Light TN is a landscape lighting designer based in Burns, serving Clarksville and Montgomery County.
CertifiedClarksville grew up on the water — a tobacco-port city on the Cumberland and Red Rivers — and its luxury market has caught up fast. Custom estates on expansive acreage in Rudolphtown and the Sango area, riverfront homes in West Creek, lake lots in Savannah Lakes: the upper end of Clarksville is large, private, and spread out. Light TN is a landscape lighting designer based in Burns, and we design outdoor lighting in Clarksville for the property and its setting, not a standard layout.
These are generous lots — large brick homes on expansive ground, riverfront parcels along the Red River, properties that run toward the water. The architecture blends traditional Southern with modern new construction, and downtown holds historic homes from the city’s tobacco-shipping era, like the 1859 Smith-Trahern Mansion above the Cumberland. Each one — the facade, the acreage, the river view — wants light designed to its own conditions.
Light TN runs each Clarksville 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. We bury wire trenchless so an established lawn or an acre of new sod stays whole — the work behind more than 500 Middle Tennessee projects since 2020.
Clarksville's estate lots run large — brick homes on acreage, riverfront parcels, lake frontage in Savannah Lakes. We moonlight and uplight specimen trees, graze beds and stone, and light the long approach across generous ground, all rendered before we dig.
From the large brick homes of Rudolphtown to downtown's historic tobacco-era facades and new contemporary builds, we light each Clarksville home from its own architecture — warm, shielded, glare-controlled — so it reads at night the way it was built to.
A complete lighting plan for a Clarksville property, independent of installation — photorealistic renderings, fixture specifications, and zone layouts for owners and the builders working this fast-growing market. The design fee is credited when Light TN installs.
Commercial-grade LED set into the soffit or fascia of a Clarksville 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, patios, and riverfront terraces of a Clarksville estate — designed so music carries the space without pushing past the property line to a neighbor, 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 Clarksville's larger estates. The lighting comes up warm at dusk on its own and holds to one consistent design across the property.
Installation to licensed contractor CE-D: 76580 standards, by the studio that designed the plan. Across an acre of Clarksville lawn 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 Clarksville offices, the downtown district, and riverfront properties — designed with the same restraint as our residential work, for a composed nighttime presence and safe, even coverage across walkways and parking lots.
Light TN runs low-voltage cable beneath a Clarksville lawn without trenching, using the L2 Line Layer — the only machine of its kind in the market. It reaches the far corners of an acre estate without scarring the grounds or the riverbank.
Clarksville’s upper end is large and spread out — brick estates in Rudolphtown, lots that run toward the rivers, lake frontage in Savannah Lakes. That scale rewards a single coordinated plan, with proper zoning and transformer placement, over a handful of fixtures near the door.
Clarksville is a river city — the Cumberland and Red run through it, and many estates fall toward the water. On a riverfront lot we light the descent and the shoreline trees, shielded and aimed off the surface, so the grounds read from the house while the river stays dark.
Downtown holds homes from the tobacco-shipping era, like the 1859 Smith-Trahern Mansion above the Cumberland, while the edges of the city fill with new construction. We light a historic facade with restraint and a new build from its architecture, each to its own conditions.
Lighting a Clarksville property starts with its scale. The luxury market here is built on acreage — large brick homes on expansive lots, estates that run toward the Cumberland or the Red River — and that space changes the engineering as much as the look. Long wire runs, zone separation, and transformer placement all decide where light belongs, so we plan the system to the whole lot rather than the area near the house.
On a riverfront or lake lot, the water sets the rules. A fixture aimed a few degrees too high lays a glare line across the surface, so we light the shoreline trees and the descent from above and behind, shielded and aimed down the bank, and keep the river dark. Where wire must cross an established lawn, we bury it with the L2 Line Layer — the only machine of its kind in the market — so the grounds stay whole.
Clarksville lives outside, on and around the water — pools, patios, riverfront terraces, and the gardens between them. We light those spaces to be used after dark and design the audio and smart control alongside them, so the back of a Clarksville estate works as one composed environment rather than a set of separate add-ons.
From the historic homes above the Cumberland to the new estates in Sango and Savannah Lakes, no two Clarksville properties 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.
Sango · Rudolphtown · Savannah Lakes · West Creek · Aspen Grove · New Providence · Cumberland Hills · Woodlawn Estates · Historic Downtown
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 travels to Clarksville and Montgomery County for the work. Daryl Bentfield walks the property for the on-site assessment, whether it is a Rudolphtown estate or a riverfront lot, so the design is drawn on the actual acreage and grade.
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 for a Clarksville property rather than separate add-ons.
A: Yes — keeping light off the water is the discipline of a riverfront design. Light TN aims and shields every fixture so the shoreline and the descent are lit while the Cumberland or Red River stays dark, and the only reflection is the sky.
A: Light TN designs to the whole lot on Clarksville’s expansive properties — specimen trees, the long approach, the architecture — with proper zoning and transformer placement, so an acre estate reads as one composition rather than a scatter of bright points.
A: No. Light TN buries low-voltage wire with the L2 Line Layer, a trenchless machine and the only one of its kind in the market, so cable reaches the far corners of a large Clarksville lot without trenching the turf.
A: Light TN lights the whole backyard — pools, patios, riverfront terraces, and gardens — 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.
