Roofline Lighting and Wreaths on a White Brick Estate
A white-brick estate with one continuous line of bulbs across the main roof, both wings and the front gable, plus green wreaths with red bows on the upper windows and entry.
The project
This large white-brick home has a broad main roof, a lower left wing, a projecting center bay, and a steep front gable on the right. The design called for one consistent line that could follow those changes in height and depth without competing with the black window frames and dark roof.
We installed evenly spaced bulbs along the visible eaves and gable edges, carrying the line across the main section and both wings. Green wreaths with red bows were centered on three upper windows and above the front entrance. From the circular drive in Scotch Plains, the roofline traces the full width of the house, while the wreaths break up the large brick façade and connect the upper and lower levels. The red-and-green accents keep the layout restrained and focused on the home’s existing geometry.
The challenge
The roof is complex for its size: a hipped main roof with a raised center section, a lower hipped wing on the left, and a steep gable on the right wing, each at its own height. The pale brick and large black-framed windows give the facade strong vertical lines, and the circular drive puts the whole front on view at once.
How we lit it
Bulbs follow every eave and climb the hips of the main roof, so its pyramid shape reads at night instead of flattening into a single horizontal line. The left wing and the right gable carry the same spacing, which ties the three sections together.
Four lit wreaths with red velvet bows add the color, placed at the top of three upper windows and above the front door. Keeping them in line with the windows holds the layout formal and repeats the rhythm of the facade.
The result
From the circular drive the outline takes in the full width of the house, and the lit hips give the roof real depth. The wreaths read as evenly spaced accents against the white brick, while the landscaping and the fountain stay in their natural state.
