The Role of a Whole-Home Lighting Specifier

Lighting has a powerful effect on homes and the humans that inhabit them. It transforms moods, alters sleep patterns, and creates a space that feels cozy and warm or sleek and spacious. Few other elements in a home carry the same depth of functionality and design. 

And yet, how often do we take our lighting for granted? 

We may go to great detail to select the fixtures, but if we’re still flipping switches to control them, our Philadelphia, PA, home’s lighting will never reach its full potential.

And that’s where a whole home lighting specifier comes in. 

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A Whole Home Lighting Specifier Defined

As the name implies, a whole-home lighting specifier designs and installs a complete, functional lighting system. At Whitaker Technologies, we consider how you use each space, the moods you’d like to create, and the atmosphere that best suits your lifestyle. 

One of the most remarkable features of smart lighting systems is their ability to be controlled and adjusted to align with different activities and mindsets. Imagine having friends over for an indoor “tailgate” party and the Eagles’ game. Tap the “Game Day” button on a keypad in the media room, and the lights transition to Kelly green, midnight green, and silver.

The next night, pressing “Movie Night” lowers the shades and dims the lights, leaving a soft trail that illuminates the way to the kitchen and bathroom. 

As you can imagine, these systems are one-of-a-kind, unique to a home’s aesthetics and the vision of those who live there. 

Automated for Convenience

Our lighting and automation experts also explore how to create a system that offers the greatest ease and comfort for your specific lifestyle. Part of this process is determining the features that best suit your family. 

A few of the nearly limitless possibilities include: 

• Automatically turn on the entryway, landscape, and kitchen lights when you pull into the driveway at night. 
• Set the security lights to brighten based on astronomical time. 
• Create pathways of soft lighting that appear when someone is walking around at night, such as one that illuminates the stairs, the hallway, or the way to the kitchen.
• When you leave for the day, every light turns off.

Managed From Afar

How many times have you headed to work and wondered if you left the lights on? Not only can you manage your lights from a mobile app, but you can also see the status. From the touchscreen, you can adjust every light, enhancing safety while reducing costs. 

Cutting-Edge Design

Modern home design often leans toward a less-is-more approach. People want the best in home entertainment and experiences, but they don’t want it to take up space or create a cluttered appearance. Today’s lighting is no different. 

For this reason, lighting fixtures that blend into their surroundings are in growing demand. This may appear as LED tape light, low-profile linear lights, and recessed lighting with two-inch apertures. 

Working with Whitaker Technologies

Our lighting designs offer tremendous possibilities, from breathtaking illumination to effortless control and lights that align for every occasion. Here, we’ve only scratched the surface. To learn more about what a whole-home lighting specifier can do for your home or to schedule a complimentary consultation, contact Whitaker Technologies today.