Skip to content 
I started my business out of the trunk of my car over two decades ago
Holiday Design & Decorating
Woman • Owned • Local• Small Business
Kelly Fitzsimmons
Owner
I’m proud to be one of the few woman-owned holiday lighting companies in the nation.
I started this business over 21 years ago out of the trunk of my car, and my passion for creating magical lighting experiences has only grown. With a background in photography and a lifelong love of creativity, lighting design has become my dynamic and innovative outlet. I travel to decorating shows to bring my clients the very best in holiday decor
I’ve seen firsthand the joy that thoughtful lighting displays bring to families and communities
I’d love to help you start or enhance your holiday lighting tradition. Schedule a design call with us to get all your questions answered, or request a video catalog to explore our latest decor collection.
Our Mission
I’m on a mission to encourage everyone to decorate with holiday lights—whether you’re a DIY enthusiast or prefer to hire a professional. Lights have a unique way of making people smile. At Light Up Your Holidays, we’re dedicated to helping you celebrate an unforgettable holiday season, creating family memories and traditions that last a lifetime.
Every year, we’re honored to donate our services to 15 group homes, sharing the joy of a beautiful lighting tradition.
A woman-owned business with over two decades of experience helping hundreds of clients create holiday memories.
Our Design Team
Is made up of trained artists, photographers, architects and decorators. We are passionate about creating beautiful, classic holiday homes for our clients. We live and breathe the principles of elegance and balance to enhance the architecture of your home.
Our crew
Our full-time professional Christmas lights installers are highly trained and skilled on 40ft+ ladders. We are insured and assume all risk. Light Up Your Holidays keeps your Chicago-area home, and our crew, safe. Our service technicians visit each home starting in December to maintain your lighting display. We take decorating your home seriously.
Our Guarantee
We guarantee that you will be delighted with the magical holiday display starting with your design collaboration, installation and on to removal. Our service technicians will remedy any issues with 24-48 hours. Request your FREE DESIGN NOW to enjoy your decorated home by Thanksgiving.
Our elegant decor
Our clients are proud of their professionally decorated homes because of the elegant decor we provide. Plus, the warm white color of our LED lights creates a magical look.
Our robust garland and wreaths are lifelike and gorgeous. You’ll be proud to show off your home day and night.
Warm LED lights resemble traditional, nostalgic incandescent lights. Our Christmas lights installers bring the magic to Chicago-area homes!
Precision
Our service includes design, installation and removal of outdoor holiday lighting.
Simplify your life and get the quality you expect in all areas of your life.
Beauty
You choose what you like – we eliminate storage and replacement hassles by providing and removing all décor.
Balance
We do all the work, so you enjoy the holidays worry free!
Spreading even more cheer with our pro bono,
group home decorating efforts.
Our giving philosophy
We are dedicated to spreading holiday cheer and honoring the spirit of the season by giving back to the Chicago-area communities we serve.
Light Up Your Holidays decorates many special-needs group homes. The reactions of residents, staff and caretakers as they marvel at the magic of the light displays is priceless.
Press & News
Daily Herald
Big Picture Local Focus 2008
By Jean Murphy | Day Herald Correspondent
Wishing you a hassle-free holiday season
While driving through the suburbs, enjoying people’s outdoor lighting is one of the pleasures of the holiday season. These drives are a cheap way to entertain everyone from the youngest child to grandma, especially now that gas prices have dipped… But behind that annual ritual are countless hours during which homeowners teeter on ladders, untangle long strands of wire and replace tiny bulbs that have caused entire strings to go out-tasks often done out in the cold…
HOME AND DESIGN
By J.T. Morand,Chicago 2007
Let someone else do the hanging and the climbing
Clark Gristuold could have saved himself a lot of pain and suffering if he picked up the phone before attempting to put Christmas lights all over his house.
Griswold, the accident prone dad played by Chevy Chase in the 1989 comedy “Christmas vacation” loses his footing on a ladder after stapling his shirt sleeve to the roofline of his home while putting up Christmas lights…
Real State
Rich Hein, Chicago 2007
HOLIDAY | when it comes to decking halls (and more), the pros can be worth the cost
‘Oh my gosh, there’s actually a company that will do this for you!”
Sorgel isn’t alone. Angie’s List has seen a 241 percent increase in the number of requests for holiday decorators in the past five years…
Angie’s List
by Debra Hale-Shelton, Chicago, 2003
Company Brings Cheer By Lighting Up The Holidays
If you want to brighten the season with holiday lights but don’t want to reenact Chevy Chase’s lighting nightmare in National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, don’t worry. Now you can hire someone to perform the task for you.
Kelly Fitzsimmons, owner of Chicago-based Light Up Your Holidays, and her crew of roofers, landscapers and painters do all of the planning…
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
By Leslie Mann, Chicago, 2004
Lighting pro adds a glow to the holidays
Couples hire her to avoid blowing fuse
Athleen Whitman wanted to decorate her new Glenview house with exterior lights for the holidays. But she didn’t like the idea of her husband, Charles, on a 32-foot ladder.
Nor did she want him to sacrifice valuable weekend time with their children. “It wasn’t worth his time or safety,” she says. a subheading…
CRAIN’S
Chicago Business, Chicago 2007
Family Inspiration
On the Homefront, the inspiration to do it up big at the holidays comes from all fronts, including family members. Deidra Byrd’s children, ages 9 and 11, prompted her to make this holiday season lighter and a little brighter than last year, when she decorated her Glenview home with demure white Italian lights…