Lighting & Controls - Tarrytown, NY

Every home in the Westchester area should have a comprehensive electric lighting and control system, ranging from smooth ambient lighting for relaxing to crisp, clear task lighting. The source of the light itself has evolved from incandescent bulbs with delicate filaments to compact fluorescent bulbs to the bright and versatile LEDs we use today.

The light switch has also changed, going from the basic on/off function to highly advanced electronic dimmers with multiple switching locations and timers. While it can feel a bit overwhelming trying to come up with functional and comprehensive lighting solutions for your Tarrytown home, you can relax knowing that Keating Electric has you covered.

The lighting needs in your Tarrytown home vary widely, from lighting a countertop workspace to creating a relaxing ambiance in your living room to increasing your security through well-placed exterior lights. The highly trained professionals at Keating Electric can work with you (and your designer) to install the best lighting and controls to make sure your house is lit just the way you want, with the switching options that best suit your needs.

Much of the time we spend at home is in the kitchen, so having the proper lighting plan for your Tarrytown home’s kitchen is crucial. The kitchen counter is where the real magic happens, and having full, bright coverage is a recipe for cooking success. Task lighting is a term used to describe this type of lighting plan, in which a well-lit work space is needed.

Kitchens have always been the gathering place for family and friends, and today it is no different. Your kitchen is the heart of your home, so by installing an intentional and thoughtful lighting plan you can take your kitchen from bright and cold to warm and inviting.

Exterior lighting can provide multiple benefits. From a strictly utilitarian viewpoint, it can help you make your way into your home at night without tripping over the kids’ toys, but there’s much more to it than just saving your ankles!

A tasteful exterior lighting plan can make your Tarrytown home a showpiece of the neighborhood by lighting the attractive accents of your house, and with landscape lighting you can also accentuate your gardens and walkways to really make your property shine.

The added bonus, which is certainly not to be overlooked, is the security benefit you get from exterior lighting; a well-lit area is less likely to be the target of a break-in. 

While the workspaces in your Tarrytown home need to be brightly lit for functionality, other areas of your house call for a more comfortable lighting plan. When you settle down in your living room to read the paper after a long day at work, you might want to have a gentle, warm light envelope you to aid in your relaxation. 

When you have friends over to watch the big game in your home theater, the screen should be the central focus, not the harsh overhead lighting that was there when you bought the house. Keating Electric can install fixtures that diffuse the light, along with a few well-placed accent lights, to make your home theater feel like you're at the movies.

The options for how we control our lights have changed drastically over the last few years. Where once we only had the choice of on or off, now we can set the level of light exactly where we want it at any given moment through the use of dimmers, and we can even have several switches controlling the same lights for those rooms with multiple doorways.

Tired of having to turn on a bedside lamp, then walk back to the doorway and turn off the overhead bedroom light? Have the experts at Keating Electric install a 3-way switching system, with one switch by the door and one by your bedside and give yourself the ability to turn off your lights from the comfort of your bed!

Have you had mold or mildew problems in your bathroom? Keating Electric can install an automatic fan timer switch that runs your exhaust fan as soon as you turn the lights on, and keeps it running for a set amount of time to make sure any excess moisture has been taken out of the room.

Exterior lighting is great as we mentioned before, but only if it’s turned on. You have enough things on your mind to remember; let the professionals at Keating Electric install a timer with the ability to turn on your exterior lights at dusk and turn them off at dawn, even when you are on vacation! In fact, you can have timer switches installed in other areas of the house as well, so selected interior lights are turned on and off as if you were home to deter would-be thieves.