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Transform Your Home with Advanced Lighting Control in Ontario

Lighting Design

Designing a beautiful home is about more than choosing the right color palettes and furniture—lighting control plays a vital role as well. In Ontario homes, lighting control systems are essential for balancing aesthetics, comfort, and daily functionality across a wide range of architectural styles. Lighting should highlight architectural features, bring attention to high-end furnishings and make colors stand out.

In open-concept homes throughout Halton Region, layered lighting helps define spaces without walls, while glass-heavy lakeside homes in the Niagara region benefit from precise control that balances daylight and interior illumination. That same lighting also serves to enhance your everyday life, boosting your mood and helping you accomplish important tasks. Thoughtfully designed home lighting automation supports productivity during short winter days, relaxation in the evenings, and seamless transitions as daylight shifts throughout the seasons.

Our team designs and installs residential lighting control and automation systems for properties in Niagara, Burlington and surrounding Ontario cities that beautify living spaces and make life more comfortable and convenient. As highly trained integrators of Lutron and Crestron lighting ecosystems, we design both the visual layer of light and the technical infrastructure that powers reliable, intuitive control throughout the home.

Why hire a lighting designer?

Employing an independent lighting designer may seem like an odd choice for homeowners who have relied on electrical engineers and interior designers to take care of their lighting needs in the past. However, when lighting is treated as a secondary task, it often lacks cohesion, adaptability, and long-term performance. Professional lighting designers approach each project with a deep understanding of optics, lighting science, fixture performance, and automation strategy.

Our lighting designers master technical, scientific and stylistic fields to deliver bespoke lighting solutions for our clients in Ontario homes that experience dramatic seasonal lighting shifts, long winter evenings, and diverse interior layouts. With expertise in advanced Lutron and Crestron lighting control systems, our team ensures every fixture works together as part of a unified, intelligent system, not a collection of switches.

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  • Experts on the latest lighting technology through ongoing training, including advanced control platforms and tunable LED solutions
  • Refined techniques transform invisible light into dynamic architectural design across modern and traditional Ontario homes
  • Special training in physics, optics, electrical systems, building codes, and environmental impact
  • Equipment costs reduced through competitive bids and trusted manufacturer partnerships
  • Initial cost analysis that identifies lighting strategies to reduce equipment, wiring, and long-term maintenance costs
  • Detail-driven designers who craft lighting plans aligned with your home’s architecture, routines, and lifestyle

Color Temperatures at a Glance

Color temperature plays a critical role in how a space feels and functions throughout the day. In Ontario, where homes experience shifting daylight and long winter nights, tunable white lighting helps maintain comfort, focus, and visual balance. Advanced tunable LED solutions, such as Ketra Rania or Lumaris, enable light to transition smoothly from energizing cool tones during the day to warmer hues in the evening, supporting natural circadian rhythms without compromising design.

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

Essential Layers of Light

You risk strained eyesight, obtrusive shadows and rigid spaces with a one-tone lighting design. Layered lighting enhances comfort, clarity, and mood while reinforcing architectural details throughout the home. Leverage ambient, task and accent lighting for a visually balanced and flexible space. When paired with lighting control systems, these layers adapt automatically to daily routines, seasonal changes, and lifestyle needs across Ontario households.

Ambient Light
Illuminate the entire room with soft lighting from natural sunlight, recessed ceiling lights or pendants. In Burlington kitchens, balanced ambient lighting supports productive mornings, while Niagara living rooms benefit from consistent illumination that complements open layouts. Save your go-to settings and pull them up easily via your Crestron or Lutron system.
Task Lighting
Special pendant, desk or under-cabinet lights provide bright, focused illumination for specific activities. Task lighting is essential in home offices, reading nooks, craft rooms, and high-performance kitchens, especially during Ontario’s darker winter months.
Accent Lighting
Highlight artwork, photos and architectural details with lighting three times brighter than ambient fixtures. Accent lighting draws attention to shelving, stonework, artwork, and lake-facing windows while adding depth to interior spaces.
  • Daytime

    Keep to your workday schedule with a “Daytime” lighting scene that automatically activates at 9 am every day. During winter mornings, brighter cool-toned lighting helps promote focus and energy, while summer scenes adapt to longer daylight hours. As you head into your home office, bright white-blue ambient lights and desk lights greet you for optimal focus and concentration.

  • Bedtime

    As you head to bed at the end of the day, prepare for restorative sleep with a “Bedtime” lighting scene you can activate from a bedside remote or tablet. Warm-toned lighting is especially valuable during long Ontario evenings, signaling the body to unwind. Not only do lights dim gradually, but they switch to a warm, orange hue that induces relaxation. Automated presets reduce exposure to harsh light without disrupting nighttime routines.

  • Entertaining

    Entertain in style with a “Party” lighting scene that activates lights in the kitchen and living room to a white-blue hue that keeps guests energized throughout the night. In open-concept Ontario homes, lighting scenes help unify kitchen, dining, and living areas. Add landscape lighting to the scene to encourage guests to gravitate to your beautiful outdoor spaces. Integrated control allows seamless transitions between indoor and outdoor environments.

