Christmas

Outdoor Christmas Lighting Ideas for Your Home

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Finding the right outdoor Christmas light ideas and designs is one of the best ways to give your home a magical festive makeover.  

Whether they’re draped over bushes and trees, dangling from gutters or dotted over grass, there are plenty of outdoor Christmas lights to choose from. Our handy guide features nine of our favourite outdoor Christmas lighting ideas to get you ready for the festive season. 

1. Enjoy classic Christmas string lights

There’s something classically festive about LED string lights. Although relatively minimalistic, their warming glow can create a show-stopping light display. You can decorate your house with Christmas string lights by adorning doors, guttering, sheds and fences. Plus, with long-lasting, energy efficient LEDs, string lights are the perfect way to complement your other outdoor decorations. 

Top tip: Whether you’re a DIY pro or complete beginner, learn how to hang Christmas string lights outside with our handy guide. 

2. Illuminate paths with stake lights

Another simple outdoor Christmas light idea is to use festive stake lights to frame pathways and emphasise garden features. With a selection of stake lights available, including candy canes and star shapes, you can even choose to match them with your outdoor Christmas decoration theme. 

3. Save energy with festive LEDs

Whatever size, shape and style of garden, all of our outdoor Christmas lights are LEDs, offering an energy-saving and cost-friendly festive decoration. Get inspired with our outdoor Christmas lighting ideas and start decorating today. 

4. Embellish wreaths with light

It’s really easy to combine outdoor Christmas decorations with lights to bring them to life. There’s nothing that tops off a beautiful festive wreath better than battery-operated string lights woven through it. This is a simple idea to elevate Christmas light displays outside your home 

5. Illuminate greenery with net lights

Giving your trees, bushes, fences and even garden ornaments a Christmas makeover is simpler than ever with our beautiful net lights. Draping Christmas lights over your garden greenery for a magical festive feel is one of the easiest ways to illuminate your garden.  

6. Add icicle lights  

Here’s a Christmas lighting idea that will help your home capture an amazingly authentic winter scene. Icicle lights are traditionally hung from your roof edges or guttering and come in two designs. Choose from a solid shape that resembles frozen icicles or a twinkling string that looks like falling snow. 

7. Christmas silhouettes and shapes

One of the simplest, most effective, outdoor Christmas lighting ideas are silhouettes that have been pre-woven into festive shapes like reindeer. You can also opt for playful inflatables, like a family of penguins, to bring your garden, drive or roof to life.  

Top tip: Typically silhouettes and inflatables are plug-in, so you might want to add a weatherproof box for ensuring safety for your outdoor Christmas lighting. 

8. Project snowy scenes 

Christmas projector lights are simple to set up, just pop the plug in an outdoor socket and enjoy festive shapes and colours projected onto the side of your house. Choose from a variety of designs, with snowflakes, trees or even just festive shades brought to life by bright and long-lasting LED bulbs.  

Top tip: As projector lights don’t need to be installed or fitted like many outdoor Christmas decorations, they’re a great way to bring the exterior of your home to life this Christmas without hanging any lights. 

9. Use curtain lights for a twinkling showstopper

The best outdoor Christmas lighting ideas are all about spectacle, and curtain lights deliver that. They’re often hung inside window frames to create an eye-catching centrepiece. Alternatively, you can create a beautiful result by placing them on your trees, hedges or even wrapped around outdoor pillars.  

And there we have it, our favourite Christmas outdoor light ideas to help you decorate your home this year. We’d love to see your festive creations, so you can share a snap of your lights with us @Homebase_UK. 

 



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