Real State - Light Up Your Holidays

Real State

Rich Hein, Chicago 2007

HOLIDAY | when it comes to
decking halls (and more), the
pros can be worth the cost

HOLIDAY | when it comes to decking halls (and more), the pros can be worth the cost

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. Holiday Bright Lights, a manufacturer/distributor of high-end lighting and decorations, operates a national showroom in Chicago that has nearly 600 clients across the country who either buy sup- plies wholesale or work as affiliates designing, installing, removing and storing the holiday pretties. Six affiliates operate in the Chicago area, serving approximately 1,000 customers.
“While homeowners have been torn. hiring companies to string lights for a good decade, there’s been a huge pick-up in the Chicago area that includes landscapers, tree trimmers, day lights,” she said. within the past three years for more sophisticated and unique decorations,” said Scott Heese.

Today, Anderson, who services the northwest suburbs, has more business than he can keep up with. He charges a minimum of $500 and is on track to decorate 100 homes this season. “In Chicago, it’s not a great time of year to be going up on the roof. If you have the money, and you really want it done, it’s a no-brainer,” he said. Fitzsimmons, who services all of Chicago’s North Shore, begins design consultations in early fall, and her three crews (all experienced roofers and painters) start hanging lights along roof lines in October, followed by the trees and bushes in early November. “Our goal is to have every house decorated by Thanksgiving so they can enjoy the lights all season long,” she said. Prompts so many to hire professional decorators. Safety is also a big concern. “As a young guy, you might enjoy getting out there to hang lights, but the ril, worth it,” said Fitzsimmons, who heard a ton of horror’s by people falling and necks. “Homeowner oc ladders everyday-wena.

We take a lot of precautions from the protagonist, the client’s house crew, and we wind and ice.” With Lisa LoVallo’s family recently moved to Lincolnwood Towers, a neighborhood famous because of their holiday decorations. She hired Light Up Your Holiday concern with the size and height of her house, not to mention the weather. The 4,000-square- feet Kelly Fitzsimmons directs Raul Jimenez outside the home of Sylvia Sorgel. RICH HEIN-SUN-TIMES home takes a full day to decorate, things to do, especially around the and LoVallo pays an average of holidays.

While Fitzsimmons’ and Anderson’s clients can pay anywhere from $500 to $5,000 for decorations and labor, there are cheaper alternatives. For the past two seas- Herb Ruterschmidt has hired his window washer to decorate the trees, bushes and roof line of his Arlington Heights home for a mere $250. “It was a lot less expensive than I thought it’d be; plus, it looks better and they do it faster than I could,” he said. “Everyone wants their house to look nice, but people have other service, however, decorating decisions shouldn’t be based solely on the price. Before finding Fitzsimmons, Jessica Erickson paid a handyman $200 to hang icicle lights two years in a row on her Glenview home—one year they looked great, another they didn’t. “You think anyone can do it, but there’s a big difference,” she said.

Fitzsimmons admits that her is a premium service, but she said she offers more than just twinkling lights. “These are family memories. We’re creating a celebration of the season that goes beyond the day of Christmas. It puts smiles on people’s faces anbrings holiday”.
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