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…]
I love being part of our local Business Networking International (BNI) group here in Clearwater. I learn a great deal from our weekly meetings. This week’s topic of how to achieve a warm and cozy feeling through outdoor lighting reminded me a lot about a hat I still own that is from my native Netherlands that has all … [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…]
Summer is here, and it’s the season of travel. Of course, we live in a natural paradise here in the Clearwater and Tampa Bay area, but that doesn’t mean we don’t’ enjoy a little time away. If you are getting ready for a vacation, you’re probably doing more than just packing bags. Properties always need … [Read more…]
Here in Clearwater and Tampa Bay, we love our pools. As summer’s swelter sets in, we need a place to cool off, and like kids, we don’t want to leave the pool once the sun sets. Actually for many of us, we may not even have an opportunity for a dip until evening, after work … [Read more…]
Attention, Clearwater and Tampa Bay! We are giving you a heads up now. This Sunday, May 11th, is Mother’s Day. Don’t forget it! Your mom brought you into this world and has been your biggest fan ever since. She deserves some kudos. So what gift can you actually give such an amazing woman that would … [Read more…]
It is almost pool time here in the Clearwater and Tampa Bay areas. With temperatures consistently in the 70’s, it’s just a matter of time. So why not take that time to spruce up your pool area? Adding pool area lighting increases the number of hours you can use your pool and helps keep the … [Read more…]
Nighttime is the most enchanting part of the day. The moon shines white against the dark blue sky, and the stars twinkle so they almost appear to have a pulse. No wonder ancient humans thought they were alive. At night, mood changes while the world falls asleep. Noise lessens, night birds sing, and a sense … [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…]
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 … [Read more…]
Are you getting excited about the upcoming holidays? They are coming as quickly as a reindeer with a red nose can fly and if you’re not careful, they could sail right by without all the preparations complete. Preparations, say, as in holiday outdoor lighting. You need to make sure the big man in his red … [Read more…]
Fall is the perfect season for outdoor entertaining, weddings and events. When planning the details from the date to the guest list, the food to the decorations, don’t forget about outdoor lighting. Outdoor lighting provides added ambience to your event and enhances the safety of the area. It can also expand or define your useable … [Read more…]
You’ve heard us talk about the advantages of choosing outdoor landscape lighting from professional lighting companies. The lighting fixtures are better quality and the design and installation is done by professionals who specialize in outdoor lighting. You may have even made the call to have our copper and brass lighting fixtures installed and are now … [Read more…]
We have talked about the benefits of path lighting and its ability to draw you safely and effectively to the entry of your home or to your entertainment areas in the back. In that story, we emphasized that path lighting is all about “quality” and not “quantity” and the importance of light placement. Path lighting … [Read more…]
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Last week we talked about how pool lighting from Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Clearwater can add to the ambience of your pool area while also enhancing the safety of the area. Going beyond the pool space, path lighting can do the same to enhance areas leading up to your outdoor living spaces. Path lighting has … [Read more…]
You know the old adage that you must wait a whole hour after eating before swimming so you don’t get a cramp. We know today that belief is not true but the lesson is still a good one. Whenever it comes to water, especially with children or party guests, safety must always be considered first. … [Read more…]
Recently, we were honored to find that Tampa Bay Online* featured Outdoor Lighting Perspectives in an article about Brightening Up The Night. The article was about how our outdoor lighting systems can really showcase the architectural and outdoor living areas of your home and how lighting can call attention to landscaping that would disappear into … [Read more…]