Light the Way with Lighting Design
Enhance Your New Home with the Power of Illumination
When you're building a new home, perfect lighting sets the tone for every occasion. Lighting design is essential to crafting that perfect light. It’s a foundational element of any luxury residence, and a thoughtfully considered and expertly installed lighting plan can highlight architecture and enhance your interior design while also adapting to your family’s lifestyle.
With over 30 years of experience, we’ve helped homeowners across Florida curate beautiful spaces by integrating thoughtful technology experiences. We help our clients incorporate solutions that bring their dream home to life.
Learn how professionally designed lighting takes your new home’s looks and functionality to new levels.
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What Is Lighting Design, and Why Does It Matter?
Planning where the lights go and what types of fixtures are installed requires more than selecting lamps and luminaires from a catalog. It takes a designer’s eye to shape how your home feels, functions, and flows.
There are three basic types of lighting every home needs:
- Ambient lighting provides general illumination.
- Task lighting focuses on functional areas like kitchen countertops or reading nooks.
- Accent lighting draws attention to architectural features, artwork, or décor.
AV Specialists excels at balancing these layers to suit each room’s purpose and personality! We create tailored lighting configurations that are technically sound and visually stunning using top-tier solutions from brands like Lutron.
Tips & Trends in High-End Lighting
As lighting technology advances, you have more customization and control options than ever before possible. Here are a few tips and trends we’re seeing lately
- Dimmable Everything: Dim-to-warm LED lighting mimics the look of incandescent bulbs and lets you shift the mood from functional to relaxed at the touch of a button.
- Circadian Rhythm Lighting: Tunable lighting that changes color temperature throughout the day can help support your body’s natural rhythms, improving energy in the morning and relaxation at night.
- Integrated Controls: With whole-home control systems like Control4, you can automate lighting scenes for daily routines. Tap “Morning,” “Movie Time,” or “Goodnight” using elegant keypads or your smartphone.
- Sculptural Fixtures: Statement lighting is having a moment. Think of your fixtures as functionally artistic accessories.
- Outdoor Brilliance: Extend the fun to the patio, enjoying landscape lighting for added drama, safety, and ambiance after dark.
Pro tip: Bring your lighting designer into the process early, ideally during the architectural planning stage. This helps us adequately plan for electrical wiring, fixture placement, and control systems that are built seamlessly into your new home’s infrastructure.
AV Specialists: Your Lighting Design Partner
Unlike a typical electrical contractor or showroom salesperson, AV Specialists approaches lighting design as a fully integrated service. We collaborate with architects, builders, and interior designers to make lighting part of your lifestyle. Visit our Clearwater showroom to explore the possibilities firsthand with personalized demos and guidance.