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GHT Group Adds Home Lighting Design Services GHT Group Adds Home Lighting Design Services

Learn How Professional Lighting Design Can Elevate Your Atlanta Home

In our three decades of history at GHT Group, we have always been at the forefront of offering the best home technology solutions in the Atlanta area. For years we have installed Lutron lighting control systems to help homeowners manage home lighting, bringing convenience and efficiency as well as the ability to integrate lighting with other smart home control features.

Lighting can transform a home. When you walk into a space that is meticulously illuminated, you know it and feel it. From our work in lighting control and automation with architects, designers, and homeowners in the Atlanta area, we also see an opportunity to take another step forward into home lighting design.

We are excited to branch out into lighting design because of the nearly endless possibilities that new control and LED technologies offer in lighting. Read on to learn more about how you can transform your home with our lighting design services.

How to Add Drama with Landscape Lighting Design How to Add Drama with Landscape Lighting Design

Elevate Your Home’s Appeal When the Sun Goes Down

You know what they say: Everything looks better in the right light. We have been known to use a turn or two of this phrase when talking about lighting on these blog pages. Just like photography is all about capturing the image in the right light, lighting can do the same for your home's appearance.

While there's equal parts art and science to interior lighting design, landscape lighting has its tricks, too. Even an average house—not that we're suggesting yours is average—can look amazing with the right landscape lighting design techniques.

Keep reading for the tricks of the trade in landscape lighting design that can make your Johns Creek, GA home the toast of the neighborhood when the sun sets.

How to Approach Lighting Design Like a Professional How to Approach Lighting Design Like a Professional

Let’s Shed a Little Light on the Subject

In the fast-growing Birmingham suburb of Hoover, residents are conscious of the role that architecture and design can play in shaping the aesthetic of their homes. But one area is sometimes overlooked, especially when evaluating all the choices of colors, finishes, window treatments, and so many things that go into home décor. That area is lighting. 

But the importance of professional lighting design techniques cannot be overstated. Just as a painter uses a palette of colors to bring a canvas to life, a lighting designer employs shades of light to enhance and define spaces. Here are a few tips on approaching lighting design like a pro—and if you need assistance, we're here to help!

How to Design Landscape Lighting for Increased Security How to Design Landscape Lighting for Increased Security

Increase Safety in Your Outdoor Areas for You and Your Visitors

Intuitively we know that a well-lit place is safer than a dark one. However, we don’t want the outside of our homes to look like Fremont Street in Las Vegas. It might be safer overall, but no one really wants their house to be like a beacon in the dark. In some communities, dark sky ordinances will also limit how brightly you can light your outdoor areas.

Landscape lighting design may have several objectives. You want certain outdoor areas to be usable with attractive lighting. You may have entries, paths, and driveways that you want to be illuminated for safety. And you may want lighting that adds aesthetic appeal to the exterior of your home and property. 

These objectives don’t have to be at odds with each other. In this blog, we’ll focus on safety and some ways to think about it. Keep reading for ideas on using landscape and outdoor lighting for a safer property in Brookhaven, GA.

Illuminate Your Space with Lighting Design Services from GHT Group Illuminate Your Space with Lighting Design Services from GHT Group

We Shed Some Light on Projects Scopes from Small to Large

With all the bright Florida sun on Rosemary Beach, you might think interior lighting might not be as important as in a cloudier locale like, for example, the Pacific Northwest. Nevertheless, it is. 

The beautiful homes of the 30A area need lighting design that matches the coastal vibe or whatever ambiance is desired by their homeowners. So what level of lighting design services might you need? Keep reading to learn more about how lighting design can scale up or down depending on your needs, whether you want more functional and efficient lighting or want to completely reimagine illumination in your home.

