You've had one of those blissful afternoons in the backyard with friends, grilling, chatting, sipping Lillet. Then the sun begins to fade. Guests start discreetly checking iPhones. Spouses signal "let's go?" to one another. Luckily, you've lined the patio with strands of pretty lights—sweet wire birds ($39, potterybarn.com), or perfect little bulbs left chicly bare ($39, restorationhardware.com) or shaded with orange lacquer pagodas ($49, westelm.com) or delicate ceramic shells ($224, pigeontoeceramics.com). Now flip the switch. Suddenly, faces are bathed in a soft, romantic glow. iPhones slip back into pockets. Glasses are refilled. Some enchanted evening, indeed.
5 Ways To String Them
CASUAL SWAGS
Hang multiple strands loosely above the space. Let some strands dip lower than others.
BRIGHT BORDER
String a single strand between poles around the perimeter of the space.
AROUND TREES OR COLUMNS
Wrap basic string lights around the bottoms of trees in tight clusters or around columns in your pergola.
NESTLED IN LEAVES
Weave strands throughout dense foliage for a firefly effect.
CANOPY OF STARS
String lights from poles arrayed in a circle around a center point—a tree, say—in your yard.
Source: Wall Street Journal Homes online
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