Just as we pointed out in our last blog article, Buying a Home? Add Value, Beauty and Function with an Up-To-Date Outdoor Lighting System, there are many benefits to having an up-to-date outdoor lighting system for your home. This is true when looking at your real estate potential from both sides of the coin. While new homeowners benefit … [Read more…]
Early spring is boom time for the real estate market. Whether you are a Central Florida native in the midst of upgrading (or downsizing), a first time home buyer or a snow bird buying a place to escape from Northern winters; spring is when the greatest number of houses are bought and sold in our … [Read more…]
The ease of installing outdoor lighting varies from job to job. Often the architecture of a specific property or the aggressive growth habits of the plant material here in Central Florida can heed one’s progress. Recently, I put together an outdoor lighting design for a client here in Clearwater. The design for the front facade … [Read more…]
How did you spend this past weekend? Did you find yourself spending your valuable downtime setting all your electronic devices, timers and clocks to correspond with the onset of daylight savings time (DST)? How long did it take you to reset your manual outdoor lighting timer? 30 minutes? An hour or maybe more? We realize that … [Read more…]
Here at Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Clearwater & Tampa Bay, we serve a wealth of happy customers. This is evident through not only being awarded the Angie’s List Super Service Award for three consecutive years but also our many positive online reviews. There is, however, another aspect of who we are that is often not … [Read more…]
One of the advantages to living in West Central Florida is the climate. The Clearwater, Tampa Bay & St. Petersburg areas seldom have temperatures that require more than a light jacket and unlike other parts of the country, we don’t have to wait for the danger of freeze to pass in order to plan additions to … [Read more…]
At my recent BNI Business Connections meeting, the history of Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Clearwater & Tampa Bay was the subject of my power point presentation. Along with being proud and humbled, it also made me ponder the many reasons why I enjoy what I do so much. The main reason is that I realize … [Read more…]
Is your outdoor lighting system over 10 years old? Have you recently purchased a home with old/outdated outdoor lighting? Does your system contain lights that no longer function? Does your system appear dated? If you answered yes to one or more of the above questions then it is time to contact us to get your … [Read more…]
Here in Florida fog is quite common. Like much of the Southeastern United States, dense fog conditions are typical during the winter months but unlike the remainder of the region, the maximum in Florida contains roughly half of the annual occurrences per year, on average. Its summer minimum is less than the remainder of the Southeast. The … [Read more…]
Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Clearwater & Tampa Bay has earned the service industry’s coveted Angie’s List Super Service Award for 2016. The award reflects an exemplary year of service provided to members of the local services marketplace and consumer review site in 2016. We are honored to have received this award 6 times and this year’s award … [Read more…]
As we look into the coming weeks and the arrival of 2017, the New Year brings much hope. From renewed health and prosperity, to planned changes to your home. This may involve a remodeling project, outdoor living space addition, landscape upgrade or even a new pool! No matter what you have in mind to enhance … [Read more…]
During the last BNI Business Connections meeting, our group discussed the importance of having a positive website presence in order to best serve the outdoor lighting needs of our community. As I listened to a member of our team speak about how she was able to learn a great deal about the kind of outdoor lighting … [Read more…]
The holidays are one of our busiest times here at Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Clearwater & Tampa Bay. While we are hard at work designing and installing the most brilliant holiday lighting in the Clearwater, St. Petersburg and Tampa Bay area, our team is still scheduling appointments for new landscape lighting, lighting upgrades and outdoor … [Read more…]
It goes without saying, but you have probably noticed it’s getting dark a lot earlier. Since daylight savings time ended this past weekend, it may even be dark by the time you arrive home from work or school. These changes are a contributing factor each fall for many residents who are “on the fence” about moving ahead with … [Read more…]
September 2016 marked 10 years of being a loyal member of BNI Business Connections of Oldsmar, Fla (BNI). It was during the same anniversary month that I was also chosen to be this year’s president of our local chapter. I am humbled and proud to be nominated and accepted the challenge with excitement and vigor as I … [Read more…]
In our imaginations, the concept of tranquil and tropical often go hand-in-hand. The image of a palm tree swaying in the evening breeze is more than just a notion to induce relaxation. Here in Clearwater, St. Petersburg and Tampa Bay it is a daily reality. As the area’s leading outdoor lighting provider one of our goals … [Read more…]
The arrival of fall means relief from the heat and more hospitable weather for outdoor activities here in the Clearwater, Tampa Bay & St. Petersburg area. The average median temperature for October ranges from 83 degrees for the high to a cool 66 degrees, making it the perfect time to get outside! Cooler evenings encourage the … [Read more…]
We all have one or more elements of our landscape that are truly special. Whether it is a beloved statue overlooking your garden, patio courtyard, backyard gazebo or even an ethereal fountain by your pool — these are items that beg for attention both day and night. If you wish to highlight a single item in your … [Read more…]
Fall is the time of year when our minds move to planning and installing new trees, bushes and perennials to our Clearwater & Tampa Bay landscape. Planting during the cooler temperatures in the weeks ahead will give your new specimens time to develop a stronger root system making a healthier plant. Whether it is an extensive landscape addition, … [Read more…]
Right now, Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Clearwater & Tampa Bay is almost at full capacity for our holiday lighting program. There are a VERY limited number of spots open for new customers, however we will soon be hanging out our “no vacancy” sign for the holiday season ahead. It may seem light years ahead, but … [Read more…]