Phantom Lighting System

What makes Phantom LED Cabinet Lights the best choice for illuminating custom cabinets in new homes?
Three features make linear LED cabinet lights the ideal choice for new home build outs and custom cabinet illumination. For one thing, they are almost completely heat less and can be left on for extended periods of time. Secondly, they require only 20% the amount of power needed by incandescent and halogen light sources. Third, led energy saving cabinet lights have the longest lamp life of any fixture of their kind on the market—approximately 50,000 hours. On the average, they can be expected to last up to 10 years, negating the annoyance and needless expense of ongoing replacements and unattractive dark spots in your kitchen.

LED cabinet lighting is also some of the safest illumination you can use in a custom home. These linear lighting strips feature a unique, patented adjustable shelf wiring method that uses brass shelf supports and buss bars instead of visible, external wires. This system delivers low-voltage current safely and allows the shelf to be adjusted without the risk of short circuit or shock.

Can LED cabinet lighting offer the same quality of luminance and color rendering as fluorescent, incandescent, or xenon bulbs?
Phantom has engineered a replacement LED festoon lamp that is light years ahead of earlier LED technology. Our patented festoon design uses three bubs in close proximity to one another to produce 45-50 lumens of light per lamp. This makes them equivalent in brightness to xenon lamps, with only a fraction of the power requirements. Phantom LED festoon light bulbs operate at 1.7 watts, whereas xenon lamps operate at 5 watts—a clear savings in power for the energy conscious custom home owner.

Additionally, Phantom LED cabinet lighting strips provide a full spectrum of color temperatures that range from the warm white of the 2800K festoon lamps and the slightly cooler 2950K led festoon light bulbs on upward and to the more a more bluish, daylight white at 6500K.

Can Phantom LED Cabinet Light Fixtures be used to retrofit existing kitchens and remodels?
Absolutely. We manufacture a total of six different linear strip models to provide lighting design companies and interior decorators the full gamut of choices when it comes to replacing outdated and worn-out equipment. Phantom Agents, located throughout North, Central, and South America, provide everything from product information and demonstration to customization and ordering services.

For custom homeowners looking to “go green”, or California residents facing legislation that requires replacement of all incandescent strip lights by 2010, Phantom LED cabinet lights offer yet another LED lighting advantage. Generally speaking, most LED lamps are DC-powered lamps. This presents a problem for some users when it comes time to replace an incandescent or Xenon strip powered by an AC circuit. The extra costs of AC to DC conversion equipment, plus additional labor fees, are a needless expense for the client and a nuisance for consultants to justify. Phantom led cabinet lighting strips; however, solve this problem with AC low voltage transformers that power the lamps along existing circuitry.

How aesthetic are the actual lighting fixtures themselves?
Custom home builders must always pay attention to aesthetics as much as function. Since design considerations are paramount to winning a contract, many builders have found that the AC Series (Adjustable Concealed) provides their proposal with both them a leading technical and decorative edge over the competition.

The AC series uses custom buss bars that conduct power to each adjustable shelf, resulting in complete concealment of the wiring. Contractors can custom order an AC linear cabinet lighting strip products with either solid metal trims for horizontal applications that require additional decorative highlighting, or with a variety of specialty trims for custom undercabinet lighting or applications above eye level.

These led cabinet lighting strips lights offer a low profile, near-invisible source of illumination that allows the new homeowner to see the light, but not the fixture.

How much lighting control does the homeowner have over these lights?
All Phantom Lighting fixtures of any kind are completely dimmable and come in many popular trim colors. Regardless of the specific LED cabinet lighting are further engineered for superior optics with advanced glare shielding that directs the light toward the intended subject and away from the viewer’s eyes.

With a generous 120-degree beam spread from each light emitting diode, the resulting illumination easily homogenizes or converges to achieve a continuous linear light source. Ultimately, therefore, wine cellar lighting strips with LED Lamps offer not only an equivalent luminosity to linear incandescent strips, but an infinitely superior distribution system that minimizes the fixture and emphasizes the light.

How can I learn more about your lighting products?
Call a Phantom Agent for more information on all of these options. We invite you to call toll free 800-863-1184 to request literature online or visit our lighting blog to learn more about Phantom custom low voltage lighting products.

Are your LED lighting strips made in the USA?
Yes, our lighting manufacturing facility is located in Houston, Texas with professional lighting sales agents located throughout the United States that enable us to service all of Canada, Mexico, Central America, South America and the United States including Washington DC, Nashville Tennessee, Las Vegas Nevada. Portland Oregon, Oklahoma City Oklahoma, San Antonio TX, Tucson Arizona, Orange County California, Atlanta Georgia, Austin Texas and Palm Springs California.

What fixtures provide the best wine cellar lighting?
Due to both their flexibility and concealment, Phantom linear cove lighting strips make ideal wine cellar lights as both direct and indirect sources of luminance. In closed, very small environments, they perform very well as the primary light source. In larger cellars where people gather together for conversation and wine tasting, they provide excellent accent lighting that emanates from an apparently invisible source.

