Discover the Pinnacle of Outdoor Lighting Design & Durability

Landscape lighting has evolved from a means of seeing in the dark and safeguarding family and friends to stunning illumination that creates a masterpiece with light. When you open your shades, you no longer see darkness reflected back. Instead, you see a canvas of brilliant illumination, creating an entirely different space and feel once the sun sets. 

One of the companies leading this outdoor experience is Coastal Source. Designed to endure while providing breathtaking beauty, their light fixtures blend seamlessly with your aesthetic, showcasing your architecture, water features, trees, and gardens in their best light. Here, we’ll explore their latest creation —a fixture that can be used in a hundred different ways for ultimate customization.

Helping Designers and Builders Optimize Home Lighting

Lighting design goes beyond the typical lighting layouts that define many homes. Basic layouts are strictly regulatory and meet code requirements, but they are far inferior to what the latest high-performance lighting fixtures and strategic placement can accomplish. Designers and builders are creating masterpieces with light, and Ratio AV is here to help make it a seamless process!

Here, we’ll explore some of the basic considerations that lighting designers focus on when creating a welcoming atmosphere that’s comfortable, convenient, and beautiful. 

Intuitive, Handcrafted, and Beautifully Designed

When we think of technology, we tend to see gadgets, metal fabrications, and computer chips, don't we? Even in smart home living—a lifestyle that revolves around an incredible, luxurious lifestyl—the technology is often designed around functionality over beauty. 

Or, at least, it used to be. 

Basalte, a Belgian-based home automation company founded in 2008, takes the minimalist, breathtakingly beautiful approach to smart home living.

Here, we'll explore how this company combined world-class design with smart home technology to create the world's finest automated homes.

Get More Natural Light for a Health and Wellness Boost

Natural light can impact how you and your home feel and function. Too much direct sunlight causes frustration, glare, and overheating, while too little can drain your energy and make spaces feel dim and uninviting. Fortunately, Lutron has a new way to solve the issue of too little or too much natural light with the Lutron Natural Light Optimization (NLO). With Lutron NLO, shades automatically adjust throughout the day to maximize comfort and efficiency in your home.

Continue reading to learn how Lutron NLO works and benefits homeowners like you.