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• Homes & rooflines: Swags over the garden steps. View larger photo.

  A historic estate in Redlands, California: warm white along the porch arches, wrapped shrubs, and bulb lights strung high over the approach.

• Homes & rooflines: A gable traced in bulbs. View larger photo.

  Evenly spaced warm-white bulbs up each side of the gable draw the roof's shape against the sky.

• Homes & rooflines: Steep gables, one clean line. View larger photo.

  A single run of bulbs along each gable reads clearly even when the walls are dark and planted.

• Homes & rooflines: The long single-story line. View larger photo.

  One crisp line along a low roofline and garage, with the trees and shrubs carrying the color.

• Homes & rooflines: A lit balcony rail. View larger photo.

  Where a home is built around a view, the railing can carry the light where the roof can't.

• Wreaths & entries: A symmetrical entry. View larger photo.

  Garland around the frame, a wreath on the door and warm white along the portico: formal and welcoming.

• Wreaths & entries: Garland, wreath and potted firs. View larger photo.

  Lit garland traced around a white door, with evergreens on the steps to frame the approach.

• Wreaths & entries: A eucalyptus wreath. View larger photo.

  Eucalyptus, pine and pinecones with a red ribbon, a softer, more coastal take on the classic wreath.

• Wreaths & entries: A full wreath on a green door. View larger photo.

  A generous evergreen wreath with a red bow, set off by a deep-colored door under an arch.

• Trees & gardens: A spiraled palm. View larger photo.

  Mini lights wound evenly up a palm trunk, a natural fit for Southern California gardens.

• Trees & gardens: Limbs wrapped in light. View larger photo.

  Following the trunk and main branches shows off the structure of a mature tree.

• Trees & gardens: A glowing hedge line. View larger photo.

  Netted or wrapped hedges give an even glow along a walk or property line.

• Commercial: A corner storefront. View larger photo.

  Lit garland over the awnings and wreaths on the wall lamps make an entrance easy to find after dark.

• Commercial: Lit street trees. View larger photo.

  Wrapped trees along a sidewalk carry a seasonal look from one storefront to the next.

• Commercial: A walkway of wrapped trunks. View larger photo.

  Trunk wraps repeated along a path give courtyards and patios rhythm at night.

• Details: Lights at the eave. View larger photo.

  A soft line of warm white above a window, with a decorated tree just beside it.

• Details: Warm bulbs in the pine. View larger photo.

  Larger warm bulbs read as a classic, nostalgic glow against evergreen.

• Details: Up the ladder. View larger photo.

  Every straight line starts with safe access and runs cut to length for the house.