Residential Holiday Lighting in Chicago
Residential holiday lighting in the Chicago area typically ranges from $X,XXX to $X,XXX, depending on the size of your home and the design you want.
[KELLY verify pricing pls] We design and install custom holiday lighting for homes of every size and style across the North Shore and greater Chicagoland. Whether your home is a historic Tudor in Winnetka, a brick Colonial in Park Ridge, or a newer build in Vernon Hills, we create displays that complement your architecture and make the holidays feel extra special.
Every residential project includes custom design, commercial-grade LED lights, professional installation, season-long service, and complete removal. You enjoy the holidays. We handle the rest.
Professional Residential Holiday Lighting | Light Up Your Holidays
Our Professional Residential Holiday Lighting Installation service delivers a seamless and high-quality way to brighten your home for the holidays. We provide personalized design planning, expert installation using durable and energy-efficient lighting, and careful attention to safety and detail.
Our experienced team ensures every display is securely installed and visually stunning, with optional maintenance throughout the season and efficient removal once the holidays are over—giving you a beautiful, worry-free lighting experience from start to finish.
What's Included
Custom Residential Design
We look at your home, your landscape, your rooflines, and your preferences, then design a display that fits your home specifically. No cookie-cutter templates.
North Shore Expertise
We've been working on North Shore homes for over 20 years. We know the architectural styles, the mature trees, the large lots, and the expectations. We design displays that belong on these homes.
All Materials Included
Commercial-grade LEDs, garlands, wreaths, and all hardware are included. You don't buy or store anything.
Complete Service
Design, installation, season-long service, and full removal with warehouse storage. One call covers the entire season.
How It Works

Schedule your free design call and tell us about your home.

We’ll create a custom design plan.

Our crew installs everything on your preferred date.

We service your display all season and handle complete removal.
Creating Experiences That Last
The holidays should feel like the holidays the moment you pull into your driveway. That’s what residential holiday lighting is really about. Not just the lights themselves, but the feeling they create.
Coming home after a long day and seeing your house lit up. The kids running to the window when you flip the switch for the first time. Neighbors stopping by to say how beautiful it looks. We create the setting. You create the moments.
Our Residential Holiday Lighting Work
Areas We Serve
We install across the greater Chicago area, including
North Shore
- Winnetka
- Wilmette
- Kenilworth
- Glencoe
- Evanston
- Highland Park
- Lake Forest
NW Corridor
- Arlington Heights
- Park Ridge
- Northbrook
- Glenview
- Barrington
- South Barrington
Lake County
- Vernon Hills
- Libertyville
- Lincolnshire
- Grayslake
Western
- Hinsdale
- Oak Brook
- Elmhurst
- Western Springs
- Barrington
- South Barrington
- Oak Park
- River Forest
- Burr Ridge
- Naperville
FAQ Questions
We serve homes across the greater Chicago area including the North Shore communities of Winnetka, Wilmette, Kenilworth, Glencoe, Evanston, Highland Park, and Lake Forest, plus Arlington Heights, Park Ridge, Glenview, Vernon Hills, Libertyville, Hinsdale, Oak Brook, and many surrounding suburbs.
Most residential projects fall between $XX and $XX depending on the size of your home, the design complexity, and the materials involved. We provide a detailed quote after your free design call. [KELLY please verify]
Yes. We have over 20 years of experience designing holiday lighting for every type of home in the Chicago area: Tudor, Colonial, Craftsman, ranch, contemporary, and newer construction. We design each display specifically for the home’s architecture.
What Our Clients Say
EXCELLENT Based on 184 reviews Posted on Kerri-Simone AdedejiTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. We gave used Light up your Holidays for two previous Christmases and have had great experiences. The from the design team to to the installation crew to troubleshooting during the season, everyone was great! And, most importantly, the lights look beautiful. The perfect touch to usher in the season and make it feel like the holidays. Our family loves the way the house looks and we get lots of compliments from our neighbors.( It’s also nice not to have to store the lights and wreath in the off-season. ;-). ) We will definitely continue to work with Light Up Your Holidays for Christmases to come.Posted on Katie McIntyreTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Karla with Light Up Your Holidays was incredibly responsive, professional, and most of all creative with our somewhat unique request; a 3-story plain brick wall that needed some holiday cheer. Her team came up with a wonderful design and implemented their plan beautifully. We will be using them for years to come! Update 2025: We used Karla's team this year again and we are so happy with the results! We've gotten countless compliments from our neighbors and it was so easy to work with Light Up Your Holidays again. Thank you!Posted on Robyn-Ashley TaylorTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. We reached out to Light Up Your Holidays to decorate the exterior of our home for Christmas, and they did a beautiful job. After sending them a photo of our home, they worked with us to develop several design options and refined the final plan until it perfectly matched both our vision and our budget. They handled the full install and uninstall, and the lights are set on a timer, making the entire process incredibly easy and stress-free for busy homeowners. I’ll definitely be using them again.Posted on Shanequia & Jarvis SeymoreTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. We love having Light Up Your Holidays decorate our home for Christmas. It's the most talked about thing from our loved ones and our neighbors every year. We look forward to working with them again this year.Posted on Christina AlexTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Best decorating experience. Super responsive and love the decor!Posted on Marleyna CarrilloTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. We finished our initial consultation, and I’m already beyond impressed! From the very first phone call, the team was warm, attentive, and incredibly thoughtful. They truly listened to what was important to us and found creative ways to maximize our holiday décor while staying within budget,something we really appreciate. We’re especially excited to have everything set up early this year so we can enjoy it with our family for even longer. It’s such a special feeling knowing it’s all in motion, and we can’t wait to see the final result. Thank you for making this process feel easy, exciting, and personal!Posted on Patti SaltielTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I’ve used Light up your Holidays for my outdoor Christmas lighting for the past 3 yrs and each year the display gets better and better! I get so many compliments on my “Christmas house”.Posted on liliana minkowyczTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. We've used Light Up Your Holidays for the 2nd time this year for all of our Christmas holiday decorating. Not only were we super pleased with the outcome, attention to detail, and professionalism, but we are also excited to already have the opportunity to book them again for the 2025 holiday season! Light Up Your Holidays offers great early booking deals, allowing us to have no worries about holiday hassles! Highly recommend!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Posted on Ann CostelloTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I’m so pleased with the holiday design that Light Up Your Holidays executed on our home in Chicago for Christmas 2024! I was fortunate enough to have a voucher from a fundraiser to put towards our holiday lighting. Karla from LUYH reached out to me in June to begin the planning process. Even though it was early, I was so happy to have my decisions made well in advance. There are too many things to worry about around the holidays! My experience with Karla was wonderful. Karla is exceptional at her job. She presented and described options to me and was very patient while I made my decision. Once decided, a payment and installation schedule were presented to me. The entire process was so easy, from start to finish. Installation was very professional, as was the communication throughout the process, through removal of decorations/lighting. Text updates and reminders were helpful and appreciated. Installation was around Thanksgiving, but it was up to me when I wanted to flip the switch. I turned everything on when the install crew was present, and it looked outstanding! In fact, my next-door neighbor noticed and came outside to compliment me on our installation. The quality of the greenery and lights is really wonderful and clearly professional grade products are used. I may change my design for next year, and even though it’s only January, I’m already thinking of fresh design ideas for our home. I look forward to my conversations with Karla and her wonderful suggestions! Description of Work: Decorated the front of the home with lights and garlands.