Lighting design that makes a space work after dark.
Good outdoor lighting is designed, not scattered. Daydream plans the fixtures, zones, and layers that make your space safe, beautiful, and usable at night, and coordinates licensed electricians for the wiring and permits the installation requires.
A beautiful space you cannot use at night is only half built.
Most outdoor lighting is an afterthought: a few fixtures added at the end, aimed roughly, wired wherever was easy. The result is glare in the wrong places, dark spots where you need to see, and none of the atmosphere that good lighting creates. A space that cost a fortune to build goes dark and unused the moment the sun sets.
Lighting design treats light as part of the architecture. We plan how each area is lit, layering path, accent, task, and ambient light, and organizing it into zones you can control. The design accounts for how you actually use the space and how it should feel. We coordinate licensed electricians for the wiring, low-voltage or line-voltage, and the electrical permits the installation requires.
Light planned for beauty and use.
A complete lighting plan, coordinated with licensed electricians for wiring and permits.
Layered Lighting Plan
Path, accent, task, and ambient lighting layered so the space is safe to move through and beautiful to be in.
Fixture Selection & Placement
The right fixtures, chosen and placed for effect and glare control, not just dropped where wiring was easy.
Zones & Control
Lighting organized into zones and scenes you can control, including automation and smart control where wanted.
Electrical Coordination
Wiring, transformers, and electrical permits coordinated with licensed electricians for a safe, compliant install.
Designed by us, wired by licensed electricians.
Lighting design is the plan. The electrical install is licensed work. Here is how the two come together.
Understand the Space
We look at how you use each area and how it should feel, day and night, to plan the lighting around it.
Design the Lighting
We plan the layers, fixtures, placement, and zones, and prepare the lighting plan and fixture schedule.
Coordinate Electrical
Licensed electricians handle the wiring and electrical permits, so the install is safe and compliant.
Build or Hand Off
We build it as your design-build team, or deliver the lighting design for your crews and electrician.
For finished spaces and whole projects.
Homeowners get a space that comes alive at night, designed and installed as part of the whole. Builders and designers get a complete lighting plan and fixture schedule to build from, with the electrical coordination handled. Lighting is often what separates a nice backyard from a stunning one, and it is worth designing.
Designed by a licensed builder, wired by licensed electricians.
Daydream prepares the lighting design and coordinates licensed electricians for the wiring and electrical permits the installation requires. View all credentials
Lighting design, answered.
What is the difference between lighting design and just buying fixtures?
Do you do the electrical work?
Can lighting be added to an existing space?
Can you design smart or automated lighting?
Design your space for after dark.
Tell us about your space and how you want it to feel at night. We will design the lighting to match.
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