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Holiday Lighting Journal

Notes on planning, booking and living with a holiday lighting season in Dallas–Fort Worth, written by the people who design and install it.

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A steak house in the Fort Worth Stockyards at night with the front roofline and outdoor sign outlined in lights

Commercial

Holiday Lighting for Restaurants and Retail

Signage, entries, patios and rooflines decide whether a business reads as open and lit from the road in December. What to light, and in what order.

A holiday lighting crew working from ladders at a home, one at the roofline and one at the trunk of a large front-yard oak

Design & Planning

Trunk Wraps vs. Canopy Lighting for Trees

Two very different effects from the same tree. What each one does to a property at night, and why canopy is a much larger commitment than a wrapped trunk.

The Paradiso Valle entrance monument in McKinney at dusk, its tiled roofline outlined in warm white C9 bulbs above a large lit wreath, with the gated entrance pillars behind it

Design & Planning

Why We Light Rooflines With C9 Bulbs

What a C9 bulb is, why it draws a roofline that reads from the street, and where smaller mini lights do the better job on the same property.

A lit community entrance monument with warm white lights along the stone wall and multicolor mini lights on the entrance trees

HOA & Communities

What Makes a Community Entrance Look Premium

Monuments, signage, guard houses, hand-wrapped trunks, garland and pre-lit commercial wreaths — how the elements at an entrance add up to one composition.

An estate courtyard lit at night with garland along the upper balustrade, wrapped columns and uplit steps below

Residential

How to Light a Two-Story or Estate Home

A tall elevation reads from much further away, which changes what to light. How rooflines, gables, columns, arches, trees and the drive work together.

The Villages of Runyon Springs entrance in Dallas at night, the stone monument and sign outlined in warm white with multicolor mini lights on the evergreen trees and a multicolor wreath beside it

Design & Planning

Warm White or Multicolor Christmas Lights?

Warm white feels like candlelight; multicolor feels like childhood. How to choose the Christmas feeling you want, and how to use both on one property.

Paradiso Valle HOA entrance monument in McKinney outlined in warm white C9 bulbs with a lit pre-lit wreath

HOA & Communities

The HOA Holiday Lighting Calendar

Boards that approve in August or September get first pick of installation dates. Here is how the season actually runs, and when each decision has to land.

A Frosty's Holiday Lighting crew on ladders installing holiday lights along the roofline and gables of a brick home

Residential

What to Expect on Holiday Lighting Install Day

All we need is working exterior outlets. Nobody needs to be home for the install or the removal, and the timer is set to the hours you prefer.

A holiday lighting crew on ladders at a gray brick home in daylight, one fitting lights along the roofline and one wrapping the trunk of a large front-yard oak

Residential

Christmas Light Installation Near Me: What to Ask

The questions worth asking before you book Christmas light installation, from who designs it and whose lights go up to repairs, removal and insurance.

A lit entrance with warm white lights along the stone monument and multicolor mini lights on the trees beside it, two schemes side by side

Design & Planning

How to Choose Your Holiday Light Colors

Warm white, cool white, multicolor or candy cane — how the architecture of your home decides which scheme carries from the street.

An estate courtyard at night with garland and warm lights along the upper balustrade and wrapped columns under the arcade

Residential

Why Professional Holiday Lighting Costs What It Does

What you are paying for when a crew takes the roof, the ladders, the inventory and the whole season off your hands, and why that is priced as a service.

The Villages of Runyon Springs entrance monument in Dallas with warm white lights on the monument and multicolor mini lights on the entrance trees

HOA & Communities

The HOA Holiday Lighting Proposal Checklist

What a board should expect to see in a holiday lighting proposal before it votes, from scope and insurance to who answers the phone in December.

A large Tudor-style home in Dallas lit along every roofline in warm white, with a lit wreath, wrapped topiaries and a lighted front walkway

Residential

Holiday Lighting for a Large Home in Dallas-Fort Worth

Who lights large homes across Dallas-Fort Worth, and how the season runs — the design, whose lights go up, trees, colors, repairs and removal.

A Tudor-style home outlined in warm white C9 lights with a lit wreath, wrapped topiaries and a lighted front walkway

Residential

Leasing vs. Buying Christmas Lights

What changes when you lease the lights for the season instead of buying them, from storage and ladders to who replaces a dead strand in December.

A Frosty's Holiday Lighting crew installing holiday lights along the roofline of a home

Design & Planning

When to Book Holiday Lighting in Dallas-Fort Worth

Requests peak in the first half of November. Book before that and you choose your installation date instead of taking what is left.

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