Contractor Resources

Recessed Lighting Spacing: A Room-by-Room Guide

Planning Your Recessed Lighting Layout

Recessed lighting planning requires more than picking fixtures and hoping for the best. The difference between properly spaced LED recessed lighting and a poorly planned recessed lighting design shows up immediately: dark corners, spotlight effects on walls, or excessive glare from too-bright fixtures placed too close together. Whether you’re planning a kitchen recessed lighting layout or determining bathroom recessed lighting placement, the calculations matter for accurate recessed lighting spacing.

Lighting Applications

Optimizing Outdoor Lighting for Commercial and Industrial Facilities: Best Practices

Outdoor lighting for commercial and industrial facilities does more than simply illuminate the night. It shapes how we interact with spaces after dark—whether we’re walking through a city park, navigating a parking lot, or dining on a cozy patio. When thoughtfully designed and implemented, effective outdoor lighting enhances safety, improves security, supports functionality, and creates ambiance. Here’s a closer look at why it’s so important.

General

Outdoor Motion Sensor Lighting: The Key to Summer Backyard Security

As the days get longer and the nights warmer, our backyards become the ultimate summer hangout spots. Whether you’re hosting a barbecue, enjoying late-night conversations under the stars, or just soaking in the peace of a quiet evening, your outdoor space becomes an extension of your home. But with more activity comes a greater need for security — and that’s where outdoor motion sensor lighting steps in.

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Spring Prep – The Best Lighting for Outdoor Projects & Quotes

Spring is the perfect time to embark on outdoor lighting projects. As the weather warms up and the days get longer, people are eager to spend more time outside—whether it’s in their garden, on the patio, or in their backyard. Spring provides the ideal conditions for planning and installing outdoor lighting, making it a key season for contractors and landscapers alike. One of the biggest advantages of starting outdoor lighting projects in spring is the mild weather. Installing lighting, especially if you’re digging or wiring, is far more comfortable and practical when temperatures are moderate. Additionally, spring showers can actually help with landscaping elements by keeping the ground soft and easier to work with.

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Pathway vs. Spot vs. Flood Lights: Outdoor Lighting for Spring Projects To Shine All Summer

Outdoor lighting does more than just illuminate your space—it transforms it. Whether you’re guiding guests along garden paths, spotlighting architectural details, or securing your backyard, the right lighting makes all the difference.

As the weather warms up and days grow longer, spring is the perfect time to start lighting projects that will carry you into a brighter, safer summer. In this guide, we break down three essential outdoor lighting types—pathway lights, spotlights, and floodlights—to help you confidently choose the best solution for your upcoming projects.

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Common Outdoor Lighting Mistakes to Avoid

Outdoor lighting can transform your home’s exterior, enhancing its beauty and safety while extending your enjoyment of outdoor spaces. However, poorly planned lighting can lead to frustrating mistakes that diminish these benefits. Before you purchase lights, think about their intended purpose. Are you aiming to create ambiance, provide safety, or highlight specific architectural features? Each goal requires a different approach Here are 5 common outdoor lighting mistakes to avoid, ensuring your home shines bright for all the right reasons. And when you’re ready to shop for outdoor lighting, head to PROLIGHTING!

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Flag Lighting: 5 Rules for Properly Illuminating Any Flag

Flying a flag is a straightforward way to show pride, but flag lighting is what lets you leave it up after dark. Done well it keeps the flag visible and recognizable all night. Done badly it leaves half the fabric in shadow, and that reads worse than not lighting it at all.

Lighting Applications

As Hurricane Season Arrives, LED Solar Lighting is Critical for Emergency Preparedness

Hurricane season is here! As many begin preparing, reliable emergency lighting and power solutions become critical. Solar-powered LED devices, such as solar pathway lights, solar roadway/area lights, and solar flood lights, offer invaluable benefits by ensuring continuous operation and safety in emergency situations. Solar devices harness the sun’s energy, making them a sustainable option that does not rely on fuel, which can be difficult to secure during disasters.

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7 Outdoor Lighting Ideas That Work Year-Round

Good outdoor lighting ideas do two jobs at once. They make a yard usable after dark and they make it look like somebody planned it. The gap between a well lit garden and a few floodlights pointed at a lawn is mostly decisions, not budget.

Brands

Get Ready to Welcome Spring with the Perfect Outdoor Ceiling Fan

With spring right around the corner, now is the perfect time to enhance your space and prepare for summer heat with a fresh outdoor ceiling fan from our partners at Progress Lighting. A ceiling fan or two can instantly transform your patio, covered porch, veranda, or lanai into a breezy, relaxing retreat.