Russell Neal

One of greatest strengths that Phantom cabinet lights offers the architect, builder, or designer is a full range of applications that remove the limits of what you can and cannot light in a build out. Our fixtures can be configured to install directly into new construction cabinets, literally becoming...

Phantom manufactures linear strip lights that are the ideal choice for architects and builders who need a fixture design equipped to meet all of the most challenging scenarios encountered in high-end kitchen countertop lighting applications. In custom homes valued at 1 million dollars and upwards, the kitchen plays a major...

Carpenters and designers are often challenged when it comes to locating a fixed shelf lighting source that will conceal itself as much as possible and also provide a means of concealing the wiring from public view. Retrofitting new cabinet light fixtures to existing cabinets can be even more of a...

You already know that how you arrange your shelving plays a key role in making it possible for employees and surveillance cameras to monitor the honesty and character of your customers. Display Shelves that are easy to move around allow store owners to make quick, cost effective changes to their...

A structural pallet rack is constructed out of structural steel and offers significant advantages over other forms of rack. Structural steel is made with reinforced channel corners and features thicker steel columns. In the event of an accidental collision, it can withstand far greater force of impact than rolled steel....

Phantom adjustable shelf lights can be used to illuminate any custom creation of an architect, builder, or designer (provided the cabinet or bookcase has a solid back plane). Our custom shelf lighting fixtures are designed specifically for displays with varying shelf heights that are commonly found in collections and private...

Architects in charge of lighting custom kitchen cabinets often run into problems when it comes time to specify in-cabinet lighting strips for cabinet build outs made with wooden doors and glass windows. While such a cabinet looks beautiful when illuminated from within, it is difficult to do so with standard...

Phantom adjustable shelf lighting allows the builder, the architect, and the designer to illuminate custom displays without restriction. Shelves can be placed at variable heights to create custom displays and unique private library collections. Dimmable transformers enable homeowners to fine tune lighting at will. Lamping options range from classic...

Only a few display lighting specialists will attempt to tackle lighting an antique cabinet of any kind. Antique cabinets represent a very fine form of furniture that constitutes a form of art in and of itself. They are both ornate in appearance, and exceptional in value. Any significant amount of...

Pond lighting extends the enjoyment of water features into all hours of the evening and night. Since landscapers are paying increasing attention to the importance of ponds themselves, it has become increasingly important in turn for those of us in the lighting industry to pay special attention to the proper...

Bookcase lighting can best be accomplished using low-profile linear strips that illuminate the contents of shelves from within but remain hidden themselves from the viewer's line of sight. In the cabinet lighting world, this form of luminance is known as sourceless lighting and produces both powerful and highly aesthetic results....

Both cabinet and under cabinet lighting require an emphasis on task and function with sensitivity to aesthetic and design. Contractors often run into the dilemma of having to accommodate both demands for clients on a tight budge. Optimal aesthetics may require leaving the lights on for longer periods of time...

Phantom CM cove lighting fixtures offer architects, builders, lighting design professionals, and electrical contractors the ultimate in performance and flexibility as a seamless, indirect low voltage linear lighting source. Because of their low profile design intended to seamlessly compliment any interior cove, valance, or kitchen soffit, CM strip lights offer...

Cantilever shelves enable you to store any awkwardly proportioned or exceptionally lengthy materials safely and conveniently. They are extremely beneficial when it comes to converting what you may perceive to be an unusable section of floor space into functional storage space. Cantilever shelving also helps maintain a safer,...

Phantom linear strips make ideal wine cellar lights. Due to both their flexibility and concealment, they can be positioned in a variety of positions that create both direct and indirect cove lighting effects. In smaller wine cellars, they can function as the primary light source, and in larger cellars where...

One of the many services that Illuminations Lighting and Design offers to custom home owners, commercial entities, and high-end hospitality lighting clients is a full photometric analysis of their home, business, or grounds. We use a specialized software program called AGI32 designed for the calculation of lighting levels and the...

Partnership with a cabinet lighting manufacturer makes custom cabinet light installation more efficient and precise for the lighting design and electrical contractor. Many cabinet lights, such as those made by Phantom, are pre-fabricated to specific vertical, horizontal, and radial dimensions and provide excellent sources for both storage and display cabinet...

Phantom's unique linear lighting design allows the product to be field cut for right angles, radius bends or serpentine applications. This makes Phantom cove lights exceptionally flexible and ideal for the builder constructing a custom home with eclectic interior architecture. Regardless of the bend or angle in the ceiling, flexible...

Hidden lighting is the key to creating superior aesthetic and greater variety in higher end decorative lighting applications. In fine art lighting, it is paramount to use a hidden light source that will to focus the viewer's attention onto the piece and not onto itself. Anything that distracts the eye...

LED strip lighting replaces soon-to-be antiquated lighting sources of fluorescent and halogen light bulbs. Linear strip lights that utilize LED lamps employ semiconductor technology to generate illumination. This reduces the risk of fire hazards that result from overheated lighting equipment and cuts cost on energy consumption. Phantom LED strip lighting...

Fluorescent under cabinet lights have been standard fixtures in kitchens and work areas for many years. They are capable of generating extremely high light output with relatively low amounts of power. They are not the most attractive form of light compared to newer technologies, but they are still the preferred...

AUSTIN RENTERS INSURANCE IS AN IMPORTANT INVESTMENT YOU NEED TO MAKE. Austin is a highly eclectic city where over 50% of the population prefers to rent due to a high level of prosperity that tends toward upward mobility. Unfortunately, in the "California of Texas" as many people call it, over 30,000...

Commercial office lighting should always unite utility and aesthetics with designs that compliment the décor and artwork that makes the office a comfortable and productive work environment. Different areas within a corporation require different lighting techniques, but all lighting designs must follow this basic rule of "attractive practicality" to bring...

The term "transient surge" refers to a sudden spike in electrical power that can surge through wiring and short circuit any electrical device connected to the electrical service panel. The most common source of transient surge is lighting. Lighting does not have to strike the home itself. A strike on...

Understanding a few facts about Central America will help our readers understand why we are so excited about expanding into this market with lighting manufacturers representatives. Central American countries are peace-loving democracies, and like all democracies, they do not go to war with one another. They are also some of...

Partnership with a cabinet lighting manufacturer makes custom cabinet light installation more efficient and precise for the lighting design and electrical contractor. Many cabinet lights, such as those made by Phantom, are pre-fabricated to specific vertical, horizontal, and radial dimensions and provide excellent sources for both storage and display cabinet...

Low voltage strip lights function as eclectic and innovative sources of low voltage cabinet lighting. Differentiating themselves from overhead lamps and obtrusive fixtures, low voltage cabinet lighting strips conceal their own appearance to render colors and details in a whole new level and quality of light. Eliminating wires and traditional...

Paintings are common in fine homes as well as office space. This is not surprising when we consider that painting has been with in one form or fashion for at least 40,000 years. Light in paintings themselves determines the tone of the work by creating the illusion of three...

Texas car insurance can range from basic liability to coverage that compensates for physical damage along with emergency towing and rental car assistance. The cost of a policy factors against a rating system based on both individual and community statistics that will determine your premiums. These variables include both community rating...

Led light bulbs will one day become the dominant source of lighting on the planet-if not the exclusive source. They solve a multitude of economic and environmental problems that have plagued and continue to plague users of other types of lamps. The reason for this lies in the manner in...