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Lighting Control & Custom Window Treatments, Blinds, & Shades in Palo Alto

Elevate your everyday living with bespoke lighting and shading controls crafted to perfection in Palo Alto, Los Altos, Woodside, and beyond.

Lighting Control & Custom Window Treatments, Blinds, & Shades on the San Francisco Peninsula

Elevate your everyday living with bespoke lighting and shading controls crafted to perfection on the San Francisco Peninsula , Los Altos, Woodside, and beyond.

Premier
Lighting Solutions

Lutron's LED luminaires and lighting systems bring personalized smart illumination into your home. Incorporate Lutron's advanced controls, and your space will radiate in its finest ambiance with adjustable color downlights, uplights, linears, and more selections you’ll adore.

Illumination Mastery


Creating an exquisite home transcends selecting ideal color schemes and furnishings—it fundamentally involves strategic lighting. Proper lighting accentuates architectural details, emphasizes premium furniture, and enhances color vibrancy. Beyond aesthetics, it uplifts your mood and aids in daily activities. Engaging a professional to refine your lighting design and management is key to achieving an opulent living space and lifestyle.

The Benefits of Engaging a Lighting Designer

Opting for a dedicated lighting designer might appear unconventional for homeowners accustomed to entrusting lighting considerations to electrical engineers and interior decorators. However, relegating lighting to a secondary concern can diminish its impact in your home. A specialized lighting designer combines expertise in technical, scientific, and artistic disciplines to create customized lighting solutions in your Atherton, Woodside, Mountain View, or Los Altos home.

  • Experts on the latest cutting-edge lighting technology through ongoing training
  • Refined techniques transform invisible light into dynamic architectural design
  • Special training on physics, optics, electricity, codes and environmental impact
  • Equipment costs reduced through competitive bids and manufacturer partnerships
  • Initial cost analysis outlines lighting techniques that will reduce equipment and labor costs
  • Detail-minded staff craft innovative designs attuned to your home and lifestyle needs

Understanding Color Temperatures


Lighting Tones

1,700 K

Red lighting reminiscent of a match flame offers a calming effect in the evening.

2,700 - 3,300 K

Elevate warm interior colors and wood finishes with warm, soft white lighting.

4,100 - 4,150 K

Stay focused on tasks in workspaces or kitchens with cool, white lighting.

5,500 - 6,000 K

Enjoy vertical daylight hues in the afternoon to stimulate your mood and décor.

6,500 K

Deliver lighting in main living areas with hues reminiscent of overcast skies.

15,000 - 27,000 K

Reserve clear blue lighting for activities that require ample energy or focus.

1,850 K

Craft the perfect date night light with romantic candlelit or sunset hues.

3,000 K

Facilitate relaxation with neutral white lighting while reading in the family room.

5,000 K

Employ crisp-white daylight hues to highlight artwork and bolster security.

6,200 K

Blue-white light mimics natural sunlight and delivers bright, energizing illumination.

6,500 - 10,500 K

Turn to blue hues for hyper-focused task lighting in your primary workspaces.
Lighting Tones

1,700 K

Match flames & low-pressure sodium lamps

2,700 - 3,300 K

Incandescent lamps & soft-white flourescent lamps

4,100 - 4,150 K

Moonlight; cool-white lamps

5,500 - 6,000 K

Vertical daylight

6,500 K

Daylight; overcast fluorescent lamps

15,000 - 27,000 K

Daylight; overcast fluorescent lamps

1,850 K

Candle Flame, sunrise, sunset

3,000 K

Warm-white fluorescent lamos

5,000 K

Horizon daylight

6,200 K

Xenon short-arc lamp

6,500 - 10,500 K

LCD or CRT Screen

The Importance of Lighting Layers


A monochromatic lighting scheme can lead to eye strain, unwanted shadows, and a lack of dimension in rooms. Employing a mix of ambient, task, and accent lighting can achieve a harmonious and adaptable environment.
Ambient Light
Bathe your space in a gentle glow with ambient light from sources like natural daylight, overhead recessed lights, or hanging fixtures.
Task Lighting
Use specialized lighting such as pendant lights, desk lamps, or under-cabinet lighting for bright, focused light on work areas.
Accent Lighting
Use lighting that is three times as bright as your ambient light to draw attention to art, photographs, and architectural features.
  • Workday Ambiance

    Align with your daily routine using a “Daytime” lighting setting that turns on automatically at 9 am each day. Step into your home office to find bright, white-blue ambient lighting and desk lamps ready to enhance your productivity and alertness.

