Custom Landscape & Architectural Lighting in Austin, TX

Transform your Austin home with custom landscape lighting and architectural outdoor lighting from Delta Outdoor Lighting. Serving Central Texas since 1994, our team designs and installs professional low-voltage LED lighting systems that showcase your home’s architecture, illuminate beautiful trees and landscaping, enhance outdoor living spaces, and create a welcoming atmosphere after dark.

From the established neighborhoods of West Austin, Tarrytown, and Old West Austin to the distinctive homes of Zilker, Barton Creek, and the Lake Travis area, we understand how to design lighting that complements Austin’s diverse architecture and natural landscape.

Whether you’re looking for dramatic oak tree lighting, elegant walkway illumination, subtle architectural accents, poolside lighting, or permanent holiday lighting, Delta Outdoor Lighting delivers thoughtful design, quality fixtures, and professional installation tailored to your property.

Ready to see your Austin home in a whole new light? Call (512) 415-3932 to schedule your complimentary on-site lighting consultation.

Delta Outdoor Lighting path lighting through a xeriscape garden in Austin, TX

Complete Outdoor Lighting Services in Austin, TX

Delta Outdoor Lighting brings a full suite of architectural and low-voltage LED design services to Austin’s historic estates, urban neighborhoods, and modern master-planned communities alike.

Landscape Lighting in Austin

Austin’s Tarrytown and Old West Austin properties often sit under century-old live oaks whose root zones call for careful, hand-dug cable runs rather than a standard trencher, while newer Circle C and Steiner Ranch lots offer more straightforward trenching. Delta designs path and accent lighting that highlights mature canopy without disturbing it.

Services include:

  • Path & walkway lighting
  • Driveway lighting
  • Low-voltage garden lighting
  • Step & stair lights
  • Security lighting
  • Wall-mount & soffit lighting
Uplit crape myrtle branches beside a stone slab path lined with pink impatiens in Georgetown, TX

Architectural Lighting in Austin, TX

Austin’s mix of mid-century modern homes in West Austin and limestone-and-stucco builds near Barton Creek take well to facade up- and down-lighting that follows the architecture’s lines rather than flooding the whole elevation.

Services include:

  • Facade up/down-lighting
  • Column & archway accents
  • Commercial monument & signage lighting
Fieldstone archway and glowing glass door lit above a path light in Georgetown, TX

Tree Lighting in Austin, TX

The mature oak and pecan canopy in Tarrytown and along the Lady Bird Lake shoreline is some of the best uplighting material in Central Texas, and Delta positions fixtures to highlight canopy structure without over-lighting historic streets.

Services include:

  • Tree uplighting
  • Canopy & silhouette lighting
  • Downlighting for mature trees
  • Seasonal & holiday tree lighting
Delta Outdoor Lighting close-up uplighting on a mature live oak tree in Cedar Park, TX

Patio Lighting in Austin, TX

Covered porches and patios along the Zilker and Barton Hills corridor benefit from layered post and step lighting that extends evenings on streets built for walkability near South Lamar. Delta keeps glare low on the tighter lots common south of Lady Bird Lake.

Services include:

  • Deck & patio accent lighting
  • Post lights
  • Step & stair lighting
  • Recessed lighting
  • Fence lighting
Delta Outdoor Lighting outdoor kitchen and patio accent lighting near a backyard pool

Poolscape Lighting in Austin, TX

Backyard pools in Circle C Ranch and Steiner Ranch benefit from deck and hardscape lighting designed around coping and water features rather than treated as an afterthought.

Services include:

  • Pool deck lighting
  • Hardscape accent lighting
  • Waterfall & feature lighting
  • Palm & specimen-plant lighting
Delta Outdoor Lighting pool, spa, and pergola lighting in a backyard at night

Moon Lighting in Austin, TX

Moonlighting works especially well under the dense, mature canopy of Tarrytown and Old West Austin, casting a natural dappled-shadow effect that suits the neighborhood’s historic character better than bright security floods.

Services include:

  • High-mount downlighting
  • Dappled shadow-pattern lighting
  • Natural security lighting for tree-heavy lots
Brick colonial home with an arched gable window lit above a curving driveway in Georgetown, TX

Local Expertise in Austin — We Know This Area

Geography, Soil & Terrain

Whether navigating thin topsoil over limestone bedrock near Mount Bonnell or heavy Blackland clay east of I-35, Delta’s crews adapt installation methods for the exact ground beneath your home. In historic districts, we rely on hand-digging to safeguard century-old live oak root systems.

Access & Neighborhoods Coverage

Our installation crews travel Austin daily via MoPac (Loop 1), Loop 360, Highway 71, and I-35. We serve all Austin communities, including Tarrytown, Old West Austin, Zilker, Barton Hills, Circle C Ranch, Steiner Ranch, Davenport Ranch, Westlake Hills border, and the Lady Bird Lake corridor.

Local Project Experience

Because Austin spans century-old historic estates and modern master-planned expansion, our project mix ranges from discreet, low-glare historic relighting to ground-up new construction installations with heavy-duty multi-tap transformers.

Regulatory & DarkSky Awareness

While low-voltage systems generally bypass standard building permits, new GFCI outlets are coordinated directly with licensed professionals. In historic districts and established neighborhoods, our standard practice of using fully shielded, warm 2700K–3000K LED fixtures adheres strictly to DarkSky International guidance and NEC Article 411 / UL 1838 safety standards.

Why Austin Homeowners & Businesses Choose Delta

Serving Austin and Surrounding Areas

Delta Outdoor Lighting is a full-service outdoor lighting company serving Austin, TX and the surrounding Central Texas communities within its standard service radius. In addition to Austin, Delta regularly designs and installs landscape, architectural, and poolscape lighting throughout:

  • Georgetown
  • Round Rock
  • Leander
  • Liberty Hill
  • Cedar Park
  • Lago Vista
  • Bee Cave
  • West Lake Hills
  • Lakeway

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Frequently Asked Questions

Investment varies considerably based on fixture type, property size, access, controls and design complexity. A modest system on a Circle C Ranch lot might use 10 to 15 fixtures, while a full-property design with mature tree uplighting in Tarrytown can use 30 or more. Every Delta project is custom-designed and quoted after an on-site consultation.
Yes. Delta regularly lights properties along the Lady Bird Lake shoreline and throughout Tarrytown, working carefully around mature root systems and the neighborhood's historic character.
Yes — Delta regularly services both communities, adjusting designs for Circle C's newer subdivision lots and Steiner Ranch's Hill Country canyon terrain along Lake Austin and Lake Travis.
Most low-voltage (12-volt) landscape lighting installations don't require a building permit since the system operates at a fraction of household voltage. If a property needs a new dedicated GFCI outlet to power the transformer, that portion of the work may require an electrical permit, which Delta coordinates as part of the installation.
Most residential systems take one to three days from trenching to final aiming, depending on property size and whether the run crosses limestone bedrock in West Austin or deeper clay east of I-35. Delta schedules a nighttime walkthrough once fixtures are aimed so adjustments can be made before the crew leaves.
Not significantly. LED landscape lighting fixtures draw 2 to 8 watts each, compared to 20 to 50 watts for older halogen bulbs, so even a 20-fixture system running six to eight hours a night typically adds only a few dollars a month to a utility bill. DEV NOTE