Before & After: 5 DFW Homes Transformed by Permanent Holiday Lighting

Photos do the heavy lifting on a feature like this — but the why behind each transformation matters too. Here are five DFW homes shown before and after permanent holiday lighting, with what we changed and why.

1. Two-story brick in Plano. Before: a strong daytime facade that disappeared after sundown. After: every gable, dormer, and eave outlined in warm white, then programmable to red-and-green for Christmas. The roofline now reads as the home's strongest architectural feature 365 nights a year.

2. Single-story modern in Frisco. Before: a clean stucco home that looked flat at twilight. After: cool blue and white scene picks out the strong horizontal roofline and turns the home into a piece of architecture after dark.

3. Estate home in Westlake. Before: a beautiful stone facade swallowed by mature live oaks at night. After: warm-white permanent roofline plus landscape uplighting layered together — the home and the landscape become one composition.

4. Traditional brick in Southlake. Before: a tasteful, classic facade. After: the same classic look, simply lit. The owners run warm white year-round and Halloween orange for two weeks every fall.

5. Custom build in Prosper. Before: striking architecture, no exterior lighting. After: programmable RGBW roofline plus path lights and tree uplighting, all controlled from the Surplife app on a single tap.

If you want to see what your home will look like, send us a clear daytime photo and we'll mock up the after image during your free design consultation.