Be sure to plan a little extra length of your light strands to swag the lights a bit. Theyll look funny if theyre pulled taught and it will cause your poles to lean. If you have a large outdoor area to illuminate, decorate with connectable string lights and daisy-chain multiple sets together from a singular power source,' says Claire Bassett, Senior Product Manager at Lights4fun. 'This simple but effective design will enable you to light up any area of your garden as you can connect up to 200 metres of lights.' Outdoor string lights are wildly popular, and for good reason! They feel magical and bring a warm, intimate ambiance to any party or outdoor living space. But they’ll still look great if you go with a more free-form layout. Either way, it’s good to start with a plan so you’ll know what hardware you’ll need, how many strings of lights to get, and whether you’ll need extension cords. It is possible to suspend string lights from the side of a house or other outdoor structure or there may be trees or other tall supports outside that could make suitable fixing points. Metal hooks, eyes or C-clips can be attached to act as fixing points, just make sure that any hooks or clips are sturdy enough to hold the weight of lights and any support wires. Fixing points should be less than 8m apart if you’re not using support wires.

But figuring out how and where to hang the lights, which type to buy, and how many you need can get a little complicated. It will all boil down to what you have that you can attach the lights to. Wooden beams, textured walls, and the soft glow of outdoor string lights make for a charming and rustic combination that is ideal for patio string light ideas. If your patio area doesn’t have any suitable fixing spots, it might be necessary to create your own. Freestanding metal support poles can be used, staked into the ground, or for a more permanent fixing, wooden posts can be cemented into the ground with hooks at the top added as anchor points. For smaller patio areas, it’s easy to make your own support posts. Just use a couple of large garden pots and cement your wooden posts in, though this isn’t suitable for larger areas where something sturdier should be used. What special effects do string lights have?I’ve had these high-quality lights over my patio (above) for the past seven years, and never had any problems with them. I will note that I usually take them down for the winter months, since we get freezing temperatures and some serious wind storms here in Seattle. Best Places to Use Industrial LED String Lights We wanted our poles to be at least 8’ tall to allow for the lights to swag and hang down without hitting our taller friends in the head. They’re going 2’ into the ground, thus 10’ long poles. Directions 1. Dig the holes for the posts. The edge of the long boards will line up flush with the end of the short boards to make a nice corner. See the picture below. Continue attaching all of the side boards.

Use wood glue and assemble the box with 1 brad nails. Leaving a 1/2 space on the bottom of each leg attach the first row of boards to the frame. I attached the two short sides by lining them up flush with the edge of the leg. Secure them with a nail gun. Next, join the two sides together with the two long boards. Bigger and better, this years experience will feature more than 1.5 million LED and RGB lights animated and synchronized to your favourite Halloween tunes along.This tutorial is probably not the best to do EXACTLY what I say, but it will give you a general idea! I am truly terrible at giving directions HAHA