Permanent Roofline & Christmas Lights in Winnetka, IL
Precision Christmas lighting and permanent roofline lighting for Winnetka, cut and fitted to homes by Maher, Griffin, Shaw and Adler, from Hubbard Woods down to Indian Hill.
Christmas lights from $799 · Permanent roofline from about $3,000
The Unique Charm of Winnetka
Winnetka is an architecture town, which is the beginning and end of how we work here. George Washington Maher, Walter Burley Griffin, Howard Van Doren Shaw and David Adler all left houses in this village, and the Saarinens' Crow Island School became a National Historic Landmark in 1990. Three Metra stations serve one village, Hubbard Woods at the north end, Winnetka downtown and Indian Hill at the south, which is why Winnetka reads as three neighborhoods rather than one. And the house at 671 Lincoln Avenue is arguably the most famous Christmas lit home in the country. Working here means matching lighting to a specific architectural intent rather than applying a package.
Our Services in Winnetka
From magical Christmas displays to permanent architectural lighting, we have professional solutions for every property and every season.
Residential Holiday Lighting
Prairie School horizontals, Tudor gable ends and Colonial Revival symmetry each want something different. We measure and cut per roof plane, keep bulb lines parallel to the architecture rather than fighting it, and attach without fasteners into historic trim. Design, install, mid season maintenance, takedown and storage all included.
Commercial Holiday Lighting
The Elm Street shops and the blocks around Green Bay Road and the Village Green live on evening browsing through December. Restrained warm lighting on the storefronts fits the village's aesthetic standards and still pulls people across the street.
Permanent roofline lighting in Winnetka
Permanent track is the one lighting product that does need fasteners, so on a Maher, Griffin or Adler house we will tell you plainly when seasonal clips are the better call. On the Colonial Revival and newer homes between Hubbard Woods and Indian Hill, the track tucks under the eave line and all but disappears by day. It stays up all year, runs warm white on ordinary nights and switches to color for holidays from your phone. Permanent systems start around $3,000 for a typical roofline. If you would rather keep it seasonal, color changing RGBW C9 lights start around $1,400 and cover Halloween through Christmas from one October install.
Architect designed homes get cut to fit lighting
A stock lighting package assumes a simple gable and a gutter. Many Winnetka homes have neither. Prairie School houses run long low eaves with deep overhangs where a bulb line has to sit under the fascia to be seen from the street. Tudors have half timbered gable faces that look wrong outlined and right when the eave alone is lit. On homes of genuine architectural significance we hang from shingle edges and gutter lips with removable clips only, never into original wood, stucco or masonry, and we photograph every attachment point so next season's install is identical.
What Winnetka installs cost
Seasonal lighting starts at $799 and up, depending on the complexity, height and access of the job. Winnetka rarely sits at the floor, because the houses that make the village interesting are also the ones with six roof planes, multiple dormers, a porte cochere and a coach house. Steep older pitches and slate or tile roofs also change access and therefore labor. We price from a measured walk around, and we will tell you honestly when a smaller, better executed scheme will look better than a full outline.
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5.0 average from 35 reviews on Google, Yelp and Facebook
- M MierGoogle★★★★★
Hanging Lights Club did an absolutely great job installing our new permanent lights. We had previously used them for our Christmas lights.After such a great experience, we decided to switch with permanent lighting. They are honest, professional and thorough with their work. It’s rare these days to find a company that you could trust and they exceeded our expectations. I highly recommend them!
- Olga I.Yelp★★★★★
We used Hanging Lights Club for both a gutters cleaning and a Christmas lights decoration. We were very happy with the company's work on both projects. The scheduling was super easy and everything was explained ahead of time. The lights look great. A few of our neighbors have complemented us on the holiday lights displayed on our house. We would highly recommend Hanging Lights Club to others.
- Yulian HrynchyshynGoogle★★★★★
They installed Christmas lights for my parents, and the team was very professional. I really appreciate their focus on keeping homeowners safe from any potential injuries.
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Tell us about your property and we will quote seasonal, color changing or permanent lighting, with an honest take on which one fits.