Essence Lighting

Such a beautiful store in such an older shopping center! Helpful people, designer items AND budget items (we mixed)....worth the drive! more

Great customer service and they beat the internet pricing. We only asked that they match it! Highly recommend. more

Went out of their way to make my mother's remodel project beautiful, affordable and did not try to upsell us! We went back afterwards for lamps and mirrors. Great customer service and really great pricing! more

Loved the store and their cat! Thought for sure they would be extremely high because it looked so upscale! What a treat to find a cute store in an old shopping center! They also actually spoke with us, asked us questions to help with our remodel and gave us a quote that beat internet pricing. more

Our builder insisted we shop downtown Nashville, We went on Citysearch and looked at feedback. The downtown retailer had such negative reviews and the follow up were so scripted! The positive feedback seemed to come from employees and look at the verbage, it is the same as the replies to the negative feedback! We decided to check out Essence Lighting. more

I wanted a ceiling fan for a room I've been redecorating, and stopped in to compare prices. Although they had a fantastic selection, I ended up buying an outdoor light for my porch, and a lamp! I ended up putting a fixture on layaway and haven't even gotten to the room I'm working on! more

Great Selection more

We drove everywhere looking for lighting for our remodel. Our contractor sent us to the local Home Expo since we wanted an upgraded look. They were cumbersome and the guy in the lighting department wanted to also be our decorator. We left. Went to a big lighting retailer downtown. RUDE rude rude people. Did I say arrogant too? Essence Lighting never once asked about how much we wanted to spend. They were so helpful, they asked lots of questions, they left us alone to look around but kept in contact. It is apparently locally owned and they actually cared about their service. They made difficult decisions very easy. more

We were having our dream home built and were completely overwhelmed. Our builder suggested Lowe's/Home Depot or go all the way to a down town area lighting showroom. We went to the the big box retailer and got no service and a really bad selection. We went down town and the showroom people were rude and when they found out our budget, seemed really disinterested. They gave us a clip board and then never came to find us! Our real estate agent told us about Essence Lighting. HUGE selection! GREAT people! They came to the house to get a lighting list together for us, we showed them the style of our furniture/cabinet/granite and they were spot on with designs we loved! They were simply the best. The pricing was even better than Lowe's or Home Depot! After we moved in they even came out to help me select mirrors and lamps. Pros: follow up, preparation, pricing more

We were relocating and needed help to pick out lighting, appliances, etc. Our builder sent us downtown to work with ""his"" lighting store. The first question was if we were building and what our budget was. Then the sales staff gave us a clip board! They were obviously too busy with the designers to work with us. Pros: Selection, Pricing, Service Cons: Shopping Center, Little Parking more

I'm having a house built in Nashville, so I came to citysearch to read about local retailers of things I'd need. Due to not many having results, I chose to begin at this store and then go to ones in the phone book. I went to two stores similar to this one, as well as Home Depot. Pros: Customer Service, Product Variety, Price more

I was at the restaurant next door to EL and decided to window shop. A gorgeous painting caught my eye, and I ended up buying it with a lamp to enhance the spot I plan to put it in. After discussing another room I'd like to redecorate someday, I was given some fantastic ideas by the staff. It will be the first room I've done without the guidance and security of a designer. The smallest of details were brought to my attention that I never would've thought of by myself! The staff is wonderful and felt like family by the time I left. I'd give it 5 stars! Pros: Attentive, Courteous, Professional more

My wife hired an interior decorator and went to another shop very popular to the area. I went to give input and we ended up walking out the door. That shop was more concerned with selling whole packages and gave an outrageous price. At this point I was ready to fire the designer also. That weekend we went browsing on our own and the owner had the exact items we had our hearts set on as well as other items to accent our home. We bought several extra pieces and it was still cheaper than the ""H"" place gave on just lighting! When our family grows, we'll be back. Thanks Kathy! Pros: Price, Value, Attentive Staff Cons: n/a, n/a, n/a more

I've bought several items and the store owner is fantastic to work with. I can't afford a lot of higher end products that you'll find in this store, but when I let her know my budget and tastes, she directs me the right way and has worked with me. Under the old owner/management, I practically couldn't walk in the door and feel at ease. It's fun, beautiful and they know their clients! Pros: Quality, knowledgeable, variety Cons: repairs to parkn lot , I can't afford it ALL more