At one of my recent BNI Business Connections meetings, we hosted backward shirt day. All team members were asked to wear their shirt backward in order to incorporate the meaning into their presentations. The shirt itself, not just the fact that we were all wearing them backward, had to represent some significance to their business … [Read more…]
Our most recent St. Petersburg installation exemplifies everything there is to love about outdoor lighting. These clients contacted us as a referral from Joe Palmer, owner of Landscape by Palmer. Palmer was in charge of the landscape renovations being done at the St. Petersburg home and felt that we were just the company to help showcase the … [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…]
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…]
As hurricane Hermine recently blew down Florida’s Gulf coast, our thoughts were first and foremost on the safety of our friends and neighbors in the Clearwater & Tampa Bay area. As the winds began to recede and clear skies peeked out from the clouds it became obvious that Hermine had left her mark with felled trees, limbs and downed power lines … [Read more…]
Enjoying the sea and salt air are considered to be among the many benefits to living on the coast. However, coastal elements can be a detriment to outdoor surfaces not suited to this type of environment. This includes outdoor lighting fixtures made of inferior materials such as plastic and corrosive metals. Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Clearwater … [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…]
The way you treat others clearly has a direct impact on the way you are treated. Most of us already know that it is wise to treat others in the manner you, yourself, wish to be treated. Some people call it karma, others refer to it as a transference of positive energy. This energy can … [Read more…]
At Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Clearwater & Tampa Bay we have seen it all in terms of outdoor landscape lighting fixture quality and we’ve narrowed it down to three types—the good, the bad and the ugly. Unfortunately for consumers, the bad and ugly have flooded the market and they are horribly inferior units that do … [Read more…]
We see it all the time here at Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Clearwater & Tampa Bay—customers attempting to rely on their lawn cutting service or landscaper to install their outdoor lighting. Just because someone can keep your lawn weed free and clip your shrubs into fantastical shapes does NOT make them a lighting designer. Sure anyone … [Read more…]
May is Deck Safety Awareness Month, and there is great value in lighting up all the features and facets of your deck making it convenient and safe to use all year round. Once you’ve built your fabulous deck, or moved into a home with an existing one– it’s a given that you will add stunning lighting … [Read more…]
All path lighting is not the equal in terms of quality, and we know this for a fact because we’ve replaced plenty of our competitors low-grade ones for years. One major complaint we get from homeowners is that the lighting output and spread of light is just not wide enough on the competition’s cheap fixtures. … [Read more…]
Do you have an existing outdoor lighting system with sporadic, non-functioning fixtures? Maybe you have an existing outdoor lighting system that doesn’t highlight many of the areas you frequent in the evening? Or maybe you have remodeled or made exterior improvements that would benefit from a few well-appointed outdoor lights? If your answer is yes … [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…]
With over 10 years of experience designing and installing professional outdoor lighting in the Clearwater & Tampa Bay area, we’ve seen many systems in poor working order and shabby condition. In fact, we find that the #1 issue plaguing older systems is that they are in desperate need of a good tune-up, and in desperate need … [Read more…]
Just like the old saying goes, “you get what you pay for” — the same rules apply with outdoor lighting. Cheap outdoor lighting fixtures are never cheap. You may feel like you are getting a deal on the front end, but you will pay for one of our high quality fixtures many times over 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…]
Just say NO! That’s right, just say no to cheap fixtures when it comes to your outdoor illumination, especially in our coastal area of Clearwater & Tampa Bay. They may seem like a deal when you buy them, but beware that they will cost you a heap in replacement and/or repairs later because they are … [Read more…]
Illuminating your neighborhood entrance, its sign and the landscaping surrounding the entry truly signals to visiting guests that they’ve arrived to a place that’s a little beyond the ordinary. There is a certain feel of elegance and even increased stature that comes about simply from having a welcoming main entryway into the community. Custom lighting … [Read more…]
The right lighting makes all the difference when it comes to enjoying your pool and surrounding areas at night. Much the way cafe lighting makes any outdoor event more festive, skillfully designed and installed exterior lighting creates a special ambiance around your pool and throughout your landscape. In addition to its aesthetic benefits, outdoor lighting … [Read more…]