Residential Outdoor Lighting

Residential outdoor lighting is the broader umbrella over everything we do for homes — and it starts with the landscape. The landscape lighting hub covers trees, palms, pathways, driveways, architecture, pools, and outdoor living in depth. This page covers the residential spaces and systems that round out a complete home lighting design.

The spaces we light

Patios, decks, and outdoor kitchens get task and ambience lighting so they're usable after dark. Security lighting deters without harshness — layered, smart, and dark-sky friendly. And every system can be made smart: app control, scheduling, automation, and scenes from a phone.

Designed together

The best residential lighting is one coherent design, not a collection of separate fixtures. Landscape, living spaces, and smart control work as a system — so the whole property feels intentional at night. Start with landscape lighting, then layer in the spaces and controls below.

Where a homeowner usually starts

Most residential projects start from one of three places. The first is arrival — the drive, the entry, and the facade, where driveway and architectural lighting set the first impression. The second is outdoor living — the pool, lanai, and patio, where the goal is making the space usable after dark (see pool and outdoor living lighting). The third is safety and security — paths, steps, and security lighting that makes the property safe to navigate. Most full designs touch all three.

Smart control for the whole home

Adding smart control to a residential system is what turns separate fixtures into a system you live with. Scenes shift the whole property for an evening; scheduling runs it without input; automation follows the sunset. For seasonal residents across the region, it's often the most valuable single addition to an existing design.