ELEVATE YOUR HOME WITH INTENTIONAL LIGHTING AND SHADING SOLUTIONS

Lighting Design

Designing a beautiful home involves more than selecting the perfect color schemes and furnishings—lighting is a critical element that can transform your space. Proper lighting accentuates architectural details, highlights high-end decor, and artwork while enriching your daily life. It sets the mood, enhances productivity, and brings everyday luxury into focus. By working with a professional, you can optimize your lighting design and light control systems for a home that’s both functional and breathtaking.

Why work with a lighting designer?

While interior designers or electricians can handle basic lighting tasks, relying on them alone often leads to missed opportunities for creating impactful designs. A dedicated lighting designer brings expertise in technical, scientific, and artistic fields to craft solutions tailored to your home.

See Lighting Temperatures

Experts in cutting-edge lighting automation technologies ensure state-of-the-art designs
Transform lighting into a key architectural element with refined techniques
Mastery of physics, optics, electricity, codes, and sustainability practices
Lower equipment costs with competitive bids and partnerships with manufacturers
Comprehensive planning reduces installation time and associated labor costs
Tailored lighting scenes balance aesthetics with lifestyle functionality

A VIEW OF COLOR TEMPERATURES

1,700 K

Red light evokes the warmth of a match flame, ideal for relaxing evenings.

2,700 - 3,300 K

Soft, warm lighting elevates interiors and wood finishes.

4,100 - 4,150 K

Cool, white tones provide focus for kitchens and workspaces.

5,500 - 6,000 K

Vertical daylight tones energize decor and lift moods.

6,500 K

Overcast-sky tones balance main living areas with natural light effects.

15,000 - 27,000 K

Crisp blue lighting boosts energy for high-focus activities.

1,850 K

Candlelight hues enhance romantic settings like date nights.

3,000 K

Neutral white lighting supports family room reading and unwinding.

5,000 K

Daylight hues showcase artwork and improve security visibility.

6,200 K

Bright blue-white mimics natural sunlight for an invigorating effect.

6,500 - 10,500 K

Hyper-focused blue tones are perfect for detailed tasks.

1,700 K

Match flames & low-pressure sodium lamps

2,700 - 3,300 K

Incandescent lamps & soft-white flourescent lamps

4,100 - 4,150 K

Moonlight; cool-white lamps

5,500 - 6,000 K

Vertical daylight

6,500 K

Daylight; overcast fluorescent lamps

15,000 - 27,000 K

Daylight; overcast fluorescent lamps

1,850 K

Candle Flame, sunrise, sunset

3,000 K

Warm-white fluorescent lamos

5,000 K

Horizon daylight

6,200 K

Xenon short-arc lamp

6,500 - 10,500 K

LCD or CRT Screen

Essential Layers of Light

To create a harmonious environment, it’s important to layer your lighting strategically. Without these layers, spaces feel one-dimensional, leading to eye strain, shadows, and missed functionality.

Ambient Light

Evenly illuminate spaces with natural light, pendants, or recessed fixtures.

Task Lighting

Bright, direct lighting for specific tasks from desk lamps or under-cabinet fixtures.

Accent Lighting

Draw attention to architectural details, art, or decor with focused lighting.

Bright living room with a white sectional sofa, floor lamps, and large windows letting in natural light.

Cozy living room with dim lighting, showcasing a white sectional sofa, floor lamps, and a soft, inviting atmosphere.

Warmly lit living room featuring a white sectional sofa, floor lamps, and a welcoming ambiance for social gatherings.

Darkened living room set for a movie night with a white sectional sofa, floor lamps, and a cozy, intimate setting.

Daytime

Begin your day energized with a “Daytime” lighting scene. At 9 a.m., bright blue-white lights illuminate your home office and work areas, creating an atmosphere that fosters concentration and focus.
Bedtime

End your day with a calming “Bedtime” scene that dims lights gradually to a soft orange glow. Activate it easily from your bedside remote or tablet to prepare for restful sleep.
Entertaining

Host unforgettable gatherings with an “Entertaining” scene that bathes your kitchen and living room in white-blue lighting. Add landscape lights to draw guests into your stunning outdoor spaces.
Movie Night

Enhance your theater setup with a “Movie Night” scene that dims all lighting and highlights floor tracks for safe movement during the film.

Architectural Fixtures

Creating a layered lighting control design requires a variety of fixtures that serve specific purposes. Combining pendants, track lights, and recessed fixtures ensures every area of your home is illuminated effectively. These fixtures not only add depth and beauty but also accommodate all your daily activities with seamless integration into your decor. Each piece is chosen to elevate your space while complementing your home’s overall aesthetic.