Interior Lighting Design for Home Gyms: Elevating Exercise Interior Lighting Design for Home Gyms: Elevating Exercise

Power Through Your Workouts with These Lighting Tips

When the pandemic hit and gyms everywhere were suddenly closed, there was a renewed focus on exercise at home. Wait times for Peloton bikes stretched for weeks, dumbbell and weight sets were nowhere to be found, and it seemed like the entire world was doing yoga classes on Zoom, YouTube, or from exercise apps.

Now, gyms have reopened, Peloton is even offering discounts (gasp!), but the home gym is here to stay. Why? It’s easy, you don’t have to go anywhere, you can control your environment, and it’s much simpler to step away from a work-from-home day to get some exercise in. Not to mention that no one will care that you’re not wearing the latest Nike or Lululemon. 

But one thing that shouldn’t be overlooked in home gyms is lighting. Just like in the home office and your living areas, lighting affects every activity. Keep reading to learn about the most illuminating ideas interior lighting design companies recommend for Roswell, GA, home gyms. 

Looking for Creative Ways to Dress Up a Drab Home Exterior? Looking for Creative Ways to Dress Up a Drab Home Exterior?

Add These Unique Fixtures to Your Landscape Lighting Design

Demand for home remodeling has soared around the country over the last several months, unsurprisingly. As homeowners stay put amid the ongoing pandemic, they’re finding new ways to improve the comfort, entertainment, and style of their dwellings.

If you’re one of many homeowners in Dunwoody, GA that’s partaking in home renovation projects, don’t forget about your outdoor living spaces. A professional landscape lighting design complete with unique fixtures from Coastal Source can transform your yard from bland to grand!

As Metro Atlanta’s leading home lighting designer, we can dress up your exterior living spaces with decorative landscape light fixtures that not only extend your style to the outdoors but improve the safety of your spaces and add value to your property. Get inspired by exploring four out-of-the-box Coastal Source landscape lighting fixtures below.

Make Residential Interiors Shine with Superior Lighting Design Make Residential Interiors Shine with Superior Lighting Design

Everything Looks Better in the Right Light

GHT Group is committed to bringing the best in home technology solutions to the finest residences in metro Atlanta. One of the areas that we think adds the most value to your home and lifestyle is lighting. Mastering the balance of natural and artificial lighting in your spaces makes significant contributions to your home’s functionality, beauty, and even your well-being.

Great lighting design is what turns a house into a spectacular residence. Even a home with the best furnishings and design can be let down by subpar lighting. In the paragraphs below, we’ll give you some of our favorite ideas on residential lighting design to make your Johns Creek, GA house into the home you’ve always envisioned.

Reinvigorate Your Interior Lighting Design with Ketra Reinvigorate Your Interior Lighting Design with Ketra

Add Natural Color and Warmth for Healthier, More Pleasing Light

Thanks to LED technology, lighting has undergone a significant transformation in the past ten years. Incandescent lighting was fixed and inflexible, and the compact fluorescent technology that followed, while more energy efficient, was also limiting in various ways. LED technology has ushered in a new era in lighting with tremendous benefits. 

By now, you might know the basic benefits of LED technology. It's incredibly efficient, long-lasting, and can be molded into different lighting bulbs and fixtures not feasible with incandescent and fluorescent technology. But there's more. LED technology makes lighting dynamic, capable of varying the color of white light and displaying a rainbow of color. When you couple these capabilities with smart lighting control, you get a whole new way of illuminating your home. That’s what Lutron’s Ketra is all about. Available only from professional interior lighting design companies like GHT Group, Ketra dynamic lighting is a gamechanger in residential lighting. Keep reading below to learn more!

Residential Lighting Design 101: Understanding Ambient Lighting Residential Lighting Design 101: Understanding Ambient Lighting

Ambient Lighting is the Essential Starting Point

Lighting is all about form and function. It's an essential part of any home, as where would we be without light? But beyond the crucial function of illumination, there is the aesthetic component, just as important in making a house feel like a home.

