Lighting Control & Design Services in Clearwater, FL
Explore smart lighting solutions from our Clearwater-based team, serving homeowners and designers across Tampa Bay.
Lighting Design
Designing a beautiful home goes beyond selecting the right color palettes and furnishings—it's also about how you illuminate each space. Professionally designed LED lighting systems and carefully planned lighting automation can accentuate architectural features, highlight premium furnishings and finishes, and create dynamic scenes that adapt to your lifestyle. When paired with motorized shades, these systems take advantage of natural light to enhance color vibrancy and energy efficiency.
Our luxury home integration solutions are designed to elevate everyday living, improve your mood, support productivity, and set the perfect ambiance for any moment. Serving Clearwater, Tampa, and all of Pinellas County, our experts help you craft a lighting experience that’s functional, beautiful, and tailored specifically to your home and how you live in it.
Why hire a lighting designer?
Relying solely on electrical engineers or interior designers for your lighting needs may have worked in the past. But when lighting becomes an afterthought and a secondary job for others, your home misses out on its full potential.
Hiring a dedicated lighting designer introduces a custom lighting system expertly crafted to elevate both form and function. From design-driven lighting design to fully integrated home automation solutions, our lighting designers combine technical expertise and creative vision to deliver stunning, energy-efficient results.
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Specialists trained in the latest cutting-edge lighting technologies, with a focus on integrated systems and automation
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Mastery of transforming invisible light into a dynamic architectural and interior design element
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Advanced knowledge of physics, optics, electricity, building codes, and sustainable lighting practices
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Reduced equipment costs through manufacturer partnerships and competitive bidding
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In-depth cost analysis to identify lighting techniques that minimize equipment and labor costs
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Design strategies personalized to your lifestyle and space, aligning lighting with your daily routines and preferences
Color Temperatures at a Glance

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2,700 - 3,300 K
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15,000 - 27,000 K
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6,500 - 10,500 K

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2,700 - 3,300 K
4,100 - 4,150 K
5,500 - 6,000 K
6,500 K
15,000 - 27,000 K
1,850 K
3,000 K
5,000 K
6,200 K
6,500 - 10,500 K
The Basics of Layering Light
With a one-tone lighting design, you risk strained eyesight, obtrusive shadows, and rigid spaces. To achieve a visually balanced and flexible environment, leverage ambient, task, and accent lighting in your Tampa Bay home. These essential layers enhance comfort and visibility and allow for better control over color temperature, mood, and functionality in every room.
Ambient Light
Illuminate the entire room with soft, even lighting from natural sunlight, recessed ceiling lights, or pendants. Tunable color temperature controls support your circadian rhythm and daily activities.
Task Lighting
Special pendant, desk, or under-cabinet lights provide bright, focused illumination for specific activities like cooking, reading, or working. Encourage productivity while reducing eye strain in targeted areas.
Accent Lighting
Focused lighting, three times brighter than ambient fixtures, highlights artwork and architectural details. Accent lighting for Tampa Bay homes adds drama, depth, and elegance, showcasing your interior design.





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Daytime
Keep to your workday schedule with a “Daytime” lighting scene that activates automatically at 8 a.m. using automated lighting control. As you head into your home office or kitchen, bright white-blue ambient lighting and focused desk lights greet you for optimal clarity and sustained attention.
This energy-efficient scene reduces reliance on natural light on cloudy days while maintaining a crisp and invigorating atmosphere. Set this as one of your smart lighting presets and become a work-from-home professional with a well-structured daily routine.
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Bedtime
Prepare your mind and body for restful sleep with a calming “Bedtime” lighting scene. Easily activated from a bedside remote, touchpad, or mobile device, this useful lighting preset slowly dims the room lights to a soothing level. The color temperature transitions to a warm amber tone that mimics sunset, helping to cue your body’s natural melatonin production.
This energy-efficient lighting strategy minimizes unnecessary energy consumption while supporting a healthy sleep cycle, all seamlessly controlled through automated lighting control systems integrated into your home.
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Entertaining
Create the perfect ambiance for social gatherings with a “Party” lighting scene designed to impress. With the touch of a button or a voice command, automated lighting control adjusts your interior spaces’ ambient lighting to a cool white-blue hue that keeps energy levels high and the conversation flowing.
Simultaneously, your accent lighting highlights design features and artwork, while your outdoor lighting—including pathway, patio, and landscape fixtures—illuminates your exterior spaces to encourage indoor-outdoor mingling. Save this energy-efficient and stylish setup as a go-to preset that’s always ready for any occasion.
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Movie Night
Set the mood for a cinematic experience with a “Movie Night” lighting scene that transforms your media room or dedicated home theater at the press of a button. Integrated lighting control dims overhead recessed fixtures and wall sconces automatically while activating low-level floor track lighting for safe, subtle visibility.
The result is an immersive atmosphere that enhances screen visuals without compromising comfort. This lighting preset ensures consistent, repeatable lighting quality for any film or sports event, offering an energy-efficient way to enjoy movie magic at home while reducing excess light usage.
Architectural Fixtures
For a successful layered lighting design to work, you’ll want to incorporate a wide range of lighting fixtures throughout your space rather than rely solely on canned ceiling lighting. Our designers deliver balanced, functional, and beautiful illumination through a curated mix of high-end pendants, downlights, track fixtures, and retrofit lighting solutions.
Each fixture plays a critical role in transforming your home's look and feel. Discover how installing these stunning fixtures brings these elements together to elevate your everyday experiences, whether you’re in Clearwater, Tampa, or beyond.

