Welcome to our site!
My name is Vivienne and I live with my family and one dog in a home just outside Phoenix, AZ.
We moved into this home more than 15 years ago and it was the first home my husband and I designed together with the builder. We had a pool installed and knew that, over time, we wanted to make it a real oasis – a place our family could gather in summer evenings and take a break from work, daily chores, and the outside world.
One aspect of getting our yard into shape was setting up lighting for our patio that both provided enough light to see but didn’t attract some of the larger, flying insects we have here.
Having spent plenty of nights on my parents’ patio in Pennsylvania and having lived in several other states I know we’re not alone in facing this challenge.
We’ve experimented with in-ground lighting, solar options, wall mounted lights, security lighting in the outer corners of our yard.
As we’ve done so we’ve made notes about what worked for us, what challenges we faced, and what decisions we made that improved the functionality and enjoyment of our patio.
It’s become such an obsession that I decided to create this site to help others find the best products to help them achieve their own goals for their outdoor space.
As I find things that I think people should know about I’ll write about them here.
If you have any questions, feel free to leave a comment on a post or use my contact form to reach me. I hope you find the information here helps you build a beautiful space where you, too, can relax and leave all your worries behind.