“I’m sittin’ on the dock of the bay… watchin’ the tide roll away…” –Sitting on the Dock of the Bay Otis Redding, 1967 This song, like many others based on the beauty of the sea, brings to mind long days and nights spent enjoying the beauty and wonder of the ocean. For many Clearwater and … [Read more…]
Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Clearwater & Tampa Bay is thrilled to support National Lawn and Garden month! All April long families are busy outside with garden based activities helping their gardens get their green on by re-seeding lawns, planting vegetables and flower beds, and cleaning up their front and back yards so they are ready … [Read more…]
Glorious warm temperatures in Clearwater and Tampa Bay afford us the opportunity for pool time nearly year round. As the weather heats up and pool season gets into gear, homeowners are calling us to help them extend their outdoor entertaining time with family and friends with regard to their pools, patios, lanai’s and decks. As … [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…]
Building a brand new house or buying one can be exciting since you get to decorate your new abode making it yours. Outdoor lighting offers you the opportunity to decorate the outside of your home as well so that it glitters against the evening sky. After all, you wouldn’t want your guests and family to visit you in a barren … [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…]
In much the same way every picture tells a story, each tree in your landscape can also tell a story with the addition of tree lighting. Trees as a species naturally have a great deal of character. Each tree has a distinct personality all its own such as the embracing branching of the oak, to the majestic … [Read more…]
Get ready for a romantic outdoor mood for Valentine’s Day and light up the evening for your favorite valentine. Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Clearwater and Tampa Bay can temporarily change out your clear fixture lenses to red ones so that a soft ruby hue can wash over the façade of your home in an elegant … [Read more…]
Did you miss Illumination Saturday? This is the weekend right after you’re done with your Thanksgiving turkey between Black Friday and Cyber Monday when lots of people gear up to put up their holiday lighting on their homes and landscape. It’s also an occasion when homeowners decide to get up on a tall ladder and attempt to string … [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…]
Like any other electrical equipment in your home, your outdoor lighting system should be serviced annually to ensure everything is in working order. Every system we install comes with a free maintenance and service plan for the first year FREE as part of your purchase. After that, we offer all our customers the opportunity to … [Read more…]
Here in Florida, we love outdoor art and statuary as part of our gardens and poolscapes. Since we can enjoy the outdoors almost year round due to our mild climate, it makes perfect sense that our customers love decorating their outdoor living areas just as much as the inside of their homes. We get lots of … [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…]
November 1st marks the official start of Daylight Saving Time (DST) where we shoot our clocks back one hour to adjust for the earlier onset of nightfall. You can look to the Germans for the invention of Daylight Savings Time, as it was concocted to save fuel reserves during WWI. Soon after, the whole world … [Read more…]
Beautiful mild weather affords those of us living in Clearwater & Tampa Bay the ability to landscape well into the end of the year. If you are planning to add perennials, shrubs or palm trees to your landscaping in the upcoming months then tying in additional outdoor lighting is a no brainer. Highlight all the … [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…]
With the holidays only 14 weeks away, Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Clearwater & Tampa Bay is in high gear planning custom lighting displays for both our residential and commercial customers. If you’re wondering why anyone would hire a lighting expert to fashion their holiday lighting display, you might be missing out on the benefits of … [Read more…]
Throughout the country autumn is known as prime planting season. From Maine to Miami homeowners choose the cooler months of autumn and into winter to embark on landscape renovations big and small. Here in our area planting is possible throughout the year, but many Clearwater and Tampa Bay residents are beginning to plan their anticipated … [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…]
If you are a proud American, flying the US flag on your property either on a ground or building pole is a pretty obvious thing to do, but most people don’t realize that the American flag is also a great lighting opportunity whether you live in a home or have a commercial space. Believe it … [Read more…]