“Had recessed lighting installed throughout our main floor. The team was meticulous — they patched drywall, cleaned up, and the result looks amazing. Five stars.”
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Michelle T.
Redmond, WA · Residential Lighting
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Residential Lighting
Transform your space with light.
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Lighting
Overview
Residential Lighting
Transform your space with light.
Residential lighting installation in Seattle: recessed lighting, pendants and chandeliers, under-cabinet LED, landscape lighting, smart dimmers (Lutron Caseta, RadioRA), and lighting maintenance. Indoor and outdoor.
Lighting is the part of a home that everyone notices and nobody can quite explain. You walk into a house with bad lighting and it just feels off — too yellow, too patchy, too bright, harsh shadows on the kitchen counter. Walk into one with good lighting and you don't think about it at all.
Residential lighting installation in Seattle done right is part electrical work, part design — circuit layout and dimmer compatibility on one side, beam angles and color temperature on the other. We do both.
Mad Dog Electric is a licensed Washington electrical contractor and we install lighting from a single replacement fixture up through full whole-house lighting designs, indoor and out.
- Recessed lighting — new and retrofit (no attic needed)
- Pendants, chandeliers, decorative fixtures
- Under-cabinet LED + landscape & path lighting
- Lutron Caseta, RadioRA, Decora Smart switches
- Lighting repair, retrofits, and maintenance
Why Mad Dog
Why Choose Us for Lighting
Recessed in Existing Ceilings
We use remodel-rated cans that install through a 4-inch hole — no attic access required. Joist mapping first, IC-rated cans where there's insulation.
Lutron Caseta & RadioRA
Switches work locally without internet. The dimmers are excellent. Best fit for most Seattle homes — we install and program the basics.
Outdoor Lighting Done Right
Low-voltage transformers sized properly. Path lights every 8–10 feet, uplighting trees at 30°, warm 2700K so it doesn't look like a parking lot.
CRI 90+ Standard
We don't install bulbs below CRI 80. Whites look white, food looks like food, no greenish bathroom light.
The Mad Dog Guarantee
Six Guarantees, Zero Fine Print
- Licensed, Bonded & Insured
- Lifetime Workmanship Warranty
- No Price Change Guarantee
- Same-Day Free Estimates
- Background-Checked Pack
- Locally Owned & Operated
How It Works
Our Simple Process
1
Site Visit & Layout
We map joists, check existing circuits, and lay out the can/fixture plan. Color temperature and dimmer compatibility decided up front.
2
Quote
Detailed quote — fixtures (or we recommend), cans, drivers, switches, programming. Line-by-line so you can see what each piece costs.
3
Install Day
Most rooms done in 4–6 hours. Recessed cans installed through a 4-inch hole. Smart switches programmed before we leave.
4
Walkthrough
We dial in dimmer settings, set up smart scenes/schedules, and clean up. Patches small enough to be ready for paint.
Real Pricing
What Lighting Cost in Seattle
Real ranges for the Seattle area, 2026:
Recessed lights, retrofit
$150 – $275 per can
Less per-can on bigger jobs
Pendants or chandeliers (replacement)
$150 – $350
Fixture supplied by you
Under-cabinet LED for kitchen
$700 – $1,400
Landscape lighting package
$1,800 – $4,200
8–14 fixtures with transformer
Smart switch retrofit
$80 – $140 per switch
Switch supplied
Whole-home Lutron Caseta
$3,500 – $7,500
20–30 switches programmed
Lighting repair / maintenance call
$165 – $350
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Financing Available
Low monthly payments. 0% APR options for qualified customers.
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Service Area
Residential Lighting Across the
Greater Seattle Area
Serving Seattle, Bellevue, Kirkland, Redmond, Everett, Issaquah, Sammamish, and the rest of the Eastside and Snohomish County.
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