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MCKINNEY, TEXAS
Christmas Lighting for Businesses and HOAs in McKinney, TX
From the courthouse square to State Highway 121 office campuses and Stonebridge Ranch entrances, we plan, lease, install, service and remove holiday lighting across McKinney.
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Christmas Decor by Carruthers Decorative Lighting provides turnkey Christmas lighting in McKinney for HOAs and master-planned communities, commercial properties, car dealerships and municipal sites. Individual McKinney homes are not served. A season includes custom design, leased commercial-grade LED product, installation, in-season service calls, post-holiday removal and storage. Call 972-620-9560 to schedule a site walk.
Since 1978
Dallas family business
5+ years
Commercial and large residential lighting
Fully insured
Liability and workers’ comp
4.5★ Google
Rated by DFW clients
The McKinney program, piece by piece
Each property gets the same six parts, scaled to its size.
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Design for the setting
A brick building on the square needs a lighter hand than a glass office on SH 121. We plan the display around architecture and how people approach it.
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Insured on your site
Liability insurance and workers' compensation are in place on every job. Certificates of insurance can go to a management company, an ownership group or an HOA board.
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Lease, not purchase
Commercial-grade LED lighting is supplied for the season. Owners and associations avoid buying, repairing and warehousing their own holiday inventory year after year, and the budget stays predictable.
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Service when needed
If something goes dark during the season, one call to our office gets a crew scheduled. Maintenance is part of the season, never a surprise invoice.
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Installation done precisely
Trained crews fit every run to its roofline, column or monument, so corners finish cleanly and lines look straight from the sidewalk or the road.
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Takedown and storage
After the holidays the display is removed and stored at our facility. The next season can start from a design that already fits your property, saving planning time.
Historic Downtown McKinney
The square around the old Collin County Courthouse is packed with shops and restaurants in older brick buildings. Visitors walk it slowly, so craftsmanship shows.
We use warm white outlines on cornices, garland on windows and doors, wreaths on brick and a lit tree where a patio or corner has room. The city's Home for the Holidays festival over Thanksgiving weekend sets the deadline, so downtown owners should plan in early fall.
Cornice and roofline outlines
Garland around windows and doors
Wreaths on brick facades
Patio and corner Christmas trees
Lit before Thanksgiving weekend
See the work up close
How McKinney projects move
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Start the request
Call 972-620-9560 or submit the online form with the address, property type and number of buildings or entrances.
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Walk the property
We measure rooflines, monuments and trees, review power and note any timing needs, such as the downtown festival.
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Approve the plan
A written proposal sets out the full scope. Boards, managers and general managers can request changes before signing it.
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Install the display
Crews work around your hours so lots, service drives and community entrances stay open during every part of the install.
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Service, then remove
We handle service calls all season, then take the display down after the holidays and store it until next year.
Neighborhoods and corridors in McKinney
McKinney is the Collin County seat. Its west and south sides hold large master-planned communities and newer commercial projects, while the historic core stays walkable.
Stonebridge Ranch
One of the largest communities in the city, organized into many village sub-associations with clubs and parks. A village can contract for its own entrance, or the master association can light several entrances and amenity buildings together on one coordinated plan.
Tucker Hill and Trinity Falls
Tucker Hill's traditional architecture and Trinity Falls' newer amenities both reward a clean, planned design. Associations usually start with entry monuments and amenity rooflines, then add boulevard tree wraps in later seasons as budgets allow. Every addition matches the original design.
US 75 dealerships
New-car stores line Central Expressway through McKinney. Designs aim at the main lanes: showroom roofline, front line and customer entrance, with oversized ornaments or a tall tree as the anchor. Crews keep the sales lot and service drive usable during the install.
Craig Ranch
This master-planned area near SH 121 mixes neighborhoods, offices, shops and golf. Entrances, medians and shared amenities suit lighting that ties the community and commercial sides together, using one consistent color along its long, landscaped boulevards and around its shared amenity buildings.