What is the best way to light a walk in wine cellar that resembles a long closet more than a room?
The best way to light this type of wine cellar is to mount vertical strip lights on either side of the rear interior of the door frame. The light will shine backward and light up the wine racks and bottles displayed along the back wall.

This completely conceals the LED strip lights themselves, and it creates something of a mystical effect because the light seems to come out of the darkness itself and grow stronger as it moves toward the wine.

What is the best way to light a larger wine cellar designed for small gatherings?
That really depends upon the architecture and the style of your wine racks and cabinets. Because of the customized manufacture of Phantom low voltage lighting strips, the possibilities for wine cellar lighting with Phantom custom lighting strips are as many and varied as wine cellars themselves. Xenon linear lighting strips are often mounted along the tops of cabinets to shine light up the wall and onto the ceiling. They can also be used for silhouette lighting by installing them at that back of wine racks, or showcase lighting within the racks to emphasize the wine label.

What type of lamps should we use for our wine cellar light strips?
Your best option is to go with LED 2800K festoon lamps. These make ideal sources of both direct and indirect wine cellar lighting for a number of reasons. 2800K festoons emanate the warmest possible colour temperature available in LED, making them a viable replacement for incandescent and xenon accent lighting sources. It is very important to use LED lights in any wine cellar if at all possible. LED's do not emit harmful UV radiation, and they do not produce heat which can interfere with refrigeration. This makes them harmless to even the oldest and most sensitive of wines in your cellar.

The actual light produced by the 2800K LED replacement festoon lamp is indistinguishable from that of previous, more primitive technologies. It is much more energy efficient, and it is perfect for creating an atmosphere of warmth, colour, and comfort.

How many strip light models does Phantom manufacture?
We make six basic strip light models in total—all of which are intended to be customized to the specific horizontal or vertical specifications of the surface to which they are mounted. The best to order light strips is to contact our main office and send us blueprints of your wine cellar (if available), along with a series of photographs that will help us manufacture linear lighting strips specific to the dimensions, floor plan, ceiling height, racks, and cabinetry of your wine cellar.

How can we learn more about Phantom Lighting products?
Call us toll free 800-863-1184 to request a CD Catalog, or contact one of our lighting agents today and come see what magic we have in store for you. You can now view Phantom Lighting products on your hand held device such as a cell phone, blackberry, iPhone or PDA by visiting http://www.phantomlighting.mobi/.

Our lighting manufacturing facility is located in Houston, Texas with salesmen located throughout the United States that enable us to service all of Canada, Mexico, Central America, South America and the United States including Washington DC, Nashville Tennessee, Reno Nevada. Portland Oregon, Oklahoma City Oklahoma, Tucson Arizona, Los Angeles California, Atlanta Georgia. Austin Texas, Dallas Texas and Palm Springs California.

As pioneers in the art lighting manufacturing industry for over 30 years, the engineering team at Phantom Lighting has developed and patented a number of unique lighting fixtures that are changing the face of specialty lighting. These fixtures allow design professionals, building contractors, commercial interior designers, and homeowners to bring unequaled beauty to their work with maximum flexibility.

At the core of our product offering is the Phantom Contour Projector. This user-friendly, truly multidimensional art projector allows private and commercial art collectors, galleries, and interior designers to create spectacular lighting phenomenon. With a halogen light source and a patented filtration system that strips the light of all harmful radiation, the Contour’s beam remains hidden until it strikes the intended object, illuminating it with our world-renowned “lighted from within” effect. Art lovers consistently turn to Phantom when they realize they need a residential lighting manufacturer that can both showcase their prized possessions and protect the physical well being of their collection.

A second line of products, the Phantom Linear Lighting System, brings a new versatility and aesthetic to the world of decorative accent lighting. This “state of the art” linear strip features wireless conductivity and low profile positioning that makes it all but invisible to the naked eye. Phantom’s proprietary custom manufacturing process allows the linear lighting strip to be mounted on any vertical, horizontal, or curved radius surface. With lamping options ranging from incandescent and xenon to the new, revolutionary 2800K LED festoon, the Phantom Linear Strip continues to evolve and lead the way in low-voltage shelf, display, and cove lighting.

When making the Contour Projector picture lights or any one of the Phantom Strip Lights, the core belief at Phantom is that lighting should bring graceful elegance to a room. We think the focus should be on the room’s beauty, not the lights. All of our products are designed with one goal—we want you to: “See the Light… Not the Fixture.”

How can I learn more about your lighting products?
Call a Phantom Agent for more information on all of these options. We invite you to call toll free 800-863-1184 to request literature online or visit our mobile website or lighting blog to learn more about Phantom custom low voltage lighting products.

Are your lighting strips made in the USA?
Yes, our lighting manufacturing facility is located in Houston, Texas with professional lighting sales agents located throughout the United States that enable us to service all of Canada, Mexico, Central America, South America and the United States including Washington DC, Nashville Tennessee, Las Vegas Nevada. Portland Oregon, Oklahoma City Oklahoma, Tucson Arizona, Orange County California, Atlanta Georgia, Austin Texas and Palm Springs California.

