AI Christmas LightsA warmer welcome starts with a plan
Christmas Lights on Your House: Free Preview + AI Render
Compare a simple roofline with a fuller garden scheme before buying lights. Start with a straight-on daytime photo showing the whole house front. The free designer is live; AI rendering opens November 12, 2026.
Try the free designer
Your photo stays on your device and is never uploaded. No account needed.
Drop a photo here, or choose the sample. Click or tap points along a roof, window or tree. Double-click, press Enter, or choose Finish line. Net lights need at least three points and close automatically. In wreath mode, click to place a wreath. Keyboard: arrow keys move the canvas cursor; Space adds a point or wreath; Escape cancels a line.
Choose a photo or try the sample to begin.
Undo: Ctrl/Cmd+Z. Redo: Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+Z. Select a finished line above to change its settings.
Shopping list (estimate)
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Clip quantities include the extra percentage above. Check clip fit and actual mounting spacing; measure each outlet run before buying.
Make it photoreal with AI → AI render opens Nov 12, 2026. The AI workflow will ask for upload consent; this designer keeps your photo local.
Two ways to preview your house
Start with the question you need to answer. If you want to decide exactly which eaves and windows to outline, use the free manual designer when available. You can draw lights over your own photograph, adjust bulb style and spacing, and export a planning image. It runs locally, without signup or an upload, and use is unlimited.
For an atmospheric evening concept, choose the forthcoming AI photoreal preview. It will add a preset decoration scheme to your photo and change the lighting toward dusk. Rendering opens November 12, 2026 in free mode. Neither approach measures your roof or checks an installation. Use the sketch for placement discussions and the AI image for overall mood.
Take a photo that shows the whole job
Stand straight on in daylight, far enough back to include the complete roofline, porch, windows and some ground. A clear view of the entrance helps distinguish door trim from a recessed porch. Avoid a close, steep upward angle that hides the eaves. Keep the camera level and avoid a very wide lens that bends the building edges.
Move cars out of frame where practical, keep people out, and hide house numbers and plates. Use your own home or obtain permission. Photograph a two-story house from a position that reveals both floors; for a ranch, leave room at both ends of its long roofline. Heavy branches can hide the very edge you want to decorate.
Warm white classic and multicolor retro
Warm white classic uses C9-style points along rooflines, gables, windows and the door. Warm light can complement red brick, while a restrained outline keeps textured masonry readable. On siding, follow the strongest edges rather than tracing every panel. A ranch benefits from its long horizontal line; a colonial can repeat a simple window rhythm across two floors.
Multicolor retro brings larger colored bulbs to rooflines and windows. It suits a simple ranch outline or broad siding facade where individual colors have room to read. On a busy brick or two-story exterior, leave some windows dark so the scheme retains a focal point. Compare it with warm white using the same photograph before expanding into the yard.
Icicle and roofline-and-trees
Icicle lights create a hanging fringe below the eaves in warm or cool white. They can emphasize a low ranch roof or soften the upper edge of a two-story house. On a colonial with several gables, check whether overlapping fringes obscure the shape. Optional simulated snow is a visual treatment, not a prediction of local weather or roof conditions.
Roofline-and-trees connects the building outline with wrapped trunks, bushes and net-lit shrubs. It suits a house set back behind planting, including brick colonials and wider siding homes. Keep a gap of darkness between focal areas so the garden does not become a solid glow. An image cannot establish whether a real tree or shrub can support your chosen products.
Candy cane lane and elegant wreaths
Candy cane lane uses path accents, candy-cane stakes and a door wreath to draw attention to the entrance. It can help a ranch with a long approach or a two-story house whose front door is visually small. Keep the actual path, steps and door swing clear when translating the concept into a real arrangement.
Elegant wreaths pairs minimal warm white with window wreaths, red bows and porch garland. It naturally supports a colonial's symmetry, but also suits brick houses with prominent windows and siding homes with a defined porch. On an asymmetrical ranch, repeat a few accents rather than forcing symmetry that the building does not have.
How many lights do I need? An estimate
Estimate strands = round up(measured illuminated feet ÷ usable illuminated feet per strand). Worked example — estimate: a measured 68-foot roofline divided by a 25-foot illuminated strand is 2.72, rounded up to three strands. This is length arithmetic, not a verified shopping list. Enter real measurements in the free designer's strand helper.
Measure gables, window surrounds and separate runs individually. Unlit leads, gaps between runs, connections and corners may change the purchase quantity. Check the product's illuminated length and connection limits; nominal package length may include unlit cable. Do not derive dimensions or bulb counts from the AI picture. Have access, mounting and power requirements checked before committing to the design.
How it works at launch
Prepare the exterior photo
Include the whole roofline in daylight, remove people and hide identifying details. Use a photograph you own or have permission to use.
Choose manual or AI
Sketch precise lines in the free designer, or select an exterior AI preset when rendering opens November 12, 2026.
Compare, measure and plan
Review the concept beside the original, then measure the real runs and discuss materials with your installer before purchasing.
Planned price per AI render: Standard 10 credits · HD 20 · Print 40. About $0.13–$0.20 per Standard render when a planned pack is used entirely at Standard quality. Packs coming soon.
An AI preview of the look, not a blueprint. Small details (gutters, railings, light counts) can differ from your real house.
Before and after examples
These samples were created with AI image models to show the kind of preview the AI render will produce. Results on your photo will differ.
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Frequently asked questions
Will AI keep my house exactly the same?
It will be instructed to preserve the architecture and camera angle, but small details can change. Compare gutters, windows and railings with the original.
Is there a free option?
Unlimited local designer use is available without signup. At AI launch, signup includes 30 credits; guest free renders may be limited. Paid packs are coming soon.
Can I use this for an installer quote?
Yes, with rights to the photograph. Label it a concept and ask the installer to confirm measurements, access, materials and the final quoted scope.
Does the strand estimate include power requirements?
No. It divides measured length by usable strand length and rounds up. Electrical load, allowed connections and installation details need separate checks.
How will my photo be protected?
The AI flow will remove GPS metadata, offer house-number and plate blur, and delete uploads within 24 hours. Outputs will remain for 30 days or until deleted.