SH 121 and Adriatica
Office, dining and mixed-use projects along State Highway 121 have plazas, garages and drive entrances. A display can define a central lawn, mark each entrance and give tenants and diners a good reason to linger after dark through December, after work or after dinner.
Sub-associations and master boards
McKinney's largest communities often have two layers of governance. A village board may want its own entrance lit, while the master association handles main gates and the amenity center.
We can work with either, or both. Each contract stays separate, but the designs can be coordinated so neighboring entrances do not clash. Proposals list every feature, and certificates of insurance can name the association and its management company for their files.
Separate contracts for village entrances
Master association gate and amenity plans
Coordinated colors across entrances
Separate scopes and proposals
Insurance certificates for each board
What changes a McKinney quote
These measurable factors set the scope and the price.
Footage outlined
Long office facades and dealership showrooms take more product than a downtown storefront. We measure every run during the site walk.
Décor elements
Commercial trees, wreaths, garland and oversized ornaments add impact. They are priced separately so owners can choose what fits.
Trees and canopies
Boulevard trees in large communities can number in the dozens. Wrap style and tree size affect both time and materials.
Timing requirements
Properties that must be lit before Thanksgiving weekend need early scheduling. Firm deadlines are easier to meet when booked in late summer.
Lift work
Taller buildings and high parapets need lift equipment and extra setup. Ground-level features take less time per foot.
What DFW clients say
4.5-star average on Google from clients across Dallas-Fort Worth.
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“This is the first year I have used this company, & I can say I am absolutely pleased! The designer and I agreed on the overall design, and the team executed it properly. Any issues that have arisen since install, they have been very prompt in their…”
Ellen Sterin
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“These guys were amazing. Highly recommend them for all your decorative lighting needs.”
Alex Shaw
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“First season with them and hands down best service I’ve had. Very impressed with their service and communication. David was very professional and made the entire experience easy and worry free. Will definitely be keeping my business with them!”
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McKinney lighting questions
Have a question we didn’t cover? Call 972-620-9560 or request a free quote online.
Do you install Christmas lights on homes in McKinney?
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No. McKinney is a commercial and HOA service area for us. We light association common areas, commercial properties, dealerships and municipal sites. Residential installation is offered only in Plano, Frisco, Allen and Richardson. McKinney residents can refer us to their HOA for entrance lighting.
Can a Stonebridge Ranch village hire you for its own entrance?
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Yes. A sub-association can request a proposal for its own entrance or monument, and the master association can contract separately for main gates and amenities. We coordinate the two designs so neighboring entrances look related rather than competing with each other.
When should downtown owners book?
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Early fall. Home for the Holidays takes place in Historic Downtown McKinney over Thanksgiving weekend, and owners want lighting up before it starts. Booking early secures an install date ahead of that weekend, when the square is at its busiest.
Do you light car dealerships on US 75?
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Yes. We design dealership displays to be read from Central Expressway, focusing on the showroom roofline, the front line of inventory and the entrance. Installs are scheduled in sections so sales, service and customer parking stay open throughout the day.
Can you light an office plaza on SH 121?
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Yes. Office and mixed-use properties often light the main entrance, monument signs, plaza trees and garage entries. Lobby trees and entry décor can be added as part of the same program, handled by the same crew and the same office.
Is a certificate of insurance available?
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Yes. We carry liability insurance and workers' compensation, and certificates of insurance are available for associations, managers and owners before any work begins on the property. We can send it directly to whoever manages your vendor records or insurance files.
What happens when the season ends?
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Our crews remove the display after the holidays and return the leased lighting to storage. Nothing is left on the property, and the fitted design is ready to go back up next season with any changes you approve. Nothing needs to be stored on site.
Do lights get repaired during December?
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Yes. In-season maintenance and service calls are included in the program. Call our office during business hours, Monday to Friday from 8am to 5pm, and we schedule a crew to find and fix the problem quickly, without a new contract.
Where is your office?
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Our office is at 11593 Goodnight Ln, Dallas, TX 75229, open Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm. We are a Christmas Decor franchise owned by Carruthers Landscape Management, a Dallas family business since 1978, and we serve commercial clients across Dallas-Fort Worth.