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304 Masters of Landscape Lighting THIS PAGE AND FACING PAGE: Stone Man Island defines the western quarters of a private island estate on Lake Huron, Michigan, using light to reinforce a stone perimeter built around a seasonal high-water reality. A cohesive, dappled ground rhythm and subtly luminous gradients guide movement without breaking calm continuity, while targeted grazing and shadowing elevate key elements like the archway. Some features are not shown publicly due to privacy requirements. Photography by Colton Tompkins and Tim Ryan EVERLIT DESIGN COMPANY TORONTO, ONTARIO EverLit Design Co. was built around a simple observation: Most outdoor environments are only "designed" for daytime. After sunset, architecture disappears, landscape composition flattens, and the emotional atmosphere that defines an exceptional property is lost. In the luxury market, that gap isn't minor — it's a missing layer of the overall design narrative. The industry's default approach rarely solves it. Lighting is commonly delegated late in the process, executed through vendor-driven packages or treated as a trade scope rather than a design discipline. The result is predictable: glare, visual noise, inconsistent outcomes, and systems that drift out of alignment as landscapes evolve, because nobody owns the long-term performance. EverLit treats outdoor lighting as emotional architecture, an intentional design layer that shapes how a space feels after dark. The firm was founded by Colton Tompkins, a multiple-time mentor at the International Landscape Lighting Institute (iLLi), who has pursued training under widely regarded leaders in the outdoor lighting design space. That foundation informs EverLit's core promise: Luxury outdoor environments deserve studio-level design paired with disciplined technical execution. EverLit partners early with architects, landscape architects, interior designers, and builders to translate design intent into refined nighttime experiences, then protects the outcome with a structured lifetime care approach that preserves performance season after season. The goal is to create a custom, elevated atmosphere that feels inevitable, like the property was always meant to look this way at night.

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