Lighting Design is Different Than Lighting Layout

Most homes in Tampa Bay are built with basic lighting layouts that meet only minimum code requirements. This approach leaves rooms with dark spots, finishes lacking luster, and uncomfortable glare throughout the evening. True professional lighting design works in three dimensions, subtly shaping your home to create a more enjoyable and comfortable experience.

Lighting Design is Different Than Lighting Layout

Lighting Design is Different Than Lighting Layout

Most homes are built with basic lighting layouts intended to meet minimum code requirements. This approach leaves details dark and finishes lacking luster, all while introducing uncomfortable glare into your home every evening. True professional lighting design works in three dimensions, subtly shaping your home to support a better experience.

Lighting design is a better plan.

Basic home lighting design often features rows of lights resembling those in discount stores or gas stations, resulting in bland illumination. A professional lighting design plan, on the other hand, precisely aligns performance fixtures with your home’s architectural features, transforming the look and feel of your space.

Lighting Design is Done By Lighting Designers

While many professionals can provide basic lighting layouts, only a dedicated and trained lighting designer keeps up with the ever-evolving science and technology of modern lighting. Our team of expert designers in Tampa Bay works with industry professionals to ensure you get high-quality, long-lasting results in your home.

Lighting Design is Done By Lighting Designers

Lighting Design is Done By Lighting Designers

Lighting Design is Done By Lighting Designers

Many professionals can provide basic lighting layouts, but only dedicated trained professionals can keep up on the science and technology of modern lighting. You can see it in our team's digital sketches: we work with the professionals, so you get professional results.

Warm

Cool

Better lighting for better life.

While improving the look of your home is important, the ultimate goal of lighting design is to enhance your daily life. Whether you’re preparing meals or relaxing after a long day, a professional lighting design and installation in Tampa Bay can help you get the most out of every moment. The right light can make all the difference, and our team is ready to help you achieve the perfect atmosphere.

Naturally better.

Many of us spend our days in spaces with poor lighting. You miss out on the energizing effects of bright morning light and unwind under overly harsh evening lighting. Our lighting design company in Tampa Bay delivers lighting solutions that mimic natural sunlight patterns, providing gentle bright mornings, crisp daytime lighting, and soft, relaxing evenings.

Naturally better.

Naturally better.

Simply put, most of us spend our days in a monotony of static twilight, not getting enough light in the mornings and absorbing too much in the evenings. We can deliver better light than ever before, but lighting in homes is arguably getting worse instead of better. Instinctively, we know the solution: gentle brightening mornings like a sunrise, crisp bright days, and soft gentle evenings.

Night

Day

Wake gently.

When your household begins to stir in the morning, the right light can help you wake up more gently and face the day with energy. From picking out the right outfit to preparing for the day ahead, professional lighting design can help make the start of your day a breeze.

Move easily.

Throughout the day, professionally designed lighting can complement natural daylight, helping with tasks like working from your home office or enjoying weekend projects. The right lighting facilitates efficiency and productivity for everyone in your family.

Move easily.

Move easily.

Throughout the day, professionally designed lighting can complement available daylight and help with every task in your home. Whether it’s packing lunches, working from your home office, or enjoying weekend projects, having the right lighting easily at hand can help facilitate efficiency, productivity, and well-being for your entire family.

Night

Day

Rest deeply.

Returning to a well-lit, welcoming home at the end of the day makes all the difference. The right lighting design sets the tone for relaxation and unwinding, whether you’re preparing dinner, enjoying a meal with family, or settling in for a restful night.

Enjoy & entertain.

So many of life’s most memorable moments happen in your home, and lighting design plays a key role in making these moments special. From ambient lighting to illuminate artwork and architectural details to the warm glow of a social event, thoughtfully designed lighting can make your home an ideal space for entertainment and relaxation.

Enjoy & entertain.

Enjoy & entertain.

So many of life’s most memorable moments happen in your home, and light can help enhance your every experience. From the proper balance of ambient lighting to artwork, architectural features, and entertainment media displays to the warm glow of a social event that flows from indoors to outside, thoughtfully designed lighting can elevate your home environment into a world of unforgettable memories.

Better sources.

The marketplace is flooded with poorly made LEDs that do not look as good or last as long as promised. Performance lighting fixtures start with better sources and include a variety of technologies delivering the warmth of the sunset, the crisp white of daylight, or all the colors of the rainbow. Our team can carefully select the right light sources to make your home feel more inviting, comfortable, and beautiful.

Better sources.

Worse

Better

Better fixtures.

Wafer lights, disk lights, and cheaply made recessed downlights flood your eyes with glare and leave your home feeling uncomfortable. Performance lighting fixtures have engineered optics and precision adjustments, enabling better lighting for countertops, artwork, fireplaces, and more. Our lighting professionals can help you choose fixtures that work well and fit your budget.

Better options.

Most homes in Tampa Bay rely on basic downlights and decorative fixtures, but there’s a world of options available for enhancing your lighting. With precision spotlights and concealed linear lighting, our lighting design company will recommend the best fixtures to bring out the beauty of your home.

Better options.

Downlights, disk lights, and decorative fixtures are the only lighting found in most homes, but that leaves out a host of tools that can help you enjoy every day. Precision spotlights can highlight ceiling beams while concealed linear lighting accents a stone fireplace. Our professional lighting designers study your plans, learn your preferences, and then recommend the right light fixtures for your home.

Better controls.

Cheap LEDs often flicker and don’t dim properly. We provide performance fixtures paired with reliable dimming controls that allow you to enjoy smooth and easy lighting adjustments, from morning to night. Contact our lighting designers today to discover how we can help you make your home look and feel its best.

Better living starts with a phone call.

True transformation happens when our lighting designers put the right light in the right place. We offer a range of design services, from fast results to full-service consultations, so you can get the most out of your lighting budget and improve every moment of your day.

Better living starts with a phone call.

Our team can recommend performance lighting fixtures that will work better, but real transformation begins when our designers put the right light in the right place. We offer a variety of design services to help you get the most out of your lighting budget and the most out of every moment of your day.

From Fast Results...

Need fast results? We offer professional home lighting design services in as little as two weeks. Our team gathers information, studies your plans, and crafts a custom lighting design with precise fixture specifications.

...to Engaged Excellence.

For something extra special, we offer in-depth lighting design services, including meetings with you, coordination with architects and interior designers, and enhanced construction support for your contractors. Our world-class team can even build a 3D model of your home to help you make informed decisions.

...to Engaged Excellence.

...to Engaged Excellence.

Looking for something extra special? We offer more in-depth lighting design services with time to meet with you, coordination with architects and interior designers, and enhanced construction support for your contractors. Our team of world-class lighting designers can even build a 3D model of your home and sketch out solutions so you can make more informed decisions.

Our Work

Our wide range of design services has resulted in hundreds of successful projects across Tampa Bay and beyond. Each one delivers exceptional results, and we take pride in creating spaces that our clients truly love. Our favorite project? It’s always the next one: yours.

Our Team

Many call themselves lighting designers, but few have the experience and training to back it up. Our design team brings over a century of collective experience, with advanced degrees in architecture, interior design, and lighting design. Why hire one designer when you can have a team of experts for less?

Let Us Help You With Light

AV Specialists is a licensed Light Can Help You partner. Contact us to schedule an appointment with our expert team today and transform your home with professional lighting design.

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