Custom Fiber-Optic Light Walls

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Privacy walls reimagined as Elegant, app-controlled light art.

Craftsmanship Illuminated.

Lighting is the differentiator that put Northern Outdoor Living on the national map, earning first place in the NADRA Illumination category. The company designs and builds fiber-optic feature walls that function as living scenes — twinkling starscapes, aurora backlighting, working beacons, and color-changing foliage — alongside integrated tread, border, and lounge lighting woven through the entire build.

Every effect is designed to be controlled by app or remote, so a single space can shift its whole personality on demand. At full color it’s a gathering spot for a party; dimmed down it becomes a protected, tranquil outdoor living room. This transformation is what makes the spaces get used every single day, in every mood and season.

These walls also carry deep personal meaning. Because they can be themed to something a family holds dear — a Minnesota landmark, a beloved tree, a hidden constellation tied to a birthday — the lighting becomes the emotional heart of the project. It’s the first thing you notice and the last thing you turn off.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Here are the things Twin Cities homeowners ask us most. If yours isn't covered below, reach out and Dan will gladly walk you through it.

Yes. Our integrated lighting is designed to be controllable by app or remote, letting you shift a space from a color-changing party mode to a serene, dimmed retreat at the touch of a button.

Our light-art walls can even run on multiple independent light engines — for example, one for stars and one for color-changing leaves — for layered, dynamic effects.

A fiber-optic feature wall is a custom light-art installation built into your outdoor space. For our Split Rock project, we created a 24-foot fiber-optic wall recreating the Split Rock Lighthouse, complete with a twinkling starscape, aurora-borealis backlighting, and a working 10-second flash beacon — even hidden zodiac constellations placed by the owners' birthdays.

These walls double as privacy features and living works of art that transform how a space feels.

Yes. We engineer our light-art walls to be serviced for decades. On the Split Rock project, a hidden network of conduit chases carries every fixture down through a sealed, watertight wall to a dry-space cavity beneath the deck, and lattice panels pop out without tools — so every light can be serviced or replaced for years to come.

Our custom feature walls can include fiber-optic twinkling starscapes, color-changing backlighting, hand-etched aluminum scenes, illuminated deck treads and border boards, and dimmable lounge lighting. On our Witch Tree project, we hand-etched an aluminum sunset that actually "sets," with fiber-optic stars and color-changing leaves.

Each effect is custom-designed to reflect a theme meaningful to the homeowner, turning a privacy wall into a one-of-a-kind piece of living art.

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