Have you ever thought about what the front of your home says about you? Your home’s front facade and landscape serve as the “face” of your property. This is the area that everyone sees, whether it is a first-time visitor or faithful friend. Elements such as your sidewalks, flower beds and/or landscaped natural areas ignite the … [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 Have you recently purchased a home with old/outdated outdoor lighting?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…]
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…]
You may not know this, but up until very recently it was the law in Clearwater & Tampa Bay that in order to design and install outdoor lighting in the local area, you needed to have a license to do so. Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Clearwater & Tampa Bay considers it not only a requirement, but also … [Read more…]
If you are in the market to add, or update, an outdoor lighting system to your home and landscape it’s wise to do your homework because all outdoor lighting is not created equal. If you want an outdoor lighting system that will enhance the beauty and functionality of your home and landscape with quality and longevity in … [Read more…]
When Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Clearwater & Tampa Bay designs your outdoor lighting, we will make sure to design it with energy-saving LED fixtures that will be longer lasting over old-school halogen fixtures. Though other lighting contractors might design strictly using traditional fixtures to keep the front-end costs appear slightly lower, you will be paying more in operational … [Read more…]
When it comes to lighting outdoor spaces, most tend to think of simply illuminating their outdoor living structure or the exterior of their home. However, landscape lighting, one of the most underestimated aspects of outdoor illumination can actually extend the outdoor living space physically as well as visually for homeowners…especially those that have four-legged, furry … [Read more…]
Let’s face it; in our experience, most homeowners and business owners who have outdoor lighting love outdoor lighting. This includes clients that have watched their systems degrade over time. If your system includes fixtures or wiring made from materials that are lower quality or react negatively to the environment they are more likely to “age” prematurely and … [Read more…]
When it comes to outdoor lighting, plenty of people think it’s easy to install it themselves or forget to update their systems over the years. As the experts at Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Clearwater & Tampa Bay will tell you, an amateur or haphazard job won’t just look like an eyesore – it could also … [Read more…]
Sometimes, our friends and neighbors can inspire us to improve. Of course, this does not mean we copy, but we do take inspiration from them. Recently, Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Clearwater & Tampa Bay acquired a new client through such a situation. While we were completing a job for one client, a neighbor noticed our … [Read more…]
I realize in the world of outdoor lighting we readily use terminology that sounds like a foreign language to some homeowners. Much is the case when we discuss outdoor lighting via line voltage. Line voltage simply refers to an outdoor lighting system which is absent of a transformer. The electrical source for line voltage outdoor … [Read more…]