Add a magical charm to any space by decorating it with luminous string lights. They look fantastic indoors and out and can be used to decorate all year round. String lights create an ambiance that is warm, cozy, and even romantic; they help set a mood, and there are many ways to decorate with them.
Here are a few ideas you will love.
1. Say What You Mean with Lights
No matter the message you want to convey, string lights can make your thoughts shine. A few nails at key points shape the word you wish to highlight. With the nails in place, all you need to do is put the string of lights in place. Live. Love. Dance. Laugh. Pray. Say anything you want with lights.
2. Brighten Up Your Vanity with Delicate Lacy Light
Soft white string lights and some white netting give your vanity a lovely glow. The lights arch over this silver mirror, with both ends pooling on the vanity top below. White netting bows between each light soften the look of the lights, adding a romantic touch to the entire vignette.
3. Put a Little Sparkle in Your Bedroom
Frosted white panels and soft white lights give starlight to this romantic headboard. A white 9×9 grid provides the base of this stunning piece. Each panel in the grid gets a unique star map, with a string of lights dancing behind the hazy panel in front. It’s modern yet classically romantic.
4. A Stunning Eye-catching Chandelier
String lights make a stunning light fixture in this classic dining room. Several strings wrap around a circular frame that hangs from the ceiling by chains. It offers an old-world touch to a classic room while still working for an industrial space. Perfect for the Holiday season or any time of year.
6. Contrast Driftwood with Crystal for This Chandelier
Looking for an organic chandelier? This driftwood light fixture features crystal string lights hanging all along its length. The random placement of the lights, paired with the gnarls and twists of the wood, offers a casual, romantic look that works well anywhere in your living space. You can make it as big or small as you want for the perfect fit.
7. Add Romance and Glamour to Your Bed
A soft glow brings romance and relaxation to this beach-inspired bedroom. A platform bed made from rough wood is the perfect spot to nestle string lights under the mattress. Add as many strings as you want to create the perfect amount of light in your bedroom when it’s time to turn off the lights and turn on the glow for romance and fun.
8. Displaying Photos is a Breeze with String Lights Design Ideas Like This
This corner display doubles as a lighting feature and a place to see the latest vacation photos. Zig-zagging from one wall to the next, this light string runs from the ceiling down. Each zig or zag offers one or two spots for precious photos to hang with the help of a clothespin.
9. Tiny Bulbs Under the Glass: Are Those Pixies?
Glass cloches filled with microscopic fiberglass lights bring a magical touch anywhere they are displayed. Hundreds of lights fill each dome in a wild array. Depending on the spray of lights inside, each dome has its own character. Grouping these domes and their interior delights creates a land perfect for fairies and humans alike.
10. Stars in the Nursery
Bring the night sky inside with this faux ceiling panel filled with string lights. Foam board forms the panel that fills this ceiling. The lights peek through the foam board, creating the soft illumination of the night sky. It’s perfect for the baby’s room, but there is no need to keep it there. It’s perfect for kids of all ages and adults, too.
11. Shimmering Metallic Lights
Mirror squares on a garland, a metal curtain rod, and string lights behind create this dazzling wall display. The string of mirror squares brings the bling, hanging at varying heights from the rod that secures everything to the wall. Light bounces around the mirror squares, giving the entire room a beautiful glow, especially in the evening shadows.
12. Create a Looking Glass that Alice Would Envy
An ornate mirror propped up against a wall gets a romantic makeover with the simple addition of a string of soft white lights. Spilling onto the floor, this string of lights brings a beautiful shimmer to the wall behind and to the person standing in front. Approaching this mirror gives the illusion that you could step into its depths and explore Wonderland.
13. A Panel Screen Doesn’t Have to Block the Light: It Can be the Light
Do you want a way to separate spaces without blocking the light? This three-panel light fixture is the answer. A folding screen gets a complete makeover, with branches cross-crossing each panel frame. String lights intertwine with the branches, creating a multi-purpose piece perfect for defining a space without blocking it off.
14. Monogram Much? Brighten it Up with String Lights Décor
String lights and ping-pong balls are the perfect way to bring a bit of bling and nostalgia into your home. Marquee lights lit the stages of old Hollywood and Broadway. Bringing this look into your home offers vintage glamour, perfect for a tight budget. Each light sits inside a ping-pong ball, held in place on a paper-mache frame.
15. Bring the Forest Indoors with this Great Idea
A tangle of string lights combine to create an illuminates tree, perfect for the bedroom or playroom. The wires on the lights give a grain detail to the trunk and branches of this strong tree. Each point of light acts as a leaf or blossom, filling out the tree’s natural beauty. With so many ways to go, create a tree unique to your space.
16. Patterns of Geometry: Lighted Headboard
Geometric lines, highlighted with string lines, make for a unique headboard. Transform your bedroom with this geometric masterpiece. Lights march in straight lines to and fro throughout this simple, illuminated wall display. A few fasteners placed at strategic spots create the anchors on which the lights begin their straight-line journey.
17. Create a Safe Play Space for a Little One
Private places are made extra special with the soft glow of lights surrounding them. Little ones love to have unique play spaces where they can be alone or share with a special friend. This simple teepee offers a comfortable sitting spot, behind the privacy of a lace front. A string of lights illuminates the space, making it an excellent spot for reading or napping.
