Light TN is a landscape lighting designer based in Burns, serving Brentwood and Williamson County.
CertifiedStart with the land in Brentwood and the lighting follows. The lots roll and fall through wooded hills, and a system here has to work with that grade — the trees on the slope, the facade above them, the long drive climbing to the door, the pool terraced into the hillside. Light TN is a landscape lighting designer based in Burns, and we design outdoor lighting in Brentwood to the contour of the property, not a flat plan.
Brentwood sits in rolling, wooded hills, and its homes range as widely as its terrain — the classic Southern estates of Pasadena and McGavock Farms, the English and Italian influences in Witherspoon, the 30A-inspired courtyards of Callie Ann, the golf-course homes of Governors Club and Brentwood Country Club. Each architecture and each slope wants a different hand, and the lighting has to answer both at once.
Light TN runs each Brentwood project the same way. Daryl Bentfield walks the property, you approve a photorealistic rendering before we dig, installation meets licensed contractor CE-D: 76580 standards, and we return after dark to aim every fixture on the grade. On Williamson County’s heavy clay, we bury wire trenchless so an established lawn stays whole — the work behind more than 500 Middle Tennessee projects since 2020.
Brentwood's one-to-three-acre lots are mostly trees and slope. We light specimen hardwoods from within the canopy, graze beds and retaining walls on the grade, and lead the long gated drive to the house — all rendered before we dig.
Brentwood's homes run American, English, French, and Italian. We light each facade from its own architecture — warm, shielded, glare-controlled — so a classic Southern estate and a Callie Ann courtyard each read at night the way they were designed.
A complete lighting plan for a Brentwood estate, independent of installation — photorealistic renderings, fixture specifications, and zone layouts for owners, designers, and the custom builders working here. The design fee is credited when Light TN installs the system.
Commercial-grade LED set into the soffit or fascia of a Brentwood home for warm white year-round and full color when you want it. One installation replaces seasons of temporary lighting, designed to the rooflines of the house — not a strip of holiday lights.
Even, high-fidelity sound across the pools, fire pits, and outdoor kitchens Brentwood backyards are built around — designed so music carries the space without crossing onto a neighbor's acre, and wired to the same standard as the lighting.
App-based zone control, scene programming, and astronomical scheduling, with integration for Control4, Lutron, Crestron, and Savant on Brentwood's larger estates. The lighting comes up warm at dusk on its own, shifts to the scene you choose, and holds to one design across the lot.
Installation to licensed contractor CE-D: 76580 standards, by the studio that designed the plan. Across a Brentwood lot's acreage we bury wire with the L2 Line Layer — the only trenchless machine of its kind in the market — and aim every fixture after dark.
Facade, landscape, and approach lighting for Brentwood's office parks and Maryland Farms properties — designed with the same restraint as our residential work, for a composed nighttime presence and safe, even coverage across entries, walkways, and parking.
Light TN runs low-voltage cable beneath a Brentwood lawn without trenching, using the L2 Line Layer — the only machine of its kind in the Nashville market. It is how we reach the far corners of an acre lot on heavy clay without scarring the grounds.
Brentwood is built on rolling, wooded hills, and a slope changes every aim. A fixture set for the lawn can glare into a window above it, so we design to the grade — step lights where the ground falls, low grazing on retaining walls, aiming checked from uphill.
The one-to-three-acre lots in Annandale, Witherspoon, and Hampton Reserve come with mature trees, long drives, pools, and outdoor kitchens. These reward a single coordinated system — landscape, architectural, audio, and control designed together — over a scatter of fixtures added one at a time.
Brentwood’s homes range from classic Southern to Italian, French, and 30A-courtyard styles, and each takes light differently. We design the lighting from the architecture in front of us, so a Pasadena estate and a Callie Ann courtyard each read at night the way they were built to.
Lighting a Brentwood property starts with the land. Most lots run one to three acres of rolling, wooded ground, and the grade does as much to shape a design as the architecture does. We read the slope first — where a hillside changes a sightline, where a fixture set below a window could glare into it, where a long drive needs to lead the eye uphill to the house — and design the system to the contour rather than dropping fixtures on a flat assumption.
Acreage also changes the engineering. Long wire runs, zone separation, transformer placement, and the canopy of a mature hardwood all decide where light belongs and how it is delivered. Where a trench would scar an established Brentwood lawn, we bury cable with the L2 Line Layer — the only machine of its kind in the Nashville market — so the wire reaches the far corners of the lot and the turf stays whole.