Linear Pendants
Pendant lights available in a wide range of colors and finishes add visual interest to your décor while delivering targeted ambient or task lighting. Ideal for kitchen islands, dining areas, or hallways, these elegant fixtures hang individually or integrate into a track system for a more customizable solution. Pendants not only enhance your lighting but also become striking design statements in any room.

Downlights
Downlights are primarily used for ambient lighting, but depending on their placement, they can also serve as task or accent lighting. Recessed or flush-mounted in the ceiling, they offer a clean, unobtrusive look with round or square trims to match your aesthetic. As part of your lighting installation in Clearwater, these fixtures can be fine-tuned for brightness and color temperature to create a more dynamic, responsive environment.

Retrofit Downlights
Upgrade your existing lighting without major renovations using retrofit lighting solutions designed to fit into most standard recessed housings. Tunable, low-profile LED retrofit downlights are available in round or square trims and feature customizable color temperature settings. They are perfect for enhancing any room during remodeling or lighting upgrades while maintaining energy efficiency and modern control.

Track lighting
Track fixtures provide an adaptable lighting solution ideal for accenting artwork, illuminating shelves, or enhancing workspaces. Adjustable spotlights along a rail system allow you to direct light exactly where it's needed. Available in straight, curved, or circular configurations, track lighting offers functional flair and complements any layered lighting design in your smart home.
What Is a Smart Lighting Control System?
Effortless control is vital for unleashing the true potential of your lighting design. With a lighting control system from one of our trusted brands, you can easily manage the diverse fixtures in your home to develop beautiful layering while maintaining a uniform feel throughout. Take advantage of a centralized approach to your lighting that not only yields intuitive, tailor-made control from your devices of choice but also results in a streamlined installation for a beautiful, clutter-free space.
Interfaces
High-end lighting control systems feature personalized interfaces available on dedicated touchpads or mobile lighting apps. Approach lighting your way with easy-to-use graphic menus that show the status of lights in each room and let you make changes with a simple button tap. Adjust intensity, color, and color temperature for fixtures individually or as groups, then save your favorite settings and pull them up at any time with ease.
Processor
The processor is the heart of your lighting control system, facilitating communication between your control devices and fixtures. Having a high-end processor ensures clear, uninterrupted communication without any lag. Efficient communication means that as soon as you input a command, no matter the source, you get an immediate and accurate response. During the initial design stage, the lighting experts of AV Specialists determine which model best fits your needs based on its bandwidth and processing power.
Dimming Panels
What makes a professional lighting control system stand out is its centralized control using dimmer panels. All dimming and control capabilities are routed through these remote panels that are installed out of sight in an equipment room or utility closet. Dimmer panels reduce wall clutter in individual rooms, cut down on the wiring infrastructure, allow for more complex programming capabilities, and minimize the need for power boosters while also controlling fans and motors.
Smart Dimmers & Switches
Lighting system integration reduces your wall acne even further with smart dimmers and switches that incorporate complex commands and scenes. These luxury keypads replace banks of switches and dimmers to streamline your décor. Improve convenience with keypads that offer instant access to scenes, let you manage lights throughout the house, and offer combined dimmer and switch control in one housing. Explore models fit for any décor with flush-mounted solutions featuring matte, metal, or glass finishes in plentiful colors.
Craft Beautiful Florida Spaces with Light
Serving the Tampa Bay area from our Clearwater showroom, we offer expert design and installation for intelligent lighting systems. Transform your lifestyle with lighting systems built for Gulf Coast homes.