Interior lighting covers every fixture inside the house. Recessed ceilings, pendant fixtures, under-cabinet work lights, accent pieces, wall sconces: each has a place and a purpose. The layout gets planned around how you actually live in each room. Fixture placement is a design decision before it’s a wiring decision. The right plan puts light where the activity is and keeps it out of your eyes when it’s not needed.

Exterior lighting transforms how a home presents after sunset. Pathway lights define the walk to the front door, porch fixtures greet arrivals, and landscape uplighting turns a dark yard into an extension of the living space. Transformer sizing, low-voltage runs, and fixture placement all matter more outside than inside. Weather-rated housings and direct-bury wiring are non-negotiable. A cohesive exterior design looks intentional; a patchwork of random lights looks like an afterthought.

Upgrading to LED changes the math on every fixture in the house. Energy draw drops, bulb life multiplies, and the fixture you never think about becomes a fixture you rarely have to replace. The scope is anything from swapping bulbs in existing cans to retrofitting entire rooms with LED-native fixtures. Color temperature becomes the real design decision. Warmer temperatures fit bedrooms and living areas; cooler temperatures fit task-heavy spaces like garages and workshops. The right temperature in each space is what separates an LED project that looks considered from one that looks like a hardware-store run.

Smart lighting connects fixtures to the phone in your pocket, the voice assistant on the counter, and the schedule running in the background. Arrival scenes turn the house on before you open the door. Away-mode cycling makes an empty house look occupied. Hub integration and control programming are where the real work lives. A smart system either feels like magic on day one or frustrates every user in the household, and the difference is setup, not hardware.

Security and floodlighting protect the driveway, the garage, the backyard, and the entry points. Motion-activated fixtures trip when someone approaches; dusk-to-dawn lights hold steady coverage through the night. Sensor calibration determines whether the lights trigger on actual movement or on every leaf in a breeze. Proper installation puts lights where approach paths exist, wires them to dedicated circuits, and leaves the house safer after dark without being a nuisance before it.