7 Tasteful Ways to Decorate With String Lights

Both charming and classy, these incandescent bulbs with black bases are spaced 12 inches apart to evenly illuminate the patio – or any interior room of your choosing. There’s a total of 100 bulbs strung along a wire with a matching socket. Bulb Globe String Lights, Wayfair, $136.

Step aside, candles. Create a sparkling ambience for your next special occasion  dinner with fairy lights. Timer 40-Light LED Battery String Light, Wayfair, $35.

With their warm white glow, these magical fairy lights are a lovely choice to brighten up a wall. The LED lights consume 70 per cent less power and are cool to the touch – and just plain cool with pictures clipped to the wire. Milo Wide Angle LED Mini String Light, Wayfair, $26.

This beautiful jewel-tone blue backdrop from Behr deserves to be accentuated with string lights – we especially like how glam everything looks against the gold bar cart. Cocktails, anyone?

Decorate your digs with cage lights – they’ve been trending for some time now. Perfect in an industrial loft setting or outdoors, these ones have a funky burnished, vintage vibe. Outdoor String Lights With Cages, Fat Shack Vintage, $180.

These adorable pineapple string lights emit a warm white light. Plunk them into a bowl, or peg them up to a wall or a tree in the backyard. And they’re eco-friendly. Pineapple String Lights, Walmart, $10.

Balconies can be boring, but they don’t have to be. Bring a decorated feel to the outdoors with a few easy pieces: a large plant, a table – and string lights! This solar-powered strand features multi-coloured hues that look good whether they’re glowing or not. IKEA, prices vary.