Easy design makeovers using Outdoor String Lighting

Spending time together with good company is priceless, especially at night. Outdoor string lighting can help make your time together more enjoyable than ever before while staying cool at night.

String lighting is a great way to decorate outdoors because it is easy to setup or take down.

Make your backyard more fun, use string lighting for your backyard parties, barbecues, or your outdoor bar or patio.

Give it a distinguished look even without spending huge sums of money.

Outdoor string lights come in many shapes and sizes to suit your lighting preferences. Its common for people to use Christmas lights since they are readily available and easy to find.

If your an artistic type, you may want to use your outdoor Christmas lights and make your own decorative lamp covers that fit your party's outdoor theme. If your not so artistic or are short on time but still want to create that special theme for your outdoor event, consider buying your string lights at your local party store.

String lights come in interesting shapes and sizes which makes them as decorative as they are functional. Finding some cool bulb shapes will really make your lighting get noticed.

A big mistake is to use different bulb shapes on the same line with no regard to design. It is best to use the same style string lights, preferably made by the same manufacturer.

It sometimes seems easier to link string lights made by different manufacturers together. But beware that you run the risk of having a design that clashes if the bulb's color does not match exactly with the rest of them.

Choose the color that fits your outdoor party theme best. Clear white bulbs are fine as long as they fit the design you are looking to achieve.

Adding a colorful flare to outdoor string lighting is a perfect way to compliment your theme.

Colorful string lights can be used for holiday events, special occasions, or for any outdoor parties you wish to have.

An alternative to colorful light bulbs are light bulb covers. You can create the effect of a colored bulb by installing colorful covers onto your string lights.

Another fun way of adding color to your party is to use colorful lanterns. They come in many different shapes, sizes, and themes.

For example, string lights in the shape of Chinese lanterns or little pumpkins for Halloween will help you add a fun personality to your outdoor party.

Laying out your String Lighting successfully

Mounting string lighting is extremely important to your design. Think about where the best location would be to mount them.

Overhead is usually the favorite so find the connecting posts necessary to hold your string lights up.

Mounting hardware for sting lights can make your life much easier and will help you create a neat and organized setup.

Keep your string lights out of traffic's way. If people will be moving about, mount them high enough so that nobody gets tangled up in them.

You want to make sure that your guests do not need to duck under a strand of lights either. That can get really annoying really quickly, especially if your hosting the party.

Try mounting your lights around the perimeter or try creating a nice pattern overhead if possible. You can make it look like a display of small stars gleaming overhead.

The most important thing in laying out your sting lighting is to keep it simple and make it fun.

Makeing your String Lights work

At times, the amount of power needed to light multiple lines may not be enough causing your lights to short out.

If this occurs, it is best to disconnect some of the lines and use an extension cord to route half of the strand of lights to one outlet and half to an outlet nearby.

Sometimes this is not possible. If your plan on leaving your string lights on throughout the year or plan on using the same layout time and time again, you should consider more permanent alternatives.

Knowing how many watts your outdoor rope lights will need in order to function properly is pertinent for your string lights to function without any problems.

Determine total wattage your design will need. Most string lighting will tell you how many watts a line of sting lights consumes right on the box.

Multiply that by the number of strands of sting lights you are anticipating using.

It is best to now consult with a licensed electrician to help in installing an extra circuit for your string lights to work.

Although this may seem complicated, rest assured that most outdoor string lighting setups will not require that much hard work and is usually as easy as plugging in an extension cord.

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