Before scientists bottled sunlight into what we now know as light bulbs, the only way to keep a home lit after dark was through volcano-spewed lava lamps and astronaut-captured moon shine. Let loose the astronaut you were keeping on retainer with today's Groupon: for $35, you get $100 worth of lighting merchandise from Lights Fantastic, valid at the Austin location on Burnet Road.

Lights Fantastic leads patrons toward illuminated parsonages with more than 2,000 displayed fixtures and 5,000 more in stock, all kept organized by a staff radiating experience. From ceiling, wall, and outdoor lighting to standing lamps and fans, Lights Fantastic attractively outfits homes during the sunless hours of the day.

Convert any front porch into a foggy, cobblestoned street corner with an outdoor wall lantern ($73.71) from Sea Gull Lighting, or give plain hallways a renaissance renovation without employing a family of professional jesters with the candled two-light wall sconce from Wilshire ($46.40). The Lite Source table lamp ($98.10) encourages midnight instruction-manual reading, while the antique-brass ceiling fan from Monte Carlo ($72.50) cools off heated arguments between coffee tables and fair-weather ottomans. Lights Fantastic boasts an environmentally friendly kaleidoscope of fluorescent lighting products in a variety of styles suited for darkened commercial offices, residential homes, and professional moth trappers alike.

Reviews

Insider Pagers award Lights Fantastic a four-star average. Thirteen Yelpers give Lights Fantastic a 3.5-star average.

• We bought a specialty lighting system a couple of years ago and the service and follow-through has been fantastic. – Lacey S., Yelp, 1/7/11
• You should be able to find whatever you are looking for in this store. Everyone in the store was very friendly and helped you find what you are looking for. – Mary M., Insider Pages