Garden Outdoor Lighting Ideas

I purchased these bottles from a place in Spain called 'Domti', which is similar to the American cheaper shops - sorry I can't remember what you call them. The large bottle was 5 euros and the two smaller ones were 2 euros and I purchased the battery lights and just popped them in the bottles. Simple - I purchased quite a few of these battery operated lights at 2 euros each.

For this next one I already had the metal container and purchased some 'faux' silk flowers and made the arrangement and added some battery operated lights and threaded them through the flowers.

This one again, I purchased the 'faux' flowers at the same time as the above flowers and lights, but in this glass container I added some coloured sand in pink and grey and added some small coloured chippings and placed the lights amongst the flowers. Here in Spain we can purchase this type of item from lots of different shops and they come in small plastic containers. All three of these are placed on my front porch. This particular one sits on my table.

In the garden on the front I placed some solar lights in the bush - easy peasy - Don't you just love 'Larry' the lamb

Can't you tell I love faux silk flowers and lights. These lights are electric though - they were not expensive round about 5 euros. The flowers were arranged in this glass vase and I placed the lights all at the bottom of it instead of threading them through the flowers. This arrangement sits in my downstairs kitchen on the deep windowsills. This space was all 'open' when we purchased the house - hence these deep windowsills, but we decided to make it into a kitchen, bar and entertainment area. But... that is another 'story'.

I purchased this lamp some time ago but just decided to add the lights which again, are electric - another 'easy' change.

Part of this was a big job completed quite a few months ago and we had lights placed in the ground when we had the new wall built at the side of the pool.  About 3 weeks ago, I decided to 'jazz' the area up by purchasing 3 mirrors - 2 were purchased from a store called Leroy Merlin (the ones on the outer) and the other (the central one) from another store nextdoor to Leroy Merlins.  These mirrors were placed above each light, which change different colours.  The lights work by a small control unit.

You will see the different lanterns about - some with battery lights and some with candles. These at the forefront have candles placed in them. There is also a tree branch in a pot in the background on the left - these are solar lights.

You will see in this photo that we have an umbrella that I decorated inside with some electric lights and I also saved some different bottles from either wine or brandy or whatever drink we've had and purchased some battery lights and just placed inside the bottles. This is very effective and cheap way to add lights to an area. The lights at about 2euros each.

This is a photo of a tray I have on the coffee table with different items on it - the three coloured bottles and the small black candle holder at the back have candles in them and the bottle at the forefront was purchased from 'Domti', which I talked about further up for 2 euros and battery lights placed inside.

This is a photo taken from the top end of the pool looking down to our seating area. On top of the wall we also have candle holders with candles placed inside.

The bottles on the wall with battery lights in

Perhaps you can see the LED strip lighting around the seahorses to the right. That is purchased by the metre and you can get it as long or short as you wish. We purchased it from a Chinese Shop here in Spain and it cost us 3 euros a metre

Well.... I hope you have enjoyed looking at these photos and I haven't 'bored' you too much

It is difficult to say how much this has all cost but as far as the lanterns, some bottles and the battery lights, solar strip lights and the faux flowers are concerned I would say approx. 100 euros. I would say it was all easy apart from the wall and the lights fitted in the ground and we had that completed by a professional.