiring around them, not through them. This is one of the most common DIY and inexperienced-installer mistakes, and it’s entirely avoidable with proper planning up front.
Annual maintenance typically runs depending on system size, and covers fixture realignment, connection inspection, lens cleaning, and minor repairs. This is what keeps a system looking like day one, five years in, instead of slowly dimming or drifting out of alignment.
Generally, low-voltage (12V) landscape lighting typically doesn’t require a permit in Omaha or nearby cities like Papillion, Bellevue, and Gretna. work tied into your home’s main electrical panel does require a licensed electrician and may require a municipal permit.
Lighting is a real deterrent, it removes the dark cover that makes a property an easy target, and it works well alongside security cameras, which need decent light to capture usable footage at night. But it’s one layer, not a guarantee. We’re straightforward with clients: lighting improves visibility and reduces opportunity, it doesn’t replace locks, cameras, or basic home security habits.
Low-voltage (12V) systems are safer to install, more flexible to adjust later, and don’t require a licensed electrician for basic work — this is what we use for the vast majority of residential landscape lighting. Line-voltage (120V) is generally reserved for specific fixtures tied directly into your home’s electrical system, like certain permanent roofline installations.
Yes, most systems we install can be controlled from your phone, letting you adjust timing, brightness, or holiday colors without calling us for every change. We’ll walk you through the controls at the end of installation.
Our crews work carefully around existing landscaping, trees, and hardscape rather than cutting corners to save time. Mature trees and established gardens are usually a design feature we highlight, not an obstacle we work around carelessly.
We design around what your property actually needs, not a one-size-fits-all package, sometimes that means a smaller, more focused project than homeowners initially expect, and we’ll tell you that honestly rather than upselling a bigger system than makes sense for your yard.
