Reviews of local pros in Waunakee, Wisconsin

If you want your house to look inviting and regal with outdoor lighting, look no further! Contact Traditions Lighting so you can have the kind of outdoor lighting you've seen around your neighborhood. I met this company at a home show years ago, and I've had them install front landscaping lighting, front deck railing lights, back deck lighting and pond lights. For the past 3 years, we've had them come and do a project for use. They are very responsive to calls and emails. They even have other divisions within their company like gutter installing, window washing, etc.

We've used Traditions Lighting for over 5 years and we are very pleased with their service. They apply our lights, take them down and store them in a hassle free manner. If any strands become defective, they return and replace the problem strings on a timely basis. Their prices are competitive. Our neighbors comment every year about how much they appreciate our display.

Traditions has been our commercial Lighting team for our Downtown Baraboo Business for almost 10 years. Every year they are timely and efficient. Great communication and friendly teams in the office and on-sight. They give us a professional and beautiful holiday display.

We've used Traditions for years now, they are always great to work with and do fantastic work!

Traditions Lighting is a company that gives young people a chance to earn a good paying wage. They align with OFS values of teaching a good working ethic, showing up on time and being in a supportive environment. We appreciate their time and donation of holiday lights for our building. What was even better was to have an almost all OFS crew put them up! We appreciate Traditions Lighting being a great OFS Community Partner! - Jody Weyers, Development Director

The Traditions teams is professional & has been great to work with. Their communication is always clear & prompt, highly recommend!

We are absolutely thrilled with Traditions lighting and working with Phil Sutter. We figured out all of our lighting needs over several appointments and it looks amazing!! Our property was beautiful in the day light and now it perfectly glows at night. Although we had existing path lighting(most not working), Traditions happily jumped in to make the existing fixtures work. They were gracious and worked hard to organize and implement our new lighting plan. The whole team was professional and exceptional-highly recommend!!!

Year after year Traditions does an excellent job with our Christmas lighting. Friendly, detail-oriented, and very helpful - we very much appreciate this business!

Traditions lighting has completely reworked our landscape lighting and they do our Christmas lighting each year as well. We couldn't be happier with their services! Always professional, very consistent and their results are amazing! Thank you to the team at Traditions for always making our property glow!

Bob Whalen
Janesville, WI

This was our first year having lights installed and we could not be more happy with the entire process. From the design, then to installation, then to removal, everything was perfect. They even helped repair a roof issue that was not related to the lights during the removal! Fantastic experience, I would recommend to anyone who asks.

Traditions has put up and taken down our holiday lighting for several years now. They have wonderful communication and do efficient work both putting up and taking down our decorations. We highly recommend their services.

This was the first year we had Traditions Lighting put up holiday lights and couldn’t be more pleased. The lighting was beautiful and definitely added to our enjoyment
of the season. Every member of the Traditions team was great to work with. Will look forward to seeing the lights again next year!

★★★★★ — Our Second Home with Builder and They Exceeded Expectations Again

My husband and I just completed our second custom home with Matt Parnell, now with Willow Ridge Design Build, and the experience was every bit as exceptional as the first. When you trust a builder with a second project — especially one of this complexity — it says everything about how the first one went.
This home is on Lake Mendota, a three-story custom build on a narrow 28’ x 75’ footprint that required creative thinking at every turn to maximize space without sacrificing the luxury finishes and lake views that were central to our vision. The result was selected as a 2025 Parade of Homes site, which speaks for itself, but the finished product only tells part of the story.
What sets the Willow Ridge team apart is the process. They started by genuinely listening — understanding what we wanted, how we lived, and what would make this home feel uniquely ours. They were patient through the entire selection process for cabinetry, flooring, countertops, and colors (no small thing on a project at this level), and they brought real creativity to features we hadn’t even thought of ourselves. The collaboration with Hannah Dahl Designs was seamless and added tremendous value to the interior design vision. Hannah was available for any questions whether it was about lighting, paint or flooring. Her knowledge of our build was infinite.

Molli Babler brings a real estate and design perspective that complements Matt’s 30+ years of building experience — together they run a tight, professional, client-first operation. If you’re considering a custom home in the Dane County area, I wouldn’t hesitate to call them. This is our second home together, and I’d do it a third time without question.

Willow Ride provides great service with quick response. If you are looking for a great builder in the Madison area, Willow Ridge is for you!

Matt and Molli are the perfect team! With Matt’s construction experience and Molli’s design and real estate expertise, they have all the skills to ensure you have the best experience in an often complex process. That was definitely our experience and we can’t say enough great things about them!

Willow Ridge delivered a true turn-key process. Throughout the entire experience both Matt and Molli were responsive to all of our inquiries and coached us through the building process. They provided numerous options, and we were able to make decisions that fit our needs and budget. Our new home is truly our forever home, and we look forward to spending many years enjoying it. Thank you Matt and Molli!

Working with Molli and Matt was the best. They not only helped us find our lot to build on, but listened to our design/build requests. We met with them throughout the building process to learn next steps, hear ideas, and make decisions. And they helped us stay on budget AND on time with our construction loan!! Would highly recommend Willow Ridge Design Build!

I waited until the landscaping was in before I wrote this post. I was a little hesitant when I first met with Molli and Matt because I was not familiar with Willow Ridge Design Build. However, I was won over by the end result. I love this place, and I am extremely happy with my decision to have them build my new home. Molli and Matt are friendly and easy to work with. They even look like their pictures on the website! I highly recommend Willow Ridge Design Build.

Matt & Molli are tow of the nicest people you ever want to meet. They build great homes that are not only very functional with great layouts and efficient.

Amazing company to work with!

Great work, fair pricing and great communication