  • Movie Night

    Transform your theater into the perfect viewing environment with a “Movie Night” lighting scene on your handheld remote or touchpad that dims recessed lights and decorative sconces while turning on floor track lighting for safe movement during the movie. Automated scenes ensure consistent performance every time without manual dimming adjustments.

Architectural Fixtures

For a successful layered lighting design to work, you’ll want to incorporate a wide range of lighting fixtures throughout your space rather than relying solely on canned ceiling lighting. High-end architectural fixtures are selected for both visual harmony and lighting performance, ensuring long-term comfort and control compatibility.

Through a mixture of high-end pendants, downlights and track lights, our designers ensure even, layered lighting that adds depth and beauty to your home while facilitating all your everyday tasks. This approach aligns with Ontario renovation trends that blend modern lighting technology with both contemporary and traditional home styles. Explore how each model has a role in enhancing your overall space.

Linear Pendants

Design-Forward Lighting
Pendant lights available in a wide range of colors and finishes add a spark to your décor while supporting ambient or task lighting needs. Transform your interior design through elegant fixtures hanging from the ceiling or within a track light system.

Downlights

Illumination without Clutter
Downlights are primarily used for ambient lighting, though they’re also used for task or accent lighting in some applications. Recessed or flush mounted in the ceiling, they’re available in round or square trims to match your décor.

Retrofit Downlights

Remodel without Limitations
Replace outdated lighting fixtures seamlessly with retrofit downlights featuring low-profile designs that fit into most standard recessed housing. Select from our collection of high-end tunable LED fixtures available in round or square trims.

Track lighting

Bright, Versatile Spotlights
Track lighting offers a flexible solution for your home’s accent and task lighting needs. Install adjustable spotlights on a track or rail system to showcase artwork or illuminate cabinets. Expand your stylistic choices with straight, round or curved track models.

Lighting Control

Effortless control is vital for unleashing the true potential of your lighting design. Design Electronics specializes in lighting control systems in Ontario, delivering centralized processors, intuitive interfaces, and synchronized automation that elevate residential lighting performance.

Easily manage the diverse fixtures in your home to develop beautiful layering while maintaining a uniform feel throughout with a lighting control system. Integrated lighting control allows scenes to adapt to time of day, season, and occupancy while coordinating with shading and climate systems.

Take advantage of a centralized approach to your lighting that not only yields intuitive, tailor-made control from your devices of choice but also results in a streamlined installation for a beautiful, clutter-free space. Our expertise spans advanced platforms, including Lutron HomeWorks and Crestron systems, which are tailored to each home’s specific scale and complexity.

Interfaces

High-end lighting control systems feature personalized interfaces available on dedicated touchpads or mobile apps. Our clients across Ontario use these interfaces to easily manage lighting in multi-level residences, condos, and seasonal properties.

Approach lighting your way with easy-to-use graphic menus that show the status of lights in each room and let you make changes with a simple button tap. Seasonal lighting adjustments are effortless, whether compensating for winter darkness or bright summer evenings.

Processor

The processor is the heart of your lighting control system, facilitating communication between your control devices and fixtures. High-performance processors ensure fast, reliable responses across large floor plans and complex lighting loads common in custom Ontario homes. Having a high-end processor ensures clear, uninterrupted communication without any lag.

Efficient communication means as soon as you input a command, no matter the source, you get an immediate and accurate response. Our designers select processors that support scalability, long-term reliability, and whole-home integration.

Dimming Panels

What makes a professional lighting control system stand out is its centralized control using dimmer panels. All dimming and control capabilities are routed through these remote panels that are installed out of sight in an equipment room or utility closet. Centralized dimming reduces wall clutter, supports complex lighting scenes, and simplifies future expansion.

Dimmer panels reduce wall clutter in individual rooms, cut down on the wiring infrastructure, allow for more complex programming capabilities and minimize the need for power boosters while also controlling fans and motors. This approach is especially valuable in large custom homes and full-scale renovations throughout Oakville, Burlington, and Niagara.

Smart Dimmers/Switches

Reduce your wall acne even further with smart dimmers and switches that incorporate complex commands and scenes. These luxury keypads replace banks of switches and dimmers to streamline your décor.

Improve convenience with keypads that offer instant access to scenes, let you manage lights throughout the house and offer combined dimmer and switch control in one housing. Available in matte, metal, and glass finishes, these controls complement modern Ontario interiors while maintaining a clean, intentional aesthetic. Explore models fit for any décor with flush-mounted solutions featuring matte, metal or glass finishes in plentiful colors.

Lighting Designed for the Way You Live

Outfit your home with professional lighting design and control for illumination that ushers a new level of luxury into your everyday. From design to installation, our lighting experts deliver white-glove service and unprecedented quality. Design Electronics proudly serves homeowners across Ontario with expertly engineered lighting systems built to perform beautifully year-round.
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