As pioneers in the lighting manufacturing equipment industry for over 30 years, the engineering team at Phantom Lighting has developed and patented a number of unique lighting fixtures that are changing the face of specialty lighting. These fixtures allow design professionals, building contractors, commercial interior designers, and homeowners to bring unequaled beauty to their work with maximum flexibility.

At the core of our product offering is the Phantom Linear Lighting System. This “state of the art” linear lighting strip features wireless conductivity and low profile positioning that makes it all but invisible to the naked eye. Phantom’s proprietary custom manufacturing process allows the linear lighting strip to be mounted on any vertical, horizontal, or curved radius surface. With lamping options ranging from incandescent and xenon to the new, revolutionary 2800K LED festoon, the Phantom Linear Strip continues to evolve and lead the way in low-voltage shelf, display, and cove lighting.

A second line of products, the Phantom Contour Projector, allows private and commercial art collectors, galleries, and interior designers to create spectacular lighting phenomenon. This UV-free, low-profile, and truly multidimensional art projector has gained world renowned for its “lighted from within” effect. Art lovers consistently turn to Phantom when they need a lighting manufacturer that can both showcase their prized possessions and protect the physical well being of their collection.

When making the Contour Projector or any one of the Phantom strip lights, the core belief at Phantom is that lighting should bring graceful elegance to a room. We think the focus should be on the room’s beauty, not the lights. All of our products are professional lighting products designed with one goal—we want you to:

Lighting equipment and lighting design services are very important to Houston decorators. In many cases, the secondary services a decorator brings in under his or her invoice adds a certain specialized expertise decor. With the right levels of light, both glare and shadow are dispelled, and the texture and color of artwork springs to light.

Phantom Lighting Agents are available to help the Houston interior designer utilize some of the world’s most unique and aesthetically superb lighting equipment on the market. While a great many Texas designers are already working with Phantom display lighting products, many are still discovering us for the first time.

If you are currently working with an interior decorator or design firm, we recommend you point them in our direction if they encounter any of the following scenarios relative to fine art and display lighting systems.

Your interior designer will most likely recommend new artwork as part of his or her overall plan for creating a new look within your home.
Private art collections very often transform an interior from plain and livable into a realm of true sophistication. The key is to find lighting equipment that will maximize the impact of your new artwork without damaging the artwork itself or interfering with general room lighting. Any Houston interior designer will tell you that the two biggest challenges encountered in artwork lighting are shadows and glare.

A professional art collector will also add that the greatest technological threat to art lighting is ultraviolet radiation and infrared heat. Incandescent lights tend to produce a great deal of heat, and as energy efficient as fluorescent are, they cannot be used for art lighting.

This is why retail grade art lights of any kind are almost never recommended. Instead, specialized equipment is needed to maximize the presentation of your pieces and prolong the life of the pieces themselves. Phantom Contour Projectors offers your interior design specialist(s) a sophisticated, low profile light source that will both protect and magnify the handwork of its specialists. Consisting of a low profile fixture that hugs the ceiling unobtrusively out of the viewer’s line of site, the Contour art projector lights direct a tightly focused beam of light from a halogen lamp whose luminance has been filtered and stripped of UV an IR radiation. This light remains hidden from view until it strikes the object and causes it to glow with an aura soft, ambient light.

You interior designer can install one or more Contour Projector models (we have six different lines to choose from) to illuminate oils, acrylics, lithographs, prints, professional photography, and 3-dimensional artwork and statuary.

Your interior designer may also install one or more displays in your home.
These display cases might contain anything from antiques to contemporary collectibles. Puck lights and standard linear strip lights often do not work in these environments due to their large physical size they are too difficult to conceal. Linear lighting strips are much better. These lights are easy to control because they are come equipped with dimmers, and often used to evenly distribute illumination and create unattractive combinations of light and shadows to collectibles, and displays.

If your interior designer is facing such a challenge, he or she can contact our Houston headquarters and speak with one of our linear display lighting experts about custom lighting strips.

Phantom shelf lighting strips feature panted glare shields that prevents excessive spill light from dominating the interiors of shelving and cabinets. Festoon lamps housing incandescent, xenon, or led lamps create an ambient glow within displays that enshrouds contents in a radiant luminance. Because each Phantom linear LED light strip is custom fitted to a specific set of dimensions in a shelf, case, valance, or cove, many areas in your home where your interior designer will be working can be showcased magnificently with our linear strips. Their inherently smaller design, combined with our custom manufacturing process, make Phantom display, cabinet, and cove lighting strips virtually undetectable to the naked eye.

Your Houston area designer can apply our linear strips in any number of applications. It is not so much a matter of what you can do with our lighting products, but rather a matter of how the flexibility of our engineering and control mechanisms can function as a direct extension of your interior design consultant’s creativity and sense of aesthetics.

Call us toll free 800-863-1184 to request a CD Catalog, or contact one of our lighting agents today and come see what magic we have in store for you. You can now view Phantom Lighting products on your hand held device such as a cell phone, blackberry, iPhone or PDA by visiting http://www.phantomlighting.mobi/.