We’ve discussed the three essential elements of residential lighting design in the past: ambient, task, and accent. This post will cover the basics of ambient lighting and what to think about for your Dunwoody, GA home. Ambient lighting is essential, but there are many options to consider. Please follow with us below.

Residential Lighting Design: Doing Bathrooms the Right Way Residential Lighting Design: Doing Bathrooms the Right Way

Elevate Your Bathrooms with the Right Lighting

There’s an old adage that says good lighting can make any room look good, and bad lighting can make even the most beautiful space look seriously deficient. OK, we’ll admit we just made that one up. 

However, adage or not, there is truth in our words. Our eyes see everything as reflections of light off objects. And any picture you see is also the capture of light into an image. Light is a critical factor in how you view just about everything. 

When it comes to residential lighting design, perhaps there is nothing more annoying than a poorly lit bathroom. Bathrooms serve multiple purposes. They are functional spaces, but they also increasingly serve as retreats for relaxation with luxurious tubs, showers and other amenities. How do you illuminate bathrooms in Brookhaven, GA, to serve these different needs? We're glad you asked. Keep reading for some of the latest lighting trends for today's bathrooms.

SEE ALSO: 3 Smart Lighting Design Trends for Home Offices

The 4 Deadly Sins of Lighting Design The 4 Deadly Sins of Lighting Design

Don’t Make These Mistakes in Your Destin Home

Light is one of those things that you likely don’t think about – until there’s something off about it. Do you struggle to read the menu in a dimly lit restaurant? How about not seeing the road well in a rental car with lighting that’s a far cry from the LEDs in your BMW? 

When it comes to home lighting, you’ll notice light or lack of it for other reasons. Maybe it’s glare or a kitchen that simply is not bright enough for effective food preparation. These are the sins that professional lighting designers strive to avoid. Keep reading below for four lighting mistakes to avoid in your Destin, FL home.

The 5 Top Trends Lighting Designers Are Embracing Now The 5 Top Trends Lighting Designers Are Embracing Now

Good Lighting Design Combines Function, Aesthetics, and Ease of Use

Lighting is a captivating fusion of art and science, seamlessly blending form and function to create the perfect atmosphere in a space. Embracing the latest technology in smart lighting can revolutionize the way you experience your Inlet Beach, FL,  home, transforming it into an intelligent, energy-efficient, and personalized haven. In this blog, we'll explore the latest trends and innovations in intelligent lighting being employed by top lighting designers in the industry. Dive in with us below! 

The Lighting Designer’s Guide to a More Radiant Kitchen The Lighting Designer’s Guide to a More Radiant Kitchen

Best Practices to Make Your Kitchen Shine

What’s the most important room in the home? For most people, it tends to be the kitchen. Indeed, when many people are buying a home, the kitchen is the space that can make or break the decision. Kitchens are the hub of the modern home, where the family gathers to prepare food, eat, do homework, discuss plans, entertain friends, and just about anything else. 

What can make or break a kitchen? It can be many things, from space and layout to cabinets and appliances. And one thing can affect the way you see all of those important aspects – lighting. The right lighting can make even an average kitchen punch way above its weight, while poor lighting can let down a great one. That’s why lighting designers place a special focus on kitchens because they are such multifunctional and important spaces. 

Want to learn more about the best practices for kitchen lighting in your Santa Rosa Beach, FL home? Please keep reading!

The Lighting Designer’s Guide to More Beautiful Bedrooms The Lighting Designer’s Guide to More Beautiful Bedrooms

How Light Can Bring It All Together

Bedrooms are places for sleep, relaxation, and serenity. In order to create that ambiance and atmosphere, homeowners spend considerable time and money on the right beds, linens, furniture, floor coverings, custom window treatments, and more. But one other element that should be equally considered in designing the perfect bedroom – the lighting

If the lighting is off, no matter how beautiful and elegant the other aspects are, your bedroom will suffer. Here are four ways professional lighting designers address bedroom lighting for homeowners in Sandy Springs, GA and the Atlanta area.