how to hang cafe string lights on cable wire in backyard - easy DIY and all the materials you need

DIY: How to Hang cafe string lights

how to hang cafe string lights on cable wire in backyard - easy DIY and all the materials you need

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ince we’re coming up on entertaining season I wanted to post how to hang cafe string lights on steel cable wire, because I could not find any good references or good instructions online! I also will show you how to hang string lights around trees as they grow without hurting them. I also swapped out a different wire because the first one was terrible!

I would say this project takes a full day and it’s not difficult at all. You just need a ladder and a few more things which I will list in this blog post.

I used a total of four string lights and based upon that, I will tell you all the materials I needed and used – with links because my goodness, there needs to be a post out there that can help us DIYers who want to do this ourselves and know we can!

how to hang cafe string lights on cable wire in backyard - easy DIY and all the materials you need


Tools and Materials Needed to Hang Cafe String Lights

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To see the above entire list of product in an easy to add Amazon idea list click here.


how to hang cafe string lights on cable wire in backyard - easy DIY and all the materials you need

    1. Fasten the eye screw to a wall, string the wire first rightly, then attach the string lights by zip ties.
    2. I go back and then screw in the lights as they can be a little tricky to make sure it is screwed all the way in for a good connection.

Below’s photo is using the wire kit, don’t use it, the plastic will slip off – but at least you can pretend this wire is the non coated wire and loop it through and you won’t need that fancy fastener either.

how to hang cafe string lights on cable wire in backyard - easy DIY and all the materials you need

When it comes to stringing through the trees, I used the tree straps as if I was hanging a hammock on them (looping through each other, the idea is that the fabric is more forgiving with flexibility to let the tree continue to grow without any indentations.

how to hang cafe string lights on cable wire in backyard - easy DIY and all the materials you need

When I strung all four lights and I turned it on and and went, oh shoot, this is way too bright it’s hurting my eyes and killing the ambiance! So I went to Amazon and found this LED dimmer that also operates on a remote turning the lights on and off.

You can go from 100% down increments of 25%, all the way down to 25%! It is so helpful depending on how many strings you have strung up.

Happy nights of entertaining! If you want all the string light items click here and add them individually to your Amazon cart.

This post was originally published on April 4, 2019 and revised and updated on May 22, 2020.

Diana Elizabeth is an author, photographer, and obsessive thrift shopper. You can typically find her in the garden wrist deep in dirt, at a local estate sale or planning her next creative themed party. She continues to blog weekly.

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