Ortonville- Christmas Decor by Erdodi Maintenance of Ortonville is making decking the halls easier.
The company offers exterior and interior residential and commercial holiday decorations in their eighth season as a Michigan Christmas Decor franchise.
The newest offering from the business is the leasing of Christmas lights.
‘They (customers) can wash their hands of it,? says owner Steve Erdodi. ‘It gives people the chance to change the color and style of lights on a yearly basis.?
Erdodi notes that a few years ago icicle lights were all anyone could find and now, stores can’t get rid of them. White lights were also popular for awhile, but he is now seeing more multi-color lights.
‘We come back to where we came from,? Erdodi said. ‘We go to our old traditions. We’re seeing more people going back to larger bulbs, away from miniature.?
This year, Christmas Decor is offering a miniature light with a large bulb cover to imitate the large bulb look without the electricity draw or fire hazard.
Christmas Decor requires that all employees undergo electrical training through the franchise system. The business also does decorating that most people should not attempt on their own– such as decorating rooflines on some of the newer homes which are beautiful architecturally, but not safe.
Christmas Decor offers design, installation, a warranty, take down and storage of all Christmas decorations. The company also does service calls to make sure all lights are working.
In design, Erdodi says he and his employees look for two things- daytime decor that people can see and the amount of electricity needed for nighttime decor.
Christmas Decor by Erdodi decorates about 150 homes and businesses per season, which runs from mid-October through Dec. 22. A normal house takes about one day to do. Erdodi has exceeded a million lights on an apartment complex and his company has strung about 750,000 lights on one home.
Christmas Decor by Erdodi Maintenance of Ortonville has a showroom at 2985 Frembes in Waterford. The office is open from 8 a.m.- 8 p.m. Mon.- Sat. and Sundays from 8 a.m.-noon. Details: (248) 627-6814.