The smallest town on the plateau can still have the best-lit street.
Metolius is a few hundred people and a railway line. That is plenty — we design it, hang it, maintain it, and take it down, with no ladder for you.
Hanging your own lights in a Metolius December is a cold, brittle, slightly dangerous way to lose a weekend.
You drag the tangled box out of the shop. Half the strand is dead — the high-desert sun took care of that over the summer. Now you're up a ladder on frosted eaves, fingers numb, light gone by half past four.
Hours later, it's… fine. A little crooked over the garage. And once the hard freezes settle in, you get to do the whole miserable thing again in reverse come January.
There's a better way — and 1,000+ Oregon homeowners have already found it.
Imagine doing absolutely nothing — and having the best lights on the road.
Whether you're on one of the streets off the old rail line, out toward Agency Plains, or on farm ground between here and Culver — you never see a ladder. A designer maps your property, our crew installs a flawless custom display, we keep it perfect all season, and we quietly take it down when the holidays end.
- Custom-designed for your home — not generic store strands
- Installed by trained, insured Central Oregon locals
- Maintained all season — a dark bulb is our problem
- Taken down and stored, clean and damage-free
Five steps. Zero hassle.
Design
Your personal designer assesses your home and creates a custom display that brings your vision to life.
Install
No mess, no interruptions. Our crew gets your lights up fast — you don't even need to be home.
Shine
Pull in, light up, say wow. A stunning display made just for your home, all season long.
Guarantee
Something not quite right? Call us and we're there within 24 hours. You'll never change a bulb again.
Take down
When the season ends, we remove everything, leave your home clean, and even inspect it. Effortless.
See your home lit up — and get a real price — in 60 seconds.
Meet Light Designer, our AI design studio. Try styles and colors on your actual home, then get instant, real-world pricing on the spot — no guessing, no waiting for a callback.
Metolius exists because of the railway, and it never tried to be anything else.
The town was platted in the early 1900s when the railways were racing each other up the Deschutes canyon, and it was briefly expected to become something considerable. It didn't, and it has been quietly getting on with things ever since.
Today it is a few hundred people on the benchland between Madras and Culver, named for a river it doesn't touch, with Agency Plains north and farm ground in every other direction.
On a street this short, a single well-lit house changes the whole town.
We light every street in Metolius.
We're not a national chain parachuting in with a truck of generic strands. We've served Central Oregon since 2006, and our warehouse is five minutes up the road in Madras:
Built for a Metolius winter.
At about 2,530 feet on open benchland, Metolius gets the full high-desert package — hard freezes, forty-degree day-to-night swings, open wind, and the clear high-altitude sun that destroys cheap plastic over a summer.
- Hard freezes & sub-zero nights: sealed components rated for the cold that settles into the high desert after dark
- Freeze-thaw swings: hardware built for forty-degree day-to-night drops that crack cheap sockets
- 300 days of UV: UV-stabilised materials that resist the fading and brittleness that destroys big-box plastic
- Open high-desert wind: low-profile, properly anchored installs that stay put on exposed ground all season
Not a franchise. Not a truck full of generic strands.
We make our own lights
Commercial-grade fixtures we manufacture ourselves — built to outshine and outlast anything from the store. Backed by a Lifetime Guarantee on materials.
We pioneered LED here
Brennan and Melody Morrow founded one of the first LED-only Christmas lighting companies in the United States — right here in Oregon, back when everyone else was still hanging incandescents.
Five minutes from our warehouse
Our production warehouse is in Madras, just up the road. There is no shorter service call in the network.
An Oregon family since 2006
Brennan and Melody started this nearly two decades ago. They still show up. The team treats your home like their own.
Oregon's highest-rated
300+ five-star reviews and 1,000+ homes lit across Oregon — plus municipal lighting for cities including Bend, Madras, Sisters, La Pine, and Redmond.
Small town, same standard
A small job here gets the same commercial-grade fixtures, the same design attention and the same guarantee as a resort property anywhere else we work.
One local team for every kind of light.
Holiday Lighting
Polished, festive, fully done-for-you holiday displays — designed, installed, maintained, and removed. Homes and businesses across Metolius.
Explore holiday lighting →
Permanent Lighting
Year-round, app-controlled architectural lighting hidden in your roofline — invisible by day, any color by night. Christmas, the Fourth, game days, any night you want.
Explore permanent lighting →
Commercial & Municipal
Custom lighting for Metolius businesses, storefronts and community spaces — the cities of Bend, Madras, Sisters, La Pine, and Redmond already trust us with theirs.
Explore all services →Don't take our word for it.
Read real reviews from your Metolius neighbors.
300+ five-star reviews across Oregon
Homeowners, businesses and HOAs have rated BrightWrx five stars more than 300 times.
Read the reviews →If you're not happy, your lights are free.
We're so confident you'll love your display that we put our money where our mouth is. And during the season, if anything is ever not right, we're at your Metolius door within 24 hours. You will never change a bulb again.
One simple price. Nothing left to you.
BrightWrx vs. DIY vs. the national guys.
Doing it yourself
A national chain
BrightWrx — Metolius
Install calendars fill fast. The best slots go first.
We run Metolius on the same route days as Madras and Culver, and those fill up. Book early.
Reserve my spot →Everything you're wondering, answered.
How much does holiday lighting installation cost in Metolius, OR?
Every property is different, though most Metolius homes are straightforward single-storey jobs. We give you a clear, fixed quote up front with no surprises and no hidden fees. Start with the form, call (541) 803-3698, or design your home in Light Designer for a real price in about 60 seconds.
Is my house too small to bother with?
Not at all. A modest single-storey home done properly — clean lines, the right warm white, nothing crooked — looks far better than a large house done badly. Same fixtures, same guarantee, same 24-hour service.
Do you offer permanent lighting in Metolius?
Yes. Permanent architectural lighting is a low-profile, app-controlled system installed into your roofline — invisible by day, any color by night. One install covers Christmas, the Fourth, game days, and everyday curb appeal, with a Lifetime Guarantee on materials.
What if a light goes out mid-season?
It's our problem, not yours. Call us and we're at your door within 24 hours. You'll never change a bulb again — season-long service is included, not an add-on.
Do you take the lights down too?
Yes — takedown is included. When the season ends we remove everything, leave your home clean and damage-free, and store your materials for next year. A free post-takedown inspection comes standard.
What's the guarantee, exactly?
If you're not happy, your lights are free — plus a Lifetime Guarantee on materials. Licensed, bonded and insured in Oregon, CCB #257964, family-owned since 2006.
BrightWrx — Metolius
Holiday Lighting
Formerly Christmas Lights Factory
Serving from
242 SW 4th St Ste F
Madras, OR 97741
Contact
(541) 803-3698
team@oregon.brightwrx.com
Licensed & hours
Oregon CCB #257964
Mon–Sat 8am–6pm
Ready for the best-looking house in Metolius?
Get a free, no-obligation estimate from Oregon's highest-rated lighting team. We'll design it, install it, maintain it, and take it down. You just enjoy the season.
P.S. — Remember, if you're not happy, your lights are free. The only thing you have to lose is another freezing weekend on a ladder.