  • Sleep Prep

    Wind down with a “Bedtime” lighting setting, accessible via a bedside remote or tablet, that gradually dims the lights and shifts them to a soothing, warm orange tone to promote relaxation and sleep.

  • Social Gatherings

    Host with flair using a “Party” lighting setting that brightens the kitchen and living room with a lively white-blue color, energizing your guests all evening. Incorporate outdoor lighting to draw attention to your exterior entertaining areas.

  • Cinematic Experience

    Create the ultimate home cinema atmosphere with a “Movie Night” setting, activated by a remote or touchpad, that lowers recessed lights and sconces while illuminating floor tracks for safe navigation without interrupting your film enjoyment.

Architectural Lighting Elements


Achieving a dynamic layered lighting scheme requires diversifying beyond basic recessed ceiling lights. Our design team integrates a sophisticated mix of premium pendants, downlights, and track lighting to create a balanced, layered effect that enhances your home’s aesthetic and supports your daily activities. Discover the unique contribution of each fixture type to the overall ambiance of your space.
Living room with modern lamp

Lighting Enhancements

Express Your Individuality
Select from our expertly curated range of Lutron lamps, all Ketra-ready, marrying unparalleled light quality with distinctive style for your living environments. Opt for versatile track lighting in your renovation or new build projects, or choose adjustable beam spotlights to fine-tune the visual appeal.
Fixed or Directional LED Downlights

Downlights

Versatile LED Downlights
Offering fixed or adjustable beams, these downlights bring adaptability to your spaces, illuminating walls or accentuating cherished art pieces. Finish your renovation or new construction with a choice of square or circular openings to align with your aesthetic and design needs.
Linear lighting fixtures

Linear Lighting

Premier Lutron Fixtures
The G2 Linear excels in cove, grazing, and wall-washing with its vivid color palette, while the Lumaris Linear provides superior white-dimming at 0.1% and diffused lenses to soften light and minimize LED glare, ideal for compact areas.
Retrofit LED Lamps

Revolutionary LED Retrofit

Comprehensive LED Solutions
Seamlessly adjust your smart Lutron LED lighting individually or by room, featuring customizable beam angles for precision lighting control that enhances your living space.

Intuitive Home Management

A simple keypad, switch, or dimmer press changes your environment instantly, introducing you to a lifestyle of elegance and simplicity from the comfort of your home.

Smart Lighting Control


Seamless fixture control is crucial for unlocking the full potential of your lighting arrangement. Effortlessly command the array of lighting options in your residence to achieve stunning layers and a cohesive atmosphere with an advanced lighting control system. Embrace a centralized lighting strategy that offers personalized, easy control via your preferred devices, ensuring a sleek installation for a tidy, elegant space.

Control Interfaces

Sophisticated lighting systems offer customizable control through sleek touchpads or intuitive mobile applications. Navigate your lighting preferences effortlessly with user-friendly graphical menus that display the current status of lighting in each area, allowing for modifications with just a tap. Fine-tune brightness, hue, and color temperature for individual lights or groups, and conveniently save your preferred settings for quick access anytime.

Central Processor

At the core of your lighting control system lies the processor, a pivotal component ensuring seamless communication between control interfaces and lighting fixtures. A premium processor guarantees swift, flawless interaction without delays, ensuring that commands are executed instantly and accurately from any input source. Our lighting specialists select the ideal processor for your setup, considering its capacity and performance capabilities during the design phase.

Dimming Control Panels

The hallmark of a professional lighting system is its unified control via dimming panels. These panels consolidate all dimming and control functions and are discreetly housed in a utility space, eliminating unsightly wall clutter. They streamline the electrical infrastructure, enhance programming flexibility, and reduce the necessity for additional power units, all while managing lighting, fans, and motors.

