How to Outsource Holiday Decorations

Posted by Jim Stroud

November 26, 2007

Hmm… I wonder if someone could rent a family for the holidays as well. You know, just for caroling and photo-opps. Could be a great way to impress a date if you are single, but don’t want to commit just yet. Come to think of it, that sounds like a plot for a sitcom. Just a thought…

Anyways, here is the article…

The trees are strung, the faux reindeer are on the lawn, and the Christmas lights are carefully mounted around the windows at the Fador family’s house in Winchester.

But the best part of the family’s display is that homeowners Ellen and Bruce Fador didn’t have to spend hours fiddling with strings of lights or dragging out any ladders. In the latest trend of hiring help for the holidays, the Fadors used a professional holiday lighting service that designed, installed, maintained, removed, and stored their lighting display.

“As life gets more hectic and busy, we freed up a lot of time by having our lights installed,” says Ellen Fador. The display isn’t lighted yet - the family plans to turn it on Dec. 1. “No more hassling with burnt-out lights on a freezing cold day.”

Well-heeled consumers increasingly are outsourcing the holiday task of decorating the interior or exterior of their homes. It’s a job that concierge and errand services will do, as well as lawn and landscaping companies who keep busy during the off-season by installing holiday lighting.

The price of hiring a holiday decorating company can range from $500 to $10,000, but most lighting projects cost between $1,400 and $1,500, says Todd Lieb, Winchester-based owner of Christmas Décor by Green-Lawn, a nationwide franchise that specializes in commercial and residential custom lighting.

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