Linear LED Lighting

Flexible & Efficient

Enhance your home with sleek and energy-efficient linear LED lighting. Perfect for highlighting architectural details or offering task lighting, linear LEDs combine style and function. Transform your space with this modern, eco-friendly option, offering both beauty and practical lighting.

Minimalist kitchen with black pendant lights hanging over a white island.

Linear Pendants

Design-Forward Lighting

Pendant lights available in a wide range of colors and finishes add a spark to your décor while supporting ambient or task lighting needs. Transform your interior design through elegant fixtures hanging from the ceiling or within a track light system.

Modern kitchen with sleek downlighting, wooden cabinets, and marble backsplash.

Downlights

Illumination without Clutter

Downlights are primarily used for ambient lighting, though they’re also used for task or accent lighting in some applications. Recessed or flush mounted in the ceiling, they’re available in round or square trims to match your décor.

Clean, modern room with a white ceiling, retrofit lighting, and a brick accent wall.

Retrofit Downlights

Remodel without Limitations

Replace outdated lighting fixtures seamlessly with retrofit downlights featuring low-profile designs that fit into most standard recessed housing. Select from our collection of high-end tunable LED fixtures available in round or square trims.

Stylish room with multiple track lights, wooden accents, and modern decor.

Track lighting

Bright, Versatile Spotlights

Track lighting offers a flexible solution for your home’s accent and task lighting needs. Install adjustable spotlights on a track or rail system to showcase artwork or illuminate cabinets. Expand your stylistic choices with straight, round or curved track models.

Lighting Control

Unleash the full potential of your lighting design with effortless lighting automation. A centralized system allows you to manage layers of light throughout your Long Lake, MN, home with ease. Whether through touchpads, mobile apps, or voice assistants, you can adjust brightness, temperature, and color with precision. This streamlined approach creates a cohesive design while reducing wall clutter for a cleaner, more polished aesthetic.

Interfaces

High-end light control systems feature personalized interfaces accessible through touchpads or mobile apps. Intuitive graphic menus display the status of lights in each room, enabling seamless adjustments. Change brightness, color, or temperature with a single tap, control individual fixtures or groups, and save your favorite settings as customizable scenes for effortless recall. Schedule events with your exterior lights to provide peace of mind without a second though.

Processor

The processor acts as the command center of your lighting control system, ensuring flawless communication between control devices and fixtures. A top-tier processor eliminates lag, delivering instantaneous responses to your commands. During installation, our experts match the processor’s capabilities to your home’s requirements, ensuring the system is both reliable and powerful for all your lighting needs.

Dimming Panels

Centralized dimmer panels redefine convenience by routing all lighting control through discreetly located equipment. These panels reduce wall clutter, minimize wiring complexity, and offer enhanced programming options, enabling advanced scene creation and energy savings. Installed in utility closets or equipment rooms, dimmer panels also control motors and fans for an all-encompassing smart system.

Smart Dimmers/Switches

Luxury dimmers and switches combine advanced functionality with sleek, modern designs. Replace banks of switches with streamlined keypads that simplify control while enhancing your decor. Available in matte, metal, or glass finishes, these devices offer precise control over brightness, scenes, and colors. Elegant yet functional, they reduce wall clutter and elevate your home’s aesthetic.

Why Motorized Shading?

Motorized window treatments enhance your daily routines while improving energy management, privacy, and ensure longevity of furniture, paintings and other UV sensitive items around your home. Available in a range of styles and fabrics, these solutions elevate your decor while providing effortless control through automation. Timers and smart scenes ensure your shades adjust to your schedule, delivering convenience, beauty, and functionality.

Create perfect light every time by integrating your motorized window treatments with your existing smart home system and adjusting shading and lighting systems together.
Automate your home by creating zones for various lighting needs throughout your living spaces.
Enjoy enhanced precision control as your shades rise and lower in unison, quietly and right on schedule.
Straightforward control means that anyone in the home can experience the simplicity that automated window treatments bring.

Discover the Benefits of Motorized Shading

Save Energy

Lower energy costs by blocking heat in summer and capturing warmth in winter.

Enhance Security

Simulate occupancy with timers that raise and lower shades while you’re away.

Match Aesthetics

Hundreds of fabrics and materials ensure perfect alignment with your decor.

Enjoy Privacy

Achieve privacy instantly by lowering shades with a single button press.

Protect Your Furniture

Prevent fading and damage to furniture and artwork by controlling UV exposure.

Roller Shades

Solar Shades

blue honeycomb shades on a window overlooking the ocean

Cellular Shades

Woven Roman Shades

Blackout Shades

Horizontal Sheer Blinds

Roman Shades

Motorized Screens

Craft a Beautiful Space with Light

Elevate your home with professional light control systems and lighting automation that bring unmatched luxury to your everyday life. From concept to installation, our experts ensure your lighting meets both aesthetic and functional needs.

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