Christmas Light Installation in Bellefontaine Neighbors

Brick, shade and level lines

Bellefontaine Neighbors is a post-war city of solid brick homes under trees that have had seventy years to fill in. The rooflines are level and modest, the lots are regular, and the canopy overhead changes what a display does — light gets caught and held rather than escaping straight up.

That canopy is an argument for warm white rather than cool: it reads warmer still under bare branches, and it flatters brick instead of draining it. We keep the roofline run even, trace the porch, and put a wrapped trunk in the front yard where the tree is worth it — which here, it usually is.

What works here

• One level run, corner to corner — ranch rooflines live or die on even spacing
• The entry lit — so the front door reads from the street on a wide lot
• Netting across the bed line — finishes the front without cluttering it
• A wrapped tree in the yard — the single best value on a post-war lot
• Timers set once — it runs itself from Thanksgiving to New Year

This is close-in work for us, so install scheduling is easy and repairs are quick. One number covers the lights, install, season-long service, takedown and storage.