Intelligent Dimmers and Switches

Enhance your space's aesthetics and reduce visual clutter with intelligent dimmers and switches designed for sophisticated command execution. These advanced keypads, replacing traditional switch arrays, refine your interior with a sleek, consolidated interface. They provide immediate scene activation, whole-house light management, and integrate dimming and switching capabilities within a single unit. Available in a range of designs to complement any interior, these flush-mount options come in various textures and colors, including matte, metallic, and glass finishes.
Lutron homeworks keypad
Lutron Homeworks keypad
Black Lutron homeworks keypad
Silver homeworks keypad

Lighting That Heals You:
Human Centric Lighting

Lighting as a Key Element of Your Home’s Environment

View human-centric lighting as an integral component of your home’s design, offering a robust system that supports your wellness and enhances the beauty of your space. Effortlessly customize your environment with enduring and adaptable lighting solutions at the touch of a button on a bespoke keypad, a swipe on a user-friendly app, or a simple voice command.
Modern bedroom

Natural Light

Mimic the sun’s natural rays throughout the day, minimizing the difference between outdoors and indoors.
White bathroom

High-Def Palette

From 1,400 to 10,000K, enjoy the most comprehensive range of bright white and vibrant colors with pinpoint precision.
Mom helping daughter with homework

Vibrancy

Bring your furnishings and artwork to life with Vibrancy that shifts white light to the perfect setting.
People in a dimly lit living room

Natural Dimming

As LED lights dim, your living spaces fill with a warm, golden glow to enhance your relaxation and wellness.
white dinning room

Color Lock

Color Lock preserves color throughout a light’s lifetime when other LED solutions’ colors degrade or mismatch when sourced from various manufacturers.

Personalized Blinds
& Window Treatments

Enhance your living spaces with motorized window treatments like roller shades, blinds, drapes, and honeycomb shades, which offer elegance and effective light control. Select from premium materials and styles that align with your aesthetic preferences and safeguard your interiors from UV damage.

The Advantages of Motorized Shading & Custom Window Coverings

Incorporating motorized shutters, drapery, blinds and shades into your residence significantly enhances your daily routines—from morning to night—while elevating climate control, lighting management, security, privacy, and overall home enjoyment. With a wide selection of exquisite fabrics and designs, you can tailor your window treatments to flawlessly match your home’s aesthetic. Automation introduces effortless home management, enabling timers and scenarios that autonomously alter your environment, eliminating manual adjustments.
  • Seamlessly integrate motorized shades with your smart home ecosystem for optimal light control, synchronizing shades and lighting for the ideal ambiance in every moment.
  • Facilitate home automation by delineating zones tailored to specific lighting conditions across your living areas.
  • Experience the convenience of precise, synchronized shade adjustments that occur silently and punctually, enhancing the ambiance and comfort of your home.
  • Simple and intuitive controls allow household members to easily enjoy the benefits of automated window treatments, introducing a new level of convenience to your living space.

Discover the Advantages of Motorized Window Shades


Conserve Energy

Automatically adjust your motorized shades to block out the intense summer sun or to preserve winter’s natural warmth, optimizing your home’s energy efficiency.

Boost Home Security
Utilize timers to automatically adjust your shades, simulating occupancy and enhancing the security of your home when you're away.
Complement Your Decor
Select from a vast collection of fabrics and styles, ensuring your motorized shades harmonize with both your home’s interior and exterior designs without compromise.
Ensure Privacy
Achieve instant privacy at the touch of a button, with the option to program your shades to adjust automatically during peak visibility hours.
Safeguard Your Interiors
Protect your valuable furnishings, art, and flooring from harmful UV rays by setting your shades to automatically close during the sunniest parts of the day, preventing fading and damage.
Lutron roller shades
Roller Shades
Rollery Solar shades in a kids room
Solar Shades
blue honeycomb shades on a window overlooking the ocean
Cellular Shades
woven wooden roman shades by Hunter Douglas
Woven Roman Shades
Lutron Blackout shades
Blackout Shades
Horizontal Sheer Blinds by Lutron
Horizontal Sheer Blinds
Roman Shades by Lutron
Roman Shades

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    Lighting & Custom Blinds on the San Francisco Peninsula

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