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Glimmer Landscape Lighting: Light Up the Night
BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT
L I G H T U P THE NIGHT Glimmer Landscape Lighting Adds Beauty and Security to Your Home with a Variety of Landscape Light Options
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Writer // John Cinnamon • Photography // Submitted
You probably love the way your house looks. Beautiful brick exterior, majestic columns on the front porch, perfectly coordinated window shutters and trim, dramatic dormers adding style and dimension. You see it as the pride of the neighborhood. But what happens when the sun goes down? Does it all get lost in the darkness? It doesn’t have to be that way. A professionally installed landscape lighting system can make all the difference between an invisible house and one that looks just as good at night as it does in broad daylight.
“A good landscape lighting system really does make the house pop,” says
Dustin Cook, owner and operator of Glimmer Landscape Lighting in Indianapolis. “It showcases the home.” Cook goes on to explain that it’s not just about aesthetics.
Adding landscape lighting to patios, pool decks or boat docks extends your outdoor activities and entertaining. And there’s the security factor too. The very thing that makes your home more attractive at night—walkway lights and exterior up-lighting—makes your house an unattractive target for would-be thieves.
LANDSCAPE LIGHTING DESIGN EXPERIENCE
What sets Glimmer Landscape Lighting apart from other residential lighting services is Dustin Cook’s extensive training and design experience, having been in the landscape lighting business for more than 10 years. “We take into account each individual house and its unique features so we can highlight it in a way that really makes it stand out and accents the architecture,” says Cook.
LOCALLY OWNED AND OPERATED
Glimmer Landscape Lighting was created in 2014 and is locally owned and operated. Cook started the company when his wife, Kelly, was pregnant with their first child. “I wanted to create a business that my kids could be proud of and provide a better future for them,” says Cook, now the father of two. Something else that Cook’s children can be proud of is his char
itable contributions. He is active with Gleaners Food Bank and is a regular supporter of the MIBOR Foundation Ball, an event that raises money to fight homelessness in the Indianapolis area.
NOT JUST FOR LIGHTING THE HOUSE
Landscape lighting isn’t just for illuminating the house. Chances are, you’ve invested a lot in those trees and bushes that beautify your yard, and Glimmer Landscape Lighting has the products to put them in their best light. “We have up-lighting that we use on trees to show them off,” says Cook.
Glimmer can even install underwater lights. For a customer with a waterfall feature in their landscape, Cook was able to place a landscape light under the falls. “It really made it stand out at night when you otherwise wouldn’t be able to see the waterfall,” says Cook.
ALL LED LIGHTS
All fixtures that Glimmer Landscape installs for new projects include high-quality LED bulbs. The LEDs come with a five-year warranty, though Cook says they often last much longer. And LED bulbs use considerably less energy than traditional incandescent
bulbs. As a special offer for new installations this fall, Glimmer Landscape Lighting will include red and green LED lights that you can swap out for the holidays.
THE 90-MINUTE QUOTE
Getting a quote for a new landscape lighting system is fast and easy with the Glimmer Landscape Lighting app. “You put in your information and upload pictures and tell us a little bit about what you’re looking for,” says Cook. “We can get you a quote within 90 minutes during regular business hours.”
SERVICE AREA
Glimmer Landscape Lighting provides lighting services throughout Central Indiana. Visit glimmerlights.com to see dozens of shining examples of how Glimmer Landscape Lighting can illuminate homes, walkways, patios, landscaping and more.
