They create a homely atmosphere and bring youTouch of romanceinto your own four walls: The fairy lights are simply unbeatable as decoration for the house and garden. And not just at Christmas: the tiny LED lamps have long since conquered the hearts of interior designers and bloggers and can be presented in a new way every season. We'll show you 25 ideas on how you can decorate a room with fairy lights and also tell you how you can effectively illuminate lanterns and wine bottles. Let the examples inspire you!
Just oneLighting for the Christmas tree: Fairy lights have long been a popular decorative light source and as such have become an integral part of the interior. They not only decorate the table, but can also be effectively displayed in the living room and bedroom. For example, spraying fairy lights make the wall in the teenager's room shine in a new light. They set accents and are a stylish indirect lighting source that is easy on the eyes.
Decorate a tree branch or branch with fairy lights
Mini fairy lights don't work wellonly in glass hoodsdrape, but also wrap around flowers, tree branches and branches. The end result is a stylish, puristic decoration for the apartment in Scandinavian style - or a charming garland made of natural materials with which you can decorate the windowsill, the bedside table or the chest of drawers.
Our tip: If you want to decorate flammable materials with the fairy lights, then pay attention to the labeling. A string of lights tested according to EU guidelines is marked with the letters “CE”.
Decorate mirrors with fairy lights
By the way, with this charming decoration you can...also the mirrordecorate in the bedroom. The garland highlights it effectively and makes it a real eye-catcher. But it also offers the right light for putting on make-up. Here's how to apply and refresh your makeup.
Transform a simple mirror into a real eye-catcher. All you need is scraps of fabric and fairy lights and you can create a romantic decoration in just a few minutes. Cut out several triangles from the scraps of fabric, glue them to a twine and hang the finished garland. Drape a string of lights with small diodes around them and your mirror will be almost unrecognizable.
Our tip: If you don't dare decorate a string of lights with real flowers and tree branches, you can find a large selection of designs with artificial plants in stores. At Urban Outfitters, the garlands are deceptively real and really look great as decoration on the wall or on the table.
You can also find great ideas here:Decoration for January with fairy lights – great DIY projects
Decorate the living room with fairy lights
In the living room, the fairy lights can illuminate corners and niches, set accents around selected pieces of furniture or complete the furnishing concept. Decorative fairy lights with “bulbs” in a retro look are particularly popular. They fit harmoniously into both chicIndustrial style interiors, as well as in living areas in the trendy 80s style.
Our tip: Fairy lights in pink or blue also make a cool party light.
Decorate the living room with fairy lights: Make abstract wall decorations yourself
You can also make stylish decorative figures from LED mini fairy lights. Simply create a template, hammer nails into the wall or wooden bed headboard and then string the fairy lights onto it. Simple motifs and symbols such as the moon, stars or snowflakes can be created in no time. It is the perfect wall decoration for the living room.
If you want to illuminate complicated wall images, such as the sun, you can wrap the fairy lights around a metal ring and secure the ends with transparent adhesive tape. You can also use it to decorate picture frames, smaller windows and children's beds.
Decorate the photo wall in the bedroom with fairy lights
Display photos from your last vacation, family photos or perhaps photos of beautiful landscapes. You can create a creative photo wall in the bedroom with a string of lights. The best thing: You can always rearrange and personalize this wonderful wall decoration by replacing individual pictures and cards with new ones. How to make the wall:
- Use a pencil to mark the spots on the wall where you will attach the string lights.
- Drive small nails into the wall and hang the mini fairy lights on them.
- Use decorative clear plastic clothespins to hang the pictures and greeting cards.
This wall decoration is not only super easy to make, but also offers freedom of design. That's why it's perfect for the children's room. Of course, you can vary the idea as you like and, for example, make a garland out of photos and bows. You can also make a modern Advent calendar this way.
