Christmas Light Installation in Staunton, Illinois

Small town, dark streets

Staunton is an old coal town in Macoupin County, north on I-55 — a tidy grid of modest housing, a small commercial centre, and country starting immediately at the edges. The streets go properly dark after sundown.

Dark streets flatter careful work. One warm colour temperature on a level roofline reads cleaner and further than mixed colour ever will, and with nothing competing there is no need to shout. A wrapped tree near the road finishes it.

What works here

• One warm-white run, evenly spaced — with nothing competing, restraint reads best
• The porch line picked out — most houses here have one worth showing
• A wrapped tree at the front — doubles the display without touching the house
• Wreaths and garland at the door — the finishing touch, not the whole plan
• Timers and mid-season checks — so it is lit every evening without you thinking about it

Staunton, Gillespie and Litchfield are one northern run for us, grouped into set weeks so the drive never lands on your bill.