Fairy lights are an excellent way to make any space look magical and relaxing, both inside and outside. If you are looking for ways to spruce up a room in your house, why not consider adding fairy lights? This blog post is going to talk you through four different ways you can creatively put fairy lights on walls, so read on to be inspired.
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Light Up Your Fixture
If you have a bookcase in one of your rooms, adding fairy lights or any kind of LED string lights is a great way to not only light up the room, but create a cozy ambience too.
You Will Need:
- Fairy lights
- Extension cord
- Clear Adhesive Tape
Option A: Single Shelves
Wrap the LED lights however you like around the front of the book shelf, beginning on one side and working your way over to the other. You can overlap the lights too for added sparkle.
Option B: Whole Shelving Unit
Get creative with your lights and place them around each shelf of the bookcase, overlapping or twisting them around in whatever way you like to create a magical effect.
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Highlight Your Room with Photo Clips and Fairy Lights
Using fairy lights or any LED string lights as a space for hanging up small photos is a great way to create something that looks unique, and that also prettily showcases your memories.
You Will Need:
- Thumbtacks/nails
- Fairy lights
- Wooden clips
- Photos
- Extension cord
Step one: Decide where you want to space the lights, and place the sticky hooks/thumbtacks/nails in the appropriate places on your wall.
Step two: Hang the fairy lights onto the hooks or nails, starting at the end where the socket is and working your way over. You can hang them as high or low as you want, depending on how you want the photos to hang.
Step three: Use small clips to attach your photos to the wire of the LED fairy lights, spacing them as you wish.
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Add Glamour to Mirrors Using Fairy Lights
Mirrors can be made to look elegant by adding fairy lights or LED twinkle lights around their edges, and they are a versatile way to add elegance and ambience to any room.
You Will Need:
- Fairy lights
- Clear adhesive tape
- Extension cord
Wall Mirrors With Flat Wooden
Step one: Secure the lights around the edge of the mirror in whatever way you want using clear tape.
Step two: Leave the beads of the lights hanging out from the edges, organizing them in the best way you think.
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Make a Lighting Design On Walls
Fairy lights and indoor LED string lights can also be used to directly form patterns on walls, making them sparkle!
You Will Need:
- Adhesive hooks/nails/thumb tacks
- Carpentry pencil
- Fairy lights of your choosing
- Extension cord
Step one: Draw the image/pattern that you want to achieve with the lights onto the wall.
Step two: Place the hooks onto the walls above the pencil outline and hang the fairy lights onto them.
Step three: Add more tacks/nails onto the wall where the wires curve.
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Conclusion
Fairy lights are a versatile way to decorate the walls of a room, creating a cozy ambience as well as having endless options for you to get creative with. No matter what your room looks like, or what style you want to achieve, there are fairy lights and ways to decorate that will suit you. If you are looking for a reliable brand of indoor string lights, visit Ollny’s website today.
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