FOR A MILLION-DOLLAR BACKYARD — OR JUST ONE THAT FEELS LIKE IT

Award-winning, nationally recognized outdoor lighting design — trusted by Central Ohio homes and businesses of every scale.

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Light Done Right, The First Time

Outdoor Lighting is one of the most impactful investments you can make for your home or business. We take the skill and art of lighting design/installation seriously, and have earned an undisputed reputation as the best.

Every Light Up Columbus project starts with a designer on your property, not a sales rep with a tablet. We talk about how you want your home or business to look and feel at night, and then we create a design and build it to last with premium fixtures.

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From the Roofline to the Garden Path

Outdoor Landscape Lighting

Uplighting on trees, path lighting through gardens, moonlighting from overhead, accent lighting on architecture. The classic LUC work.

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Permanent Roofline Lighting

Never hang lights again! LED lighting installed once and controlled right from your phone — year-round color, holiday displays, accent lighting, all without ladders. Authorized Gemstone Lights dealer.

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Commercial & Municipal Lighting

Outdoor lighting for businesses, public spaces, and municipalities. Architectural illumination, security lighting, event lighting, and pathway systems built for public-scale use.

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Holiday Lighting

Full-service Christmas and holiday installations. We design, install, maintain, remove, and store every display. Residential, commercial, municipal.

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Featured Project

Moonlit Oasis — Upper Arlington

A century-old oak, a long wooded drive, and a backyard built for parties of a few hundred friends. Moonlighting hung sixty feet up washes the lawn in soft light, and a single hidden pendant turns the garden stairs from a hazard into a highlight.

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Nature Revealed — Dublin

On a wooded lot, the windows had turned into mirrors at night, reflecting the living room back at itself. Layered lighting gave the forest back to the family, fading softly into the trees so the view never ends and the wildlife never disappears.

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Secret Garden — Upper Arlington

They called us about bistro lights over the patio. They ended up with a garden that glows like it lives under a full moon, sculptures revealed in soft light, and summer evenings they now refuse to spend indoors.

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Self Reflection — Columbus

A private pond, a mile-long drive, and trees that lie on still water like a mirror. Downlights tucked into the branches light the shoreline without a single fixture in the pond, and the drive home became the best part of leaving.

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Symphony of Light — Bexley

Six acres of gardens, sculpture, and river sound, lit across two phases and more than 1,100 fixtures. Every garden keeps its own mood after dark, from the grand entrance to the quiet corner where the owners like to sit and take it all in.

130+ 5-Star Reviews

3x National Award Best of Show Award Winner from AOLP (2024, 2025, 2026)
Authorized Gemstone Lights Dealer
International Landscape Lighting Institute Certified
Serving Central Ohio since 2006
Certified Low Voltage Lighting Technicians on staff — fewer than 150 in the U.S

Scotty and Brody did an excellent job installing Cheri and Ann’s Gemstone light. They were very professional and friendly, and answered all or question. Chris was also excellent in responding to any questions or concerns I might have as I was making a decision as to who to go with for lights. I would whole heartedly recommend Light Up Columbus for your outdoor lighting needs!

ann toomey August 20, 2026

5 stars

Easy and enjoyable design process. Install team was friendly and professional, very communicative. End results are spectacular. Beyond our expectations!

Mike OLoughlin July 30, 2026

5 stars

Dad always said you get what you pay for. He's right. These guys know their stuff and deliver. Go for it.

Jim Mayer July 23, 2026

5 stars

Easily the best buying, installation and customer service experience I’ve had in a very long time!

Michael Duke July 16, 2026

5 stars

Phenomenal job, professional, and incredibly fast for the level of work they did! Would highly recommend

Dale Fisher June 16, 2026

5 stars

The company was prompt, communicated well, and the installers were knowledgeable. It’s daylight in this picture, but you can see the red, white, and blue lights for July 4! At night, they are awesome.

Kimberly June 9, 2026

5 stars

Around a year-and-a-half ago, I contacted Chris and the Light Up Columbus team about potentially getting some Gemstone lighting installed on our house. Chris came over in person, patiently went through all the options, and we figured out a nice, simple layout for the lighting. I couldn't have been happier with the results! Chris, Tommy, and team did an amazing job installing the lights, and they still look incredible! I really hope in the future I can work with them to do landscaping lights since that's actually their core business. Attached is a photo of my house with a simple ambient lighting mode, but obviously, the Gemstone system can be programmed with variety of light schemes (particularly useful for holiday lighting).

Christian Lent May 26, 2026

5 stars

We recently had our home and landscape professionally lit, and the results exceeded our expectations. The team was professional, creative, and paid close attention to every detail throughout the entire process. Our house looks absolutely stunning at night now — we’ve already received so many compliments. Highly recommend!

Michael Julian May 12, 2026

5 stars

Jacob and his team did a phenomenal job lighting up my home for my wedding. I needed everything done on short notice and he was incredibly accommodating and responsive throughout the process. The team arrived promptly, worked efficiently and transformed the house beautifully — it looks absolutely stunning! I would highly recommend this company to anyone looking for high-quality lighting and excellent service. Thank you again for making our home look so special!

Ess S May 12, 2026

5 stars

Working with this company was extremely easy from start to finish. From the initial consultation and design process to the installation with Brody, Scottie, and Justin, we couldn't have asked for a better experience. These guys are courteous and professional and the quality of the work and installation was excellent. We are loving our Gemstone lights and are so glad we made the investment.

Katie Smith May 6, 2026

5 stars

Lighting Properties Across The Midwest

Columbus
Dublin
Upper Arlington
Bexley
New Albany
Westerville
Worthington
Chillicothe
Dayton
Grandview
Delaware
Lewis Center
Hilliard
Gahanna

Powell
Plain City
Granville
Mount Gilead
Buckeye Lake
Senecaville
Hocking Hills
Canal Winchester
Marysville
Detroit
Dearborn
Pittsburgh
Indianapolis

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Our founder is featured in Masters of Landscape Lighting, a survey of outdoor lighting's leading designers from across the United States and abroad. Organized into six geographic chapters with more than 1,000 photographs, the book documents lighting as a design discipline, and Light Up Columbus's award-winning Ohio work is part of that story.

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