How to Use Fairy Lights
Find your favorite fairy lights., Use them outdoors., Use them to highlight specific parts of indoor rooms or room displays., Use them as decorations for the holiday season.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Find your favorite fairy lights.
Suitable places for purchasing fairy lights include lighting stores, hardware stores, decorative indoor and outdoor furnishing stores, department stores, etc.
They can also be purchased online, or ask a relative if they've got any they don't want anymore.
There are many different shapes available, including plain bulbs – the choice depends on what you can obtain and your decorative purpose.
Here are some examples:
Heart shape Flower shape Star shape Insect shapes -
Step 2: Use them outdoors.
Decorate a tree for the holiday season.
Wrap lights around the trunk of a tree.
Wrap lights across a fence.
Brighten up a pergola. , Hang them across a window for an interesting glow.
Hang them down a wall.
Use them as mood lighting in a bedroom.
Place them running along the ceiling.
Place them inside a decorative object, such as a lantern, to produce a special glow.
Bundle them into a glass fishbowl for an interesting mantelpiece decoration. , Place in the fireplace if you're not using it.
Use in decorations for a soft glow. -
Step 3: Use them to highlight specific parts of indoor rooms or room displays.
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Step 4: Use them as decorations for the holiday season.
Detailed Guide
Suitable places for purchasing fairy lights include lighting stores, hardware stores, decorative indoor and outdoor furnishing stores, department stores, etc.
They can also be purchased online, or ask a relative if they've got any they don't want anymore.
There are many different shapes available, including plain bulbs – the choice depends on what you can obtain and your decorative purpose.
Here are some examples:
Heart shape Flower shape Star shape Insect shapes
Decorate a tree for the holiday season.
Wrap lights around the trunk of a tree.
Wrap lights across a fence.
Brighten up a pergola. , Hang them across a window for an interesting glow.
Hang them down a wall.
Use them as mood lighting in a bedroom.
Place them running along the ceiling.
Place them inside a decorative object, such as a lantern, to produce a special glow.
Bundle them into a glass fishbowl for an interesting mantelpiece decoration. , Place in the fireplace if you're not using it.
Use in decorations for a soft glow.
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