5 Holiday Lighting Styles That Look Stunning on NJ Colonial Homes

Colonial homes are the dominant architectural style across New Jersey's most sought-after neighborhoods — from Basking Ridge and Bernardsville to Ridgewood, Westfield, and Rumson. They're also some of the most beautiful homes to light up for the holidays. Here are the five styles that work best.

1. Classic Warm White Roofline

The timeless choice. Warm white C9 bulbs along every roofline, gutter, and dormer, with matching lights on the porch pediment. Clean, elegant, and unmistakably classic. This works on virtually every colonial regardless of exterior color or trim.

2. Full Property with Driveway Border

Take the roofline display and extend it down to the ground — C9 pathway lights lining both sides of the driveway create a dramatic arrival effect that's particularly stunning on longer colonial driveways. One of our most requested designs in Somerset and Bergen County.

3. Roofline + Tree Wrapping

Mature trees are one of the greatest assets a colonial property has. Wrapping the trunks and major branches of front yard trees with warm white lights creates a magical, three-dimensional effect that transforms the entire property — not just the house.

4. Wreath and Garland Accents

For colonials with prominent front doors, porticos, or columns, professionally hung and lit wreaths and garland are the detail that separates a good display from a great one. We hang and wire everything — they come down with everything else in January.

5. Grand Estate Full Display

For larger colonial properties — particularly the estates common in Far Hills, Saddle River, Colts Neck, and Rumson — a full-property display combining all of the above creates a display that stops traffic. If you have the property for it, this is the version that gets the neighborhood talking.

Get Your Custom Design

Every Home Light Up display is designed specifically for your home's architecture. Send us a photo of your colonial and we'll recommend the style that will make it shine — and give you a firm quote within 24 hours.