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Year of completion
2024
Project cost
$1m - $2m
Building style
Passive

Completed in 2024, this stunning passive house perched on the hills of Queensberry showcases our latest lighting design project. As a reputable local builder, our client chose Pretty Sweet Lighting for our expertise in lighting design and installation. They were deeply involved in every design decision, making it a truly collaborative project.

Throughout the house, carefully curated lighting enhances every space. From the living room where feature lighting accents cabinetry and recessed downlights with copper inserts illuminate the dark timber ceiling, to the dining room with its three-watt downlights and striking pendant light that casts captivating shadows. Each hallway features discreet art spots and sensor-equipped tread lights for subtle illumination, while bedrooms offer task lighting, wall-mounted features, and ambient LED strips. The main bathroom boasts sensor-driven illumination and elegant vanity mirror lights, and the master suite is lit with wall wash downlights and hidden LEDs in the ensuite. Motion-sensor lights at the entryway and vintage-style exterior lights in copper and dark steel complete the cohesive, eco-friendly lighting design.

Pretty Sweet Lighting excelled from the initial concept to the final installation, showing reliability, clear communication, and proactive problem-solving. Our experience with certified Passive Houses and our dual role as lighting designers and licensed electricians allowed us to navigate the project's complexities and deliver exceptional results. 

Awards and
recognition

2024
Master Electricians
Lighting and Design Award - Bronze
Pretty Sweet Lighting
Otago
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Accentuating the texture and natural imperfections of the rammed earth, and timber walls.

Vanity lighting by Soktas
LED strips featured within the paneling
Bedroom Pendant's
Laundry
Bunk Room
Each bunk features a wall light, switch & USB charger
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Feature lighting within the cabinetry

Professionals used in
Queensberry Residence

About the
Professional

Unlike any company in New Zealand, Pretty Sweet Lighting can design your dream lighting plan, then supply and install it. With Lighting Designers and Electricians in our team, we can take your project to places that other companies can't. No need to hire a lighting design team then an additional sparky to fumble through your project. 

A marriage of lighting and electrical design with highly skilled electricians to produce unique lighting outcomes.

Just like a photographer paints light with his or her lens, we paint with light using intentional placement of fittings to bring your home or business to life in a unique and creative way.

With Wanaka as our playground, we aim to achieve unique designer lighting installations for residential and commercial properties. We don’t stop there however, and offer a full range of lighting and electrical solutions, from custom design to everyday maintenance.

And that’s what sets us apart. We are an end-to-end service with the ability to manage your lighting needs—from consultation and installation to repair and maintenance.

We are a small team of local tradesmen with qualifications in Electrical and Lighting Design. We're just trying to make spaces feel good.

Call us for all of your lighting design and electrical needs.