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Diy patio light pole.
These 19 inspiring lighting ideas are a cheap and easy way to get your backyard or patio beautiful for summer entertaining.
Insert a c hook in each of the poles toward the top.
Place wooden poles or branches in buckets of sand clip or tie some market string lights globe lights.
Making planter poles for string lights was an easy diy project that adds so much to our outdoor space.
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Long vertical poles secured with concrete footings are an easy way to support twinkling string lights and are sturdy enough to stay up for the entire summer season.
If there is a pergola in your home s outdoor that will be easy to string some outdoor globe lights around it.
Supplies for making planter poles.
Large planters i chose these because of their price and size.
Lighting is an important feature when it comes to outdoor space especially at summer night.
The lift from the back edge of the patio was high my wheels began to turn thinking about what i could add to the patio itself that would be sturdy enough to hold up against wind so i came up with the concept of diy outdoor light poles.
A little carpentry work and a few basic supplies are all that s required and this diy project can be done in one day.
String lights we got these sturdier.
Add lights arrange the planters in a rectangle no more than 10 apart.
Do you have a different setup like a deck or a covered patio.
Secure one end of the string lights to one of the cup hooks with the hook attached to the light or with cable ties or twist ties if no hook exists.
Unique diy string light poles with concrete bases.
Hang string lights from the c hooks using zip ties to secure the lights to the hooks.
How to create patio string lighting with diy pole.
How to install string light poles.
It will make the evening special and cozy.
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The fresh air soothing breeze campfire cozy seating area or even an outdoor bar will let you have a pleasant summer night.
It covers hanging them from trees walls ceilings deck railings and pretty much anything else you could think of.
At the top of the 4x4 post pre drill a hole for the c hook that will hold the string lights.
How to hang outdoor string lights from diy posts.
Hang the lights around the perimeter of the space crisscrossing the area if desired.
I knew i would paint them so the plastic didn.
Planter poles for outdoor lights.