How To Put Up String Lights On Balcony

When securing string lights to a wood wall or post staples are a simple easy option.

How to put up string lights on balcony. Then reattach the other side of the string lights to another section of the balcony ceiling or another support on your balcony. You can hang one end from the lip of your gutter and thread the string light through the other end. I hung string lights on the wall behind my new boho porch swings.

You could also think about the aesthetics and placement of your other furniture so that they all work together nicely on the balcony. Connect your string lights using an extension cord if needed. Then insert the poles into the PVC pipe and string the lights on the poles.

Screw a hook on to the top of each pole as well as to the side of the house where the string lights will start and end. For at least one side of the lights you can use gutter hooks to hold the outdoor string lights. Check to be sure your string lights work properly.

Hang the beginning of the light set from the first hook and drape. Thread the string lights onto the hooks. All the details on this project and many more are on my blog.

We used this method on the house side of our patio. How to Hang String Lights 1. For those with a large full-length mirror in their room you can jazz up the piece like Indie Home Collective did by layering a string of black-wired carnival lights over the side.

These are S-shaped hardware you can purchase at any home supply store our favorite decorative ones are here. If youre covering a smaller length I am not sure if that step would be necessary but because my balcony is so long I think it really makes a difference. Since I was covering a pretty long area with lights and I knew wed probably get some pretty windy thunderstorms this summer I secured the strings of lights with zip ties at different points.