What comes to mind first when you think of outdoor lighting? Is it dramatic landscape lights attracting the neighbor’s attention as their beams highlight your palm trees, flowers, and shrubs? Or perhaps, it is the curb appeal our architectural lighting brings to your home by illuminating its best features. Landscape lighting and architectural lighting do account for much of the work we do here at Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Clearwater & Tampa Bay. It also accounts for most of the work done by other companies and contractors, but outdoor lighting encompasses much more than these popular areas. Any outdoor space that you use after sundown can be elevated by the addition of outdoor lighting.
Outdoor lighting enhances your retreat areas.
While the purposeful use of light is beautiful, striking, and helpful in creating mood, light is also the key to a safe property. Where do you spend time outdoors? Perhaps, your favorite spot is the deck, pool area, lanai, or gazebo. These spaces typically employ steps, stairs, or levels to set themselves apart. While beautiful, such features can be hazardous if not adequately lit, contributing to falls and injuries. We can install path lighting or step lights around these areas to make bring enough attention to the structure while keeping the elegance of your surroundings.
Step lighting may not seem that off the beaten path when it comes to outdoor lighting but consider your grilling areas or outdoor kitchens. We’ve done several custom plans for homes around the Tampa Bay area to give them light where it is needed outdoors. Often times having enough light around your grill area or strategically placed in your outdoor kitchen may seem like a big hassle. Not for us. We can use our copper outdoor accent lights in many different ways. Hanging from your lanai or mounted by the grill, the fixtures can be tied into your existing outdoor lighting system and additional switches can be installed for an easy on/off. What about an athletic area? We’ve installed lighting for a basketball areas so the clients could play long after the sun went down. Outdoor lighting creates visibility in all these places so painful mistakes can be more easily avoided.
Docks and piers are wonderful candidates for outdoor lighting too.
Of course, outdoor lighting is more than just safety no matter where you install it. Outdoor lighting makes the areas where you go to relax and play more appealing to you, your family, and your guests. Mangrove walls, piers, and docks come alive in the warm glow our fixtures emit. Nothing is quite so calming as spending a few quiet moments in the warm, natural glow of light with the sounds of nocturnal creatures serenading you. Outdoor lighting enhances relaxation and beauty in your favorite outdoor spaces.
So think for a few minutes. What is your outdoor space – the one you love most in the evening? If you have not yet added outdoor lighting, now is the time. As our weather turns milder and our days get shorter, you will want to spend as much time in this area as possible, and with outdoor lighting, you will not be limited by the disappearance of daylight. Call Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Clearwater & Tampa Bay today. We will come out to your property to assess your space and discover what your vision is for the area. Soon, you can be enjoying your favorite outdoor spot long into the night.
Robert van der Putten, Owner
Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Clearwater & Tampa Bay
727-785-6000 or 813-237-0340