20 Outdoor Lighting DIY’s To Brighten Up Your Summer

These creative lighting ideas are a cheap and easy way to get your backyard beautiful for summer entertaining.  So lets get creative and bring in a little more light to your outdoor space with these quick and easy DIY lighting ideas. From paper lanterns to hanging tea lights, you’ll find everything you need to brighten up your backyard this summer.

Hanging jar lanterns

Got a balcony or porch railing and some jam jars? This is a cheap and easy way to shed some light for trick-or-treaters, or just create a mood for nighttime porch sitting. Source: craftynest.com

Outdoor Tuna Can Lantern

Use an old tuna can and glasses of various shapes and sizes to create outdoor lanterns. total cost $2.70. Source: inmyownstyle.com

Canning Jar Lights

I saw an idea similar to this in the Pottery barn magazine using Milk bottles and decided to make my own spin. Definitely not Pottery Barn material but, I was happy. Source: michelesapples.blogspot.co.uk

Tin Can Lanterns Tutorial

Follow the tutorial below to get started making your own lanterns for your own outdoor summer party! Source: growcreativeblog.com

Hula Hoop Chandelier

I went to the Dollar Store and bought a Hula Hoop for a $1 then I went to AC Moore to get some Romantic Lace that I would cover the hula hoop in and also to use as the hanging pieces… Source: sarahontheblog.blogspot.co.uk

DIY: Wine Glass Candle Lampshades

The project is fairly simple, and allows a lot of room for creativity. You can leave yours as plain vellum, or punch decorative holes in them, screen-print them, or even paint them! It’s up to you, but regardless, this project is fabulous, inexpensive, and perfect for any everning party! Source: popsugar.com

DIY Grapevine Lighting Balls…What a BRIGHT idea!

These little crazed balls may not look like much as you create them, but they are stunners when they are lit at night.  They also look FAB in the garden. Source:

DIY Paper Star Lanterns

I love the ambiance that paper lanterns can create. Especially paper star lanterns. They can instantly transform a ho-hum space into something truly amazing. Source: meandmydiy.com

Hanging firefly glass lanterns

They would also look gorgeous for Halloween and Christmas. They use battery operated tea lights, so would be safe to use inside or out. Source: blahblahmagazine.com.au

Party lights made out of recycled plastic bottles

The lights look pretty both in the day and at night. They add ambiance to your gathering, and help our planet at the same time Source: easypapercrafts.com

Tube Lights

Make lighting exciting with these simple light tubes fashioned out of textured plastic sheets and metal end caps. Source: lowes.com

Recycled Wine Bottle Torch

Add some Tiki-esque torches to the patio to combat mosquitoes , and add a little ambiance to your garden. Source: gerardotandco.com

Solar Light Outdoor Chandelier

I bought some cheap solar lights from the hardware store and ripped the sticks off them so they can stick into the part of the chandelier that supposed to hold lights Source: leahglass.blogspot.co.uk

Simple Garden Lights Idea

Follow this tutorial and make these glowing orbs for only $3. Source: stagetecture.com

Beer Bottle Lights

Easy and beautiful, right? Having a party? Line it up along the driveway or decorate the table with them. Source: snackerdoodles.blogspot.co.uk

Cupcake Lights

They found great looking cupcake tin liners at IKEA – they reminded me of small pleated lampshades. Within minutes, I created a softer look on a strand of bulbs hanging in my garden. Source: cfabbridesigns.com

How to Make Citronella Candles

If your favorite thing in the summer is warm nights outside then likely one of your least favorite is getting eaten alive by mosquitoes. Making citronella candles in cans is a great recycling project. Source: gardentherapy.ca

Ice Lanterns

Balloon Ice Art and lanterns, lit with candles, I dont know how long theses will last in the summer months but in early spring they will be ok for the night time when the temperatures drops. Source: willowday.com

DIY Garden Lights

Reuse plastic bottles to make these easy, elegant DIY garden lights that cost almost nothing. Source: instructables.com

DIY Mason Jar Solar Lights

I simply used some ground hooks to hang them around the pool, but they work just as well on a tabletop. Source: findinghomefarms.com