18. Still Have that Bag of Shells the Kids Picked Up at The Beach?
Beaches are one of those special places for vacations and memories. Being able to bring those special memories home with you is extra special. Combining your children’s seashell collection with a string of lights is one way to do that. You can go with a matched set of shells or mix them up, for the perfect beachy touch that brings back special remembrances.
19. Make a Statement with Lights
Sweeping curves and dazzling lights allow you to express your hopes and dreams on any home wall. A child’s nursery is perfect for string lights, as they offer a soft glow that is perfect for sleeping without complete darkness. Adding your wish for your baby creates a message of hope that will take your child into dreamland every night.
20. Soft Lights Spell Romance
Snowy white linens and a canopy bed get an extra romantic touch with a drape of string lights at the head. Soft white curtains enclose the head of this bed, providing privacy for its occupants. The soft lights dangling behind the curtain allow dreamers to dream and lovers to see the glow of their partner’s eyes.
21. An Illusion of Canopy Bed
Not everyone has the room or space for a full canopy bed. In this attic bedroom, string lights and columns of soft, transparent fabric draped from ceiling rings create the illusion of a canopy bed. When the bed occupants wake up, they see these illuminated drapes providing a bit of privacy and a lot of romance.
22. Use Antique Tools to Illuminate a Dark Corner
Do you have one of those odd corners you aren’t sure what to do with? Take an old ladder and drape some lights around it. Stand it in that odd corner and light it up. You get a unique light fixture and an art piece all in one shot. You’ve eliminated the dark corner and added a beautiful focal piece for guests to admire.
23. Subtle Lighting for that Narrow Hall
Narrow hallways always come with no light fixture or a simple dull bulb that does little to illuminate the space. Give your narrow hallway a makeover with strings of white lights falling from the ceiling. Each small light gives off only a tiny glow. Combining hundreds of them gives you a space that won’t trip you up even on the darkest nights.
24. Flowers for a Party or a Pretty Girl
Flowers are just plain fun. Combining paper flowers and a string of lights can transform your plain room into a fun space. The multiple colors of the flowers spread across the wall like a wild garden, and the soft lights at the center of each blossom bring them to life. This display is perfect for a dorm room or a teen bedroom.
25. Enhance the Threshold with a Sparkling Welcome
The delight is in the details you bring to your living space. Adding lines of lights around the doors of your home is one way to bring that special delight. It is a practical idea to offer light during the night. It is also a whimsical idea, with a splash of fairy lights dancing around the portals of your home.
26. Create a Friendly Storm Mobile
Storm clouds on the horizon bring sparkling lights raining down. These lovely mobiles bring a natural yet fanciful element into any child’s bedroom. Clouds of cotton or wool hang from the ceiling, with light strings falling below. It’s a great way to bring soft, non-obtrusive lighting for sleep, yet illuminating enough to keep nightmares away.
27. Multi-colored Party Lights: a Better Use for Ping-pong Balls
Night lights help kids get a good night’s sleep. Plus, they offer soft illumination so parents can do a bedtime check without turning on the lights. Drapes of colored lights, each covered with a ping-pong ball, offer a unique nightlight idea that works for boys and girls. The wall is awash with color, no matter when you turn those string lights on.
28. Recreate Nature with String Lights Decorations
Nature comes in many colors and textures. When you combine two different colors of lights, some branches, peacock feathers, and natural sponges, you bring life to an art piece ablaze with natural beauty. The branches and feathers spring out of the sponge base. Green and blue lights alternate to illuminate this natural display.
29. White on White Fireworks
Fireworks offer a celebration year round. In a white-on-white room, white lights on a white background bring the burst of light without the bright colors. The form of the fireworks starts with a pattern of holes on a firm base. Lights go into each hole, creating the illusion of a sky display.
30. Be More Beautiful Under the Soft Arch of Light
Give your bedroom an illuminated makeover with this arch of light. The soft luminescence of the lights offers the illusion of a solid headboard while bringing romantic radiance to the bed’s occupants. You will be beautiful in its glow. Hundreds of individual lights spring randomly throughout the display, lovingly offering organized chaos.
31. Floral Wreath of White With Light
A wreath of lace and light brings a feminine touch to any room of your home. Each flower-shaped bit of lace sits in front of a light, looking at a garden of blossoms. The traditional wreath shape, combined with the white-on-white display, makes it a great choice for any room in the home and even the front door.
32. Mirror Draped with Subtle Lighting
Gazing in the mirror is much easier when soft light illuminates the face. This drape of light and fabric brings romantic illumination to this ornate mirror and the vanity below it. Anyone gazing in the mirror will see their face transformed by the soft luminescence from the surrounding light. Perfect for a guest bath or bedroom.
33. Eclectic Conversation Piece String Art
Simple wooden frames and strings of light create an eclectic piece of functional art. Add this illuminated display to your entertaining area, and you will have the perfect conversation starter. The art piece is a light fixture, especially in dark corners or odd spaces. The simple shape works well in a farmhouse or modern loft.
We love them for adding a hint of light to a headboard, wall, mantel, firebox, table centerpiece, trees, planters, railing, bookshelves, wrapped around a mirror or wooden ladder, strung from the ceiling, or even decorating an outdoor living space. Fairy lights are also perfect for decorating small apartments and dorm rooms. These fabulous lights can make your home glow long after the holidays, setting the mood during the evening and keeping a festive cheer after the snow melts.
