You love the outdoors, and you spend a lot of time in your backyard or on the front porch of your home. That means you want to spice up your property whether you want to jazz up your backyard or front yard. You want to make it appealing to yourself, and to your guests. Especially if you are having a summer BBQ, and you would love more than anything for your guests to be in awe when they admire your property.
However, the problem with that is that you are afraid that if you dress up your property, it will cost you an arm and a leg. However, that is quite untrue. Because you don’t have to spend a lot of money to bring life to your back or front yard. You can DIY your outdoor lighting on a budget, and the sky is the limit with how you can go by that.
Listed below are – really easy and cheap outdoor lighting ideas that you are going to love, guaranteed:
1. Make Use Of String Lights
This is a cheap and easy method to spice up your yard.
All you need to get are some string or globe lights and they are quite inexpensive at the Home Depot. You can attach them anywhere you choose such as on tree branches. If you want to go the extra mile you can get blocks of concrete and poles, and add the poles into the concrete so you can hang the lights on there as well.
There are many ways you can use these string lights and places where you can hang them. However, with this simple DIY outdoor lighting idea, you won’t spend a lot of money, and it will light up your yard and beautify it alone!
2. Mason Jar Oil Candles
This DIY outdoor lighting idea will create an intimate setting in your yard which is ideal if you are having a gathering late at night with a few of your friends. However, this idea also can be used to decorate your yard regardless because it is stunning.
All you need to do is collect some mason jars, and take some botanical clippings, as well as water, and add a little bit of vegetable oil and mix it into the jar. The last piece for this DIY outdoor lighting idea is to get some instant oil candles and place it on top of the jar and light it up.
You have your outdoor lighting creation and you can light up as many as you would like. These are beautiful!
3. DIY Sun Jars
Utilizing mason jars when it comes to your DIY outdoor lighting projects is so easy and cheap. And this is another idea you will absolutely love.
All you need to do is collect some mason jars and purchase some solar mason jar lid inserts from anywhere such as Home Depot or even Amazon. All you need to do is glue the inserts inside of the jars, leave them outdoors, and then the sun will take care of the rest of the job. You can even tint them as well by adding 9 drops of food coloring as well as 1 teaspoon of water to each tablespoon of glue.
Then you will want to mix it up and coat the inside of the mason jars, and then place it in the oven at 200 Fahrenheit for 1 hour. A masterpiece will have been created!
4. Magical Backyard With Tea Lights
This is one of the DIY outdoor lighting projects you will absolutely adore and it is so incredibly easy as well. Get yourself some DIY paper lanterns that you can get at any craft store. And you can pour water inside of them so be sure to do just that. And then get yourself some LED tea lights and place them inside of the lanterns.
You will want to get a lot of the lanterns as well as the tea lights but they are inexpensive. You will want to place them along the pathways to your yard and it will provide it with that magical look when they are all lit up at night. If you are having a party or a late night BBQ, your guests will absolutely love how magical your yard appears! They will be asking where you got those lights from, then you can tell them that you had created those yourself, and you can give them your secret if you like! That is up to you!
5. DIY Garden Path Light Using Glass Bottles
You are going to love this DIY outdoor lighting project idea as what you are going to do is create a tiki torch or outdoor path light by using recycled glass bottles.
They are easy to make and you will want to place a candle in each one, and place them along your path to light it up. The tutorial on how to make light torches made from recycled bottles is right here.
In fact, this is one of the most creative DIY outdoor lighting projects you can do and it is easy and really cheap as well!
6. Up-Cycled Tin Can Outdoor Patio Lights
This DIY outdoor lighting idea will provide you with the opportunity to be creative as you possibly can.
Firstly, you will need to get some tin cans if you don’t have any already. You can purchase them at craft stores such as Michaels, and then once you have the number of tin cans that you want to use to decorate your yard, be sure to fill them with water. Then freeze it overnight. After that, take a hammer and a nail and start punching designs of your choice on the can. You can create a star on the can by punching out holes that create the shape of a star.
You can create a butterfly if you like, or trees. You will need to know how many holes to punch and where to place the holes based on what shape or image you want to create. In fact, it is always a good idea to have a picture of the shape you want to create on your tin can so you can follow it in order to create the shape or image perfectly. Then you can place LED lights or candles inside of the cans and you have gorgeous masterpieces!
7. Marquee Letter With Wood And String Lights
This is an idea you are going to love as well because it is so easy and effective.
All you need to do is take some wood that you can get at any craft store, as well as string lights. Glue the pieces of wood together based on the type of shape you want to make, and then put some hooks on the back of the wood so you can hang it on the wooden fence or anywhere you choose in your backyard.
Add some string lights on the wood by gluing them on and light it up, you have your stylish marquee letter with wood idea come to life!
8. DIY Hanging Lamps
All you need in order to make this DIY outdoor lighting idea come to life are some baskets that you can get from the dollar store, as well as some chains.
And just turn your basket upside down while you insert a chain through the weave and then tie the chain ends together with a fishing line you will need as well.
Get some LED lights or just one if you plan on only having one lamp. Put the light inside of the basket with it facing upside down, and use the fishing line to loop through the hooks on the back of the light so it is secure. Now you have the lamp created and all you need to do is hang the lamp by hooking the chain on the bracket. You can create two of these or more and it will beautify your yard!
9. Mason Jar Hanging Lights
These make gorgeous backyard lights. And they are so easy to make as well. All you need to do is get some mason jars and dressed-up ties and strings.
Place the LED lights inside of these jars and then hang them wherever you choose. This will give your yard the rustic look that will be quite appealing to your guests.
10. Outdoor Lighting Made With Unconventional Material
Who says you need to only stick to paper or metals? You can make lighting out of material such as wax and ice, or anything else. You can become extremely creative with this. For instance, you can make a wax lantern, and place an LED light inside which will give it a cool translucent appearance.
Again, the sky really is the limit with what you can do!
Final Thoughts
With these 10 awesome DIY outdoor lighting ideas, you never have to worry about needing to spend an arm and a leg again in order to spice up your property. You can jazz up your front or backyard while you are on a budget and these DIY ideas are far from complicated as well! Happy decorating!