Spice up the four-poster bed with fairy lights
Bed canopies and fairy lights create a playful and romantic atmosphere in the bedroom. To make it really work well, you can opt for sheer or semi-sheer curtains. Airy fabrics allow light to pass through and convey a feeling of lightness. The fairy lights not only create a cozy atmosphere in the evening, but can also illuminate dark rooms with their soft light during the day.
The mini fairy lights are great for vintage-style bedrooms as they are hardly noticeable and discreetly fade into the background. The bed canopy, the duvet and the rest of the decoration stand out even more. The end result is a harmonious, relaxed atmosphere.
Orientally furnished bedrooms are more opulent. Here the fairy lights together with lanterns set the tone. Light curtains with 30 to 40 strands of different heights look particularly good. They can be draped and wrapped as desired. A “rain of lights” model also looks chic.
Decorate glasses with fairy lights: Valentine's Day decoration
With a little paint and a string of lights you can create super charming lighting for the dining table. Simply paint a jam jar with glass paints in pink and blue and let the colors dry for about 3 days. The glass paints have the advantage that they are dishwasher safe after drying. Then place a battery-operated mini string of lights that doesn't produce heat inside. Attach the batteries to the lid using double-sided tape and the new lantern is ready.
Arranging fairy lights in jam jars: ideas for autumn
Are there empty jam jars lying around in the pantry? Then the next craft idea is just for you. Collect fall leaves and let them dry at room temperature for 1-2 hours. Now you can apply a thick coat of Mod Podge to the outside of the jam jars, then arrange the fall leaves however you like and apply a second coat of Mod Podge to the fall leaves and allow to dry. Now all that's left is to put fairy lights in the jam jars.
Jam jars can also be decorated with linen placemats. Simply wrap the set around the jam jar and glue the ends together. If you wish, you can choose placemats with seasonal motifs or first paint the motifs yourself using fineliner and fabric pens. Place the jam jars on plates made from tree slices and place a string of lights inside.
Decorate the glass bell and vase with fairy lights
Battery-operated fairy lights offer freedom of design and can be arranged effectively under glass hoods and in vases. Models with stars that scatter a gentle, warm white light around them are purist. They cut a particularly good figure as soloists and can be displayed on the side table or coffee table.
Our tip: When buying, make sure that the fairy lights do not heat up.
Arranged in vases or lanterns with tree branches, river stones or driftwood, for example, they give the interior a Mediterranean touch. Mediterranean plants such as laurel or lavender go well with this. Furniture made of wood and stone as well as a neutral color palette of gray, green and sand color allow the arrangement to play the main role.
Fill jam jars with mini fairy lights
Valentine's Day, family celebrations, weddings: the colored mini fairy lights in jam jars look good on every occasion. The best thing: When you close the lids, they are well protected from moisture and can even be displayed outside, for example at the entrance to the house or on the garden table.
Lanterns with fairy lights as table decorations for the wedding
Lanterns can also be effectively displayed on the table with flowers, fairy lights and rhinestones. Especially at weddings, you can arrange several lanterns next to each other in geometric shapes. Modern models made of metal and glass are particularly great as table decorations.
Decorate your home and garden with fairy lights. There are no limits to your creativity as long as you choose a high-quality string of lights. In the living area, retro-style models in particular cut a good figure. In the bedroom, mini fairy lights on the wall or draped around the bed canopy create lighting effects. There are also numerous options for table decorations with fairy lights in the dining room. You can place them under a glass dome or combine them with flowers and other natural materials in vases and lanterns. Take a look at the other suggestions in the photo gallery and get inspired!
Make your own “moon” light chain
Bend a metal clothes hanger into the desired shape, glue the ends together and wrap a string of lights around it.
Arrange fairy lights in a light bulb
Place a string of lights in a light bulb and place it on the bedside table as a lamp.
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A touch of the Orient with metal lanterns on the table
Drape fairy lights around the lantern and create a mysterious ambience.
Make garden decorations with tree branches, moss and fairy lights
Stylish fairy lights that you can use to realize your craft ideas can be found at Urban Outfitters, for example.
