Our Top Winter Lighting Recommendations

As winter approaches and daylight hours dwindle, reassessing your lighting needs for safety, comfort, and productivity is essential. Whether you’re a facilities manager, electrical contractor, or business owner, our lighting supply and design team—and our partner brand Albrite Lighting—can help you find the right residential smart-lighting solutions, energy-efficient commercial options, or rugged industrial lighting systems.

Whether your building is residential, commercial, or industrial, our lighting supply and design solutions can provide the best lighting for your specific needs. Let’s take a closer look at how we can serve you!

We offer solutions to support all of your residential lighting needs as the season change. We have a unique relationship with Albrite Lighting that allows us to offer the best in residential and hospitality electrical products, services, and lighting. 

Set the Mood with Lighting

Let’s face it: winter’s longer hours of darkness can affect anyone’s mood. Fortunately, proper lighting can help beat the winter blues, as well as create a cozy ambience. Whether you’re reading a book or hosting a festive party on a winter’s evening, dimmable lighting allows you to adjust lighting levels and set the scene. WIth Lutron’s Caséta Kits, for instance, you can control your lights, shades, and temperature through a smartphone app, voice commands, or remote controls. 

To create a well-balanced and functional space, try light layering, which combines different types of lighting—ambient, task, and accent. Ambient lighting provides overall illumination. Task lighting—like GM Lighting’s LED Slim Puck Lights—focuses on specific areas for activities like reading or cooking, while accent lighting highlights features in your home such as artwork or architectural elements. GM Lighting also offers a wide range of LED, under-cabinet, and accent lighting to brighten up dark corners.

Enhance Winter Outdoor Lighting 

Don’t forget about exterior lighting! Timers and smart controls can improve safety while adding curb appeal during shorter days. You can also use motion sensors to lighten up pathways and entrances. 

’Tis also the season to start thinking about decorative lighting for the holidays. Smart plugs, like this one by Lutron, are perfect for controlling outdoor string and holiday lights. 

Here’s some more inspiration: our Penticton branch used outdoor strip lighting to win the GM Lighting 2024 Amazing Application Image Contest!

As days get darker, focus on introducing or enhancing bright yet neutral lighting at your business. Adding daylight-simulating lights can help customers and staff combat the winter blues and maintain a healthy work environment. 

Energy-efficient lighting fixtures also brighten workspaces while lowering energy costs and reducing maintenance later. For example, RAB Design Lighting specializes in affordable, and aesthetic LED fixtures that meet commercial lighting requirements. 

To prepare for winter in industrial spaces, you’ll want to prioritize high-intensity lighting and ensure all work areas are well lit to enhance safety. This is, of course, important year-round, but especially during darker days. Be sure to use industrial-grade fixtures that withstand harsh conditions and provide consistent illumination in safety-critical areas. Companies like Crouse-Hinds make industrial lighting for harsh environments that support power management.

Your industrial lighting should also address specific task areas that need focused lighting—such as assembly lines—to reduce shadows and improve visibility. Our Industrial LED Lighting Guide explains how lighting an industrial space involves different requirements than other spaces. And here are some more great ways to prepare your industrial facility’s lighting this fall!

Whether you're upgrading or enhancing residential lighting, outfitting a business, or brightening safety-sensitive industrial spaces, we have the right lighting products to prepare for winter. Reach out to our team with your lighting questions. We’re always here to make your space brighter!