String lights aren’t just for holidays—you can add coziness and warmth to your living room all year! With string lights, there is no look you can’t create—whether you’re going for boho, modern, or cozy.
For a sophisticated and inviting atmosphere, let us explore 20 living room ideas with string lights.
1. Wrap string lights around your ceiling.
String lights on your ceiling create a light and ethereal ambiance that will open up the room and make it cozier. Warm white lights create a soothing ambiance or use multicolor lights for a playful ambiance.
This is best for ceiling beams or ceiling-high ceilings because more light will help make the room cozier. Experiment with different string light forms such as globe lights or fairy lights, for a unique look.
2. Strand curtain rods with string lights
Suspend lights on your curtain rods for a dreamy and ethereal ambiance. It is best used for bedrooms but can be used for living rooms to add warmth and depth to your space. To complete it, use curtain string lights that are similar to your existing décor.
You can also pair them with sheer curtains for a stunning and radiant background.
3. Paint a Starry Night Sky
If you love a starry theme, string lights around your ceiling to create a nighttime starry effect. It is stunning at night and brings a whimsical element to movie nights or late-evening relaxation.
Consider using removable clips or sticky-back hooks to string lights randomly to create a star-like glint. You can even add glow-in-the-dark embellishments for that extraterrestrial flair.
4. Light a Bookshelf
The string lights strung along your bookshelf not only highlight your prized volumes but also illuminate your living room with a cozy ambiance. Use lights that are warmly colored for a toasty look.
You can also string them along the back panel of your bookshelves for a subtle light effect. This looks great on open shelving units or with glass and gives it a greater look.
5. Install a large mirror with lights
Decking your large mirror with string lights not only makes your mirror more attractive but also acts to create a larger space illusion by reflecting light across the room. Mirrors tend to make a room look larger and brighter, and combining them with string lights can only make it larger.
Attempt to use lights that are powered by batteries in case your mirror is not near a power source for convenience.
6. Decorate a fireplace mantel
String lights are ideal for a fireplace mantel. If your fireplace is used for heating or is for show only, a string light can create warmth and ambiance for it.
You can string lights through garlands, place them in mason jars, and put them on your mantel, or string them through holiday decorations to create a holiday glow at any time.
7. Dangle String Lighting Over Floating Shelves
Shelvings are cool on their own, but string light accentuation takes them to a different place. Accentuate decorative objects with sheer white lights.
If you happen to possess multiple shelves, go ahead and string lights among books, photo displays, and houseplants for a unified and toasty arrangement.
8. Mason Jar Candles with Lantern
Fill mason jars with string lights and place them in your living room for a rustic, do-it-yourself lighting scheme. It is also a fantastic bookcase or coffee table decorating idea.
You can make your jars even more personalized by painting them, filling them with pebbles, or using colored glass for a personalized look.
9. Create a Snuggle Corner with Lighting
Establish a reading nook or relaxation spot in your living room and furnish it with string lights for ambiance. Suspend them above a chair or a table lamp to make it even cozier.
Finish with plush cushions and a cozy throw blanket to make it your go-to spot to unwind and relax after a day.
10. Create a Lighted Display for Wall Art
Make string lights a work of art by creating word and shape patterns with them on your wall. It is a personal and creative way to make your living room stand out.
You can use clear sticky-back hooks or wire to bend and create a heart, star, or initials for a personalized and creative look.
11. Incorporate String Lights into a Canopy or Tapestry
If you own a large tapestry or fabric canopy for your living room, stringing string lights through it provides a cozy and dreamy ambiance that is ideal for establishing moods.
Use gentle lights or dimmable lights for muted ambiance or colored LEDs to change your mood to suit your desires.
12. Accentuate a Gallery Wall with Light
Make your photo or art wall stand out with a touch of flair by stringing lights through your frames. This highlights your best art and lends your display warmth. Experiment with using clip lights to clip your photos right onto your string for a personalized and lighted photo exhibit.
13. Suspend Light Over Window Frame
The string lights around a window are incredibly lovely to create that ambiance, especially at night. Sheer curtains can be a good match to this arrangement to soften light. Cascading lights are best to create a fall effect, which is great for indoor and outdoor uses.
14. Suspend lights in Jars or Jars
It is also incredibly easy and fashionable to use string lights by placing them in bottles or vases. This creates stunning decorative embellishments that are able to suit any living room design.
Use various bottles with different colors and shapes for a creative and eclectically designed look.
15. Stack string lights on a ladder bookshelf
If you happen to possess a decorative ladder for a space, you can string lights across the rungs for a light that is multi-level and subtle. It is ideal for minimal or boho-type spaces. Candles or pots of herbs can be put in between lights to add to the glow.
16. String Lights on Indoor Plants
Wrathing around fiddle leaf figs and palms that are standing tall in your indoor space is a whimsical and nature-like look for your living room. Ensure you use LED lights that do not emit heat to avoid damaging your crops.
17. Wrap lights around a bed canopy (If you live in a Studio Apartment)
For those with a living room bed, a bedroom can also be done with a canopy or bed frame with string lights for romance and coziness. Use pastel or white lights for a dreamlike ambiance.
18. Install Curtain Lights for a subtle glow
Curtain string lights are a statement and stylish choice. Hang them behind a sofa or TV stand, or employ them as a backdrop to create a relaxed and intimate ambiance. Mix and interweave them with sheer curtains for a classy and fashionable look.
19. Enhance the Entertainment Center with Light
String lights on a TV stand or entertainment center provide a subtle background light that not only improves viewing quality and ambiance but also improves room decoration. It reduces eyesight fatigue and bestows a cinema-like ambiance in your living room.
20. Blend and Mix Different Light Colors and Styles
Don’t hesitate to combine different types of string lights—Edison bulbs, globe lights, fairy lights, or colored LEDs. Blending them gives your room depth and personality and you can recreate it with each season or occasion.
The Conclusion.
String lights are a simple and effective way to get your living room cozy and on-trend all year round. From a reading nook to a decorative glint on your bookshelf to highlighting key areas of your room, there is something for you in what follows.
Which would you do first? Let us know in the comments and get to work on redecorating your living room today!
