Hanging the lights safely.
Best way to hang outdoor lights on pergola.
For a large pergola use small budget friendly string lights.
Designing with string lights.
Purchase lights made for outdoor use.
Our home sits up fairly high and gets a lot of strong wind gusts.
Attach string lights with carabiners.
Learn how to hang outdoor string lights for the dreamiest backyard escape.
Hanging string lights without the use of nails is my preference.
Lay string lights around the perimeter of your deck.
Visualize where you want each strand to hang and adjust lights.
While string lights always look great no matter how you hang them here s a great example of how hanging them in equidistant straight lines can make a big impact.
4 outdoor mason jar lights.
To create a similar look measure your pergola carefully and hang enough lights to cover each piece of your structure equally.
1 outdoor string lights.
2 outdoor pendant lighting.
How to hang pergola lights method 1 of 3.
Install a hook into each tree at the marked spot.
We opted to put up screw hooks to fasten the lights into place every 4 to 5 bulbs.
5 outdoor chandelier.
3 waterproof led lanterns.
Drill guide holes on the trees where you want to hang the lights.
Screw the screw eye hooks into place.
Mark the spots on the trees and drill guide holes.
Create pillars of light by wrapping them around the posts.