Brentwood backyards are built for living outside — custom pools, fire pits, pergolas, and outdoor kitchens set into the hillside. We light those spaces to be used after dark and design the audio and smart control alongside them, so the pool deck, the kitchen, and the gardens around them work as one composed environment rather than a set of separate add-ons.
From the gated communities off Concord and Old Smyrna roads to the golf-course homes of Governors Club and Brentwood Country Club, no two Brentwood estates light the same way. That is the reason we design each one on site, and the reason each Light TN project is rendered and approved before we dig.
Annandale · Governors Club · Witherspoon · Hampton Reserve · McGavock Farms · Pasadena · Taramore · Windstone · Brentwood Country Club
Our clients' feedback reflects our focus on thoughtful design, professional installation, and outdoor systems that perform exactly as intended.
Light TN's talented team delivered exceptional outdoor lighting design, showcasing a remarkable blend of creativity, attention to detail, and professionalism that exceeded our expectations. Their vision and commitment to quality shone through in their implementation of stunning low voltage landscape lighting that truly enhanced the aesthetic of our outdoor space.
Cynthia Williams
I’ve had the chance to work closely with Daryl and the Light TN team through branding and creative projects through my company, Proof Branding, and I can confidently say they run a first class operation. Daryl is thoughtful, professional, and truly cares about the quality of his work and the experience his clients have. Light TN is clearly built on expertise, attention to detail, and pride in what they do. If you’re looking for a team you can trust and enjoy working with, I would highly recommend Daryl and Light TN.
Matt Cheuvront
Daryl with Light TN, was very professional and very helpful towards questions and concerns about the lights operations and programming ability, including installation. Once installed the light strips blended right in with our homes trim being unnoticeable during the daytime or when not in use. 5 Star experience, dealing with Daryl and Light TN.
john covington
We have been using Daryl and his services since 2020. We feel much safer with our beautiful lighting and it’s also makes it very easy taking dogs out at night. One of many benefits. Highly recommend Daryl and Light TN!
Irina “Ira” Hines
4 months agoI used Light TN service on two different properties. Excellent outcome both times. A very professional service at a fair price.
Bob Pelt
Darryl at LightTennessee is great! He’s always quick to respond very professional with his services and the work that he does do is top notch!
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Light TN is an outdoor lighting design and installation company based in Burns, Tennessee, serving Nashville and communities throughout Middle Tennessee. Founded in 2020 by Daryl Bentfield, Light TN specializes in landscape lighting, architectural lighting, permanent roofline lighting, smart outdoor lighting systems, and outdoor audio. Light TN has completed over 500 custom installations and maintains a 4.9-star Google rating across 100+ verified reviews. The company is a licensed Tennessee contractor, BBB accredited with an A+ rating, and a certified BlueHopper permanent lighting installer.
Daryl Bentfield is the owner and principal designer of Light TN, with over 25 years of professional design experience including a background in production and visual storytelling before specializing in outdoor lighting. Daryl personally designs every project and works on site with his crew during installation.
A: No — the studio is in Burns, and Light TN designs and installs throughout Brentwood and Williamson County. Daryl Bentfield comes to your property for the on-site assessment, gate and grade and all, so the plan is drawn on the actual acreage rather than from a template.
A: Light TN designs landscape, architectural, and roofline lighting, outdoor audio, smart control, full installation, commercial lighting, and trenchless wire burial — usually as one coordinated system across a Brentwood estate rather than separate add-ons.
A: Yes — Annandale, Governors Club, Witherspoon, Hampton Reserve, and the rest. Light TN coordinates gate access and any community design standards as part of the project, and designs a continuous plan across the full lot.
A: Grade is the first thing Light TN checks in Brentwood. We set fixtures below sightlines and aim each one from uphill, so a light placed downhill never glares into a window above it, with step lighting added where the ground falls away.
A: No. On Williamson County’s heavy clay, Light TN buries low-voltage wire with the L2 Line Layer, a trenchless machine and the only one in the Nashville market, so cable reaches the far corners of a Brentwood lot without trenching the turf between.
A: Light TN lights the whole backyard — pools, fire pits, pergolas, and outdoor kitchens — and designs the audio and smart control alongside it, so the spaces you use after dark work as one environment.
Light TN designs and installs custom outdoor lighting systems for homes and properties across Middle Tennessee. Every project starts with a consultation, a custom plan, and a commitment to doing the work cleanly — with results that hold up over time.
