Light TN is a landscape lighting designer based in Burns, serving Franklin and Williamson County.
CertifiedOutdoor lighting in Franklin covers more than a few path lights. On these properties it is a full system — the trees and gardens, the facade and rooflines, the drive and the outdoor rooms — designed to work together after dark. Light TN is a landscape lighting designer based in Burns, and we design outdoor lighting in Franklin around the property itself, not a fixture catalog.
Franklin runs from the Victorian homes of its fifteen-block historic district to new estates in Westhaven, Laurelbrooke, and out toward Cool Springs — Classic Southern, farmhouse, European stone. Each asks for a different hand. We light an old brick facade with restraint and warmth, and a new estate from its architecture and its young landscape both, so the system fits the house it belongs to.
Light TN runs each Franklin 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 Williamson County’s heavy clay, we bury wire trenchless so an established lawn stays whole. It is the work behind more than 500 Middle Tennessee projects since 2020.
Franklin's mature canopy — sugar maples, red and Shumard oaks — is the heart of most designs here. We moonlight and uplight specimen trees, graze established beds and stone, and light the long approaches of Williamson County estates, all rendered before we dig.
From the brick of a historic-district home to the stone and gables of a new Westhaven estate, we light the facade from the architecture itself — warm, shielded, glare-controlled — so the house reads at night the way it was built to, never floodlit.
A complete lighting plan for a Franklin property, independent of installation — photorealistic renderings, fixture specifications, and zone layouts for owners, designers, and the custom-home 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 Franklin 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, covered porches, and outdoor kitchens Franklin homes are built around — designed so music carries the patio without pushing past the property line, 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 Franklin's larger estates. The lighting comes up warm at dusk on its own and holds to one consistent design.
Installation to licensed contractor CE-D: 76580 standards, by the studio that designed the plan. Across an established Franklin 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 Franklin's offices, retail, and hospitality properties — designed with the same restraint as our residential work, for a composed nighttime presence and safe, even coverage across walkways and parking.
Light TN runs low-voltage cable beneath an established Franklin lawn without trenching, using the L2 Line Layer — the only machine of its kind in the Nashville market. It is how we wire a property on Williamson County's heavy clay without scarring the grounds.
Franklin guards its history. The fifteen-block historic district and the older streets around it carry Victorian and Federal homes the Heritage Foundation has protected for decades, and lighting there has to stay warm, low, and shielded so period brick and clapboard read the way they were built to — never washed out.
Westhaven, Laurelbrooke, and the larger lots across Williamson County 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.
Franklin keeps building — Classic Southern estates, farmhouses, and European-stone customs rising in new communities. We light a new Franklin home from its architecture and its young landscape both, designing for how the trees will fill in over five years so the system still fits at maturity.
Lighting a Franklin property rarely follows one formula, because the city holds so many kinds of home. A historic home near Main Street wants subtle placement and warm light against brick and mature plantings. A new estate in Westhaven wants its architecture, its pool, and its young landscape lit as one system. The right plan starts with the house in front of us.
Larger lots change the engineering as much as the look. Long wire runs, zone separation, transformer placement, and the canopy of a mature tree all shape where light belongs. Where a trench would scar an established lawn, we bury cable with the L2 Line Layer — the only machine of its kind in the Nashville market — and leave the landscape intact.
Franklin properties are built to be lived in outside year-round, and the back of the house shows it — covered porches, outdoor kitchens, pools with stone and water features. We light those spaces to be used after dark and design the audio and smart control alongside them, so the whole rear of the property works as one composed environment.
Because Franklin runs from preserved historic districts to new luxury construction, no two 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.
Westhaven · Laurelbrooke · Fieldstone Farms · Berry Farms · Sullivan Farms · Cool Springs · McKay’s Mill · Bridgemore Village · Historic Downtown Franklin
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, about thirty minutes west, and Light TN designs and installs throughout Franklin and Williamson County. Daryl Bentfield comes to your property for the on-site assessment, so the plan is drawn on the land, whether it is in the historic district or out in Westhaven.
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 Franklin property rather than separate add-ons.
A: Yes. Light TN lights historic-district homes with the restraint preservation calls for — warm, low-output, shielded fixtures that complement Victorian and Federal brick rather than overpower it, with the hardware kept out of sight.
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 goes in without trenching and mature turf and beds stay intact.
A: Yes — a Light TN project starts with a photorealistic rendering of your Franklin property at night, which you approve before any fixture goes in the ground. Changes are made on screen, not in the yard.
A: Light TN lights the whole rear of a Franklin property — pools, covered porches, outdoor kitchens, and water features — 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.
