Northeast Ohio, Western PA & Northern WV
Architectural Uplighting & Facade Lighting
The right lighting doesn't just illuminate your home — it transforms it.
Designed On-Site for Precise Placement
Architectural uplighting places fixtures at the base of your home's exterior to wash light upward across rooflines, columns, stonework, brick, and siding. The result is a home that looks intentional, dramatic, and finished — not just lit up. Buckeye Lighting designs architectural lighting systems that work with your home's specific features: its angles, its materials, its depth. Every placement is deliberate. Every fixture is aimed by hand during installation.
Buckeye Lighting installs architectural uplighting and facade lighting for homes across Northeast Ohio using solid brass and copper fixtures. Every installation is designed on-site for your specific architecture — precise placement, dramatic results, and a lifetime warranty on every fixture.
What Architectural Lighting Does
Highlights structure
Columns, gables, dormers, chimneys, arched entryways — the features that make your home distinctive during the day disappear at night without lighting to reveal them. Uplighting brings those details forward.
Creates depth & dimension
Flat lighting makes a home look flat. Strategic uplighting with varied angles and intensities creates depth — your home looks three-dimensional and substantial, not like a lit-up box.
Improves curb appeal after dark
Most homes look their best in afternoon sunlight. Architectural uplighting extends that curb appeal through the evening hours — when neighbors, guests, and potential buyers are driving by.
Enhances security
A well-lit home exterior is a deterrent. Motion zones and perimeter lighting are often incorporated alongside architectural design for homes that want both beauty and security coverage.
The Buckeye approach
We visit your property and study your home up close — the angles, materials, and depth of your architecture. We look at where shadows fall and where fixtures need to be placed to achieve the effect you want. The result is a system designed around your actual home, not a floor plan.
Every System Includes
Custom on-site design
We visit your property and study your home's angles, materials, and depth to design a system built around your actual architecture.
Solid brass or copper fixtures
Low-voltage LED fixtures in solid brass or copper. All wiring buried and concealed — no surface conduit, no exposed cables.
Smart transformer controls
Zone and timer controls so your system runs exactly when and how you want it.
Lifetime warranty
Lifetime fixture warranty + 2-year labor warranty + 5-year transformer warranty. Built-in color-changing event lighting capability.
Architectural Lighting FAQs
What is architectural uplighting?+
Architectural uplighting places low-voltage LED fixtures at ground level aimed upward to highlight your home's facade, columns, rooflines, and other architectural features — creating a dramatic nighttime appearance.
Will architectural lighting damage my home's exterior?+
No — our low-voltage LED fixtures produce minimal heat and are installed with care to avoid any damage to siding, masonry, or landscaping.
Can architectural lighting be combined with landscape lighting?+
Absolutely. Most of our projects combine architectural uplighting with landscape lighting for a cohesive, layered nighttime design.
How is the wiring handled?+
All low-voltage wiring is buried underground or concealed along the home's foundation for a clean, professional finish. No surface-mounted conduit, no exposed cables.
What areas do you serve for architectural lighting?+
We serve homeowners across Northeast Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, and Northern West Virginia — including Youngstown, Canton, Akron, Boardman, Poland, Canfield, Niles, Warren, Medina, Pittsburgh, and surrounding communities.
Architectural Uplighting — Service Areas
We serve homeowners across Northeast Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, and Northern West Virginia.
Free On-Site Estimate
We walk your property, design your system, and give you a firm quote at no charge. Financing available.