by Mike Gambino " The house looks absolutely gorgeous! Simply amazing. Beautiful work Mike. We appreciate everything you have done to get the look just right. The lighting is beautiful. Quite honestly, it is hard for me to believe that we actually get to live here....
by Mike Gambino, [caption id="attachment_1343" align="alignleft" width="540" caption="Quality copper and brass path/spreadlights like this Gambino Fiore fixture is only available exclusively to design build clients of Gambino landscape lighting or authorized affiliates throughout the USA. "][/caption] So you have decided to have a landscape lighting system installed...
by Mike Gambino It may come as a surprise to some that not all landscape lighting companies and not all home improvement contractors carry general liability insurance that protects the homeowner in the event something goes wrong. Whether you are lighting a primary residence, lighting a...
by Mike Gambino Sometimes I'm blown away by how some in the industry of landscape lighting try to unnecessarily over analyze and or complicate things. I saw a post on an industry message bd where someone who is supposedly installing landscape lighting for payment was asking...
by Mike Gambino This article will focus on quantity of fixtures and not quality which I will save for a future post. Prospects will sometimes say at a design consultation "I don't want too much lighting". What exactly does that mean and how much is too much...
by Mike Gambino I am sometimes asked what I believe to be the cornerstones of the long term success that I have had with designing and building landscape lighting systems. Artistry Passion and Dedication stand out as words I would use to describe this success. Artistry- Knowing what...
by Mike Gambino The economic downturn has done more than slow the housing market, it’s changed the very way we think about “home.” Or, maybe it’s more accurate to say that it’s changed it back to the way we used to think about ...
by Mike Gambino Every once in awhile I will have a project that for whatever reason my design ideas or guidance and advice is not listened to. This sometimes happens when a homeowner or their architect or interior designer or other family member thinks they know exactly...
by Mike Gambino I can honestly tell you that after 21 years of designing, building and maintaining landscape lighting systems that maybe 10% of the projects that I have been involved with have been built exactly as originally designed. There are a few reasons for this ....
by Mike Gambino Usually the first place a property owner will look to decrease the cost of a landscape lighting project to fit within a desired budget is fixture quantity. Less fixtures than specified by a professional designer will obviously decrease project cost. However not as significantly...
