Panic Lighting Co.

Panic Lighting Co. Lighting, Lamps, Ballasts, Parts, Controls Panic Lighting is a Lighting Distributor located in Columbus Ohio.

Panic Lighting carries specialty lighting bulbs, ballasts and parts in addition to a complete selection of luminairs.

A question worth sitting with as summer settles in: when you finally upgrade your lighting, what do you actually want th...
08/21/2026

A question worth sitting with as summer settles in: when you finally upgrade your lighting, what do you actually want the room to feel like?

That's how we like to begin a conversation in the showroom. Tell us how you want the space to feel, and we will help you build the lighting that gets you there. Three generations, one Columbus family, since 1929.

📍 3251 Silver Drive, Columbus, OH | ☎️ (614) 262-8527 | 💻 paniclightingco.com
Hours: Tuesday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Worth saving for your next lighting project, four simple ways to improve a room without overcomplicating it:Layer the li...
08/19/2026

Worth saving for your next lighting project, four simple ways to improve a room without overcomplicating it:

Layer the light. Add a lamp or sconce so one overhead fixture is not doing all the work.

Match the warmth. Keep every bulb in a room at the same color temperature, on the warm side for living spaces.

Put it on a dimmer. The fixture that lights breakfast is rarely the one you want at a summer dinner.

Don’t’ forget outside. A little landscape and entry light makes the whole home feel finished, especially on long evenings.

None of these require a renovation. Save this for when you need it.
paniclightingco.com | (614) 262-8527

When it comes to lighting, clarity beats endless options every time.It's easy to assume the hard part of choosing lighti...
08/18/2026

When it comes to lighting, clarity beats endless options every time.

It's easy to assume the hard part of choosing lighting is having enough choices.

Usually it's the opposite. A wall of nearly identical bulbs and fixtures, none of them labeled in a way that helps, is what makes people freeze.

What actually moves a decision forward is someone narrowing it for you. The right warmth for your room.

That's what a real showroom and a real conversation give you. Not more to sort through, but a clear path to the right answer. Share this with someone stuck mid-project. We’d be happy to help.

(614) 262-8527 | paniclightingco.com

To everyone across Clintonville, Worthington, Bexley, Upper Arlington, Dublin, Westerville, New Albany, Hilliard, Gahann...
08/17/2026

To everyone across Clintonville, Worthington, Bexley, Upper Arlington, Dublin, Westerville, New Albany, Hilliard, Gahanna, German Village, the Short North, and the rest of central Ohio whose lighting has felt a little outdated or mismatched for a while:

You're not alone, and there's no rush. ⏰

When you're ready, we will be here. Same family, same showroom on Silver Drive, same standard since 1929. No pressure, just an honest conversation about what would actually work in your space, this summer or whenever it suits you.

Browse whenever you're ready: paniclightingco.com

There's a difference between replacing lighting and improving it, and knowing which one you need saves money.Replacing i...
08/13/2026

There's a difference between replacing lighting and improving it, and knowing which one you need saves money.

Replacing is one-for-one. The old fixture comes down, a like-for-like goes up, and nothing really changes about how the room feels. Improving is asking a better question first. What does this room need that it has never had?

We will tell you honestly which of those you're looking at, even when the honest answer is the least expensive one. That's what three generations of doing this in
Columbus has taught us to do.

paniclightingco.com | 3251 Silver Drive, Columbus, OH

Upgrading your lighting is one of the few projects that improves how a space works and how it looks at the same time. 🔆F...
08/12/2026

Upgrading your lighting is one of the few projects that improves how a space works and how it looks at the same time. 🔆

Function and design are not a trade-off in lighting. The right choice gives you both.

That's the part we love helping with. Tell us how you want the space to feel, and we will get you there.

📍 3251 Silver Drive, Columbus, OH | ☎️ (614) 262-8527 | 💻 paniclightingco.com

08/11/2026

A few quiet signs your lighting is ready for a summer refresh:

You squint to read at the kitchen counter. A room feels harsh the moment you walk in. One overhead fixtures is doing the work of three. The bulbs you replace never seem to match each other. The patio sits dark just as the evenings get long. Or a fixture hums or flickers every time you dim it.

None of these mean anything is wrong with you or your home. They are all common, and all fixable, usually more simply than people expect. If one of them sounds familiar, summer is a good time to sort it out.

🤍 paniclightingco.com | (614) 262-8527

Summer is the season to finally sort out the lighting you have been meaning to get to. Before you upgrade anything, four...
08/10/2026

Summer is the season to finally sort out the lighting you have been meaning to get to.

Before you upgrade anything, four things worth thinking through:

-How do you actually use the room, and at what hour? Match the light to real life, not the catalog
-What warmth do you want? Read the Kelvin number, and keep a room consistent
-Will your dimmer work with LED? Worth checking now. The fix usually takes about five minutes
-Bulbs, fixtures, or a part? Sometimes it is a small repair, not a replacement.

Swipe through for a little summer-evening inspiration, and bring any of these questions to the showroom. We will work through them with you.
paniclightingco.com | (614) 262-8527 | 3251 Silver Drive, Columbus, OH

08/04/2026

Our new summer blog is live, and if you’ve been thinking about switching to LED lighting, read this first 💡

We put together a plain, no-pressure guide to the question we hear in the showroom every June. Should you switch to LED, and how do you do it without ending up with light you do not like?

Inside the guide:
The real difference between LED and traditional, in one sentence
How LED saves on both your lighting and your summer cooling
Why modern LED can feel just as warm as the bulbs you grew up with
The dimmer issue that causes flicker, and the five-minute fix
The best LED approach for patios and long summer evenings

Read the full guide at https://blog.paniclightingco.com/led-vs-traditional-lighting/
Questions? Call (614) 262-8527.

When we say reliable lighting solutions, here’s what we mean:We mean LED, traditional, and specialty bulbs in stock, not...
07/31/2026

When we say reliable lighting solutions, here’s what we mean:

We mean LED, traditional, and specialty bulbs in stock, not just the popular sizes. We mean lamps, ballasts, drivers, and replacement parts for fixtures most stores stopped carrying years ago. We mean designer fixtures, exterior and landscape lighting built for Ohio weather, and Lutron controls that dim quietly and reliably. And we mean a team that knows how the pieces fit together, so the answer you get actually works in your space.

Reliable is not a slogan for us. It's what a near-century in the same Columbus neighborhood is built on. Whether you're planning a summer upgrade or hunting down a single part, we would love to help.

📍 3251 Silver Drive, Columbus, OH | 💻 paniclightingco.com

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3251 Silver Drive
Columbus, OH
43224

Opening Hours

Monday 7:30am - 5pm
Tuesday 7:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 7:30am - 5pm
Thursday 7:30am - 5pm
Friday 7:30am - 5pm

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+16142628527

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