The Flosi family of St. Charles has won an Editor's Choice Award in the Daily Herald Holiday Lights Contest for 2018. The Flosis' home is at 6N020 Old Homestead Road. From left are Brian; Zack, 11; Alexis, 14, and Kelly.
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Brian Flosi of 6N020 Old Homestead Road in St. Charles is the Daily Herald Holiday Lights Contest Editor's Choice winner in the Fox Valley for 2018.
Q. How long have you been decorating your house like this?
A. My wife and I have been decorating our home every year for about 16 years and the display gets bigger and better each year. It finally grew to the point that it was bigger than we can manage ourselves, and that's when we brought in Epic Light Shows to assist with the installation and programming the past few years.
Q. What inspired you to go all out with your decorations?
A. We always enjoyed driving around to look at Christmas lights during the holiday. It really puts you in the Christmas spirit and now is our chance to provide that joy to others. We love the positive effect it has on the community.
Q. How many hours does it take to put up the display?
A. It takes a crew over a week to install, plus all the countless hours behind the scenes fabricating the new props and programming all the songs to synchronize with the lights before the install takes place.
Q. How many strings of lights are involved?
A. All of our lighting is done with pixel lights where each pixel can be computer controlled independently.
Q. How much does your electric bill spike in December?
A. Honestly, we pay a fixed amount each month, so I'm not quite sure how much the lights impact our bill.
Q. What do your neighbors think of your display?
A. They love the front row "best seat in the house" view.
Holiday lights display a dream come true for Elk Grove Village man
Brian Flosi says his holiday lights display at 6N020 Old Homestead Road in St. Charles gets bigger every year. It's now so big that the family hires Epic Light Shows to help with the installation and programming.
Patrick Kunzer/pkunzer@dailyherald.com
All of the lighting at the Flosi home at 6N020 Old Homestead Road in St. Charles is done with pixel lights, so each pixel can be controlled independently by a computer.
Patrick Kunzer/pkunzer@dailyherald.com
The Flosi family of St. Charles have won a Daily Herald Editor's Choice Award for their entry in the Daily Herald Holiday Lights Contest for 2018. The Flosis' home is at 6N020 Old Homestead Road.
Patrick Kunzer/pkunzer@dailyherald.com
Lighted wands and bracelets are available and synced to the music playing along with the lights at the Flosi home in St. Charles.
Patrick Kunzer/pkunzer@dailyherald.com
The Flosi family of St. Charles have won a Daily Herald Editor's Choice Award for their entry in the Daily Herald Holiday Lights Contest for 2018. The Flosis' home is at 6N020 Old Homestead Road.
Patrick Kunzer/pkunzer@dailyherald.com
The Flosi family of St. Charles have won a Daily Herald Editor's Choice Award for their entry in the Daily Herald Holiday Lights Contest for 2018. The Flosis' home is at 6N020 Old Homestead Road.
Patrick Kunzer/pkunzer@dailyherald.com
It takes a crew more than a week to install the lights at the Flosi family home at 6N020 Old Homestead Road in St. Charles. The Flosis' home is.
Patrick Kunzer/pkunzer@dailyherald.com