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Masters of Landscape Lighting
LIGHT UP COLUMBUS
Chris Apfelstadt
Columbus, OH
614-832-3139
lightupcolumbus.com
ABOVE: Impactful lighting is possible — without a multiacre estate and a six-figure investment. This intimate
backyard turned into a gardening laboratory for recently retired clients. While evidence of their efforts used to
disappear at sundown, they can now show off and admire the fruits of their labor long after dark.
FACING PAGE: The young, social homeowners of this property thrive on entertaining and throw quarterly
parties with several hundred of their closest friends. They have a large pool, hot tub, tennis courts, and a
huge patio space. LUC chose to light the background in a way that celebrates the mature trees — but lit in
the foreground to help guests feel safe and ready to party. There are several important staircases that act as
transitions from the front of the house to the party zone, and it was important for the client that their guests
feel safe in this transition.
Photography by Tim Ryan
