How To Hide The Battery Pack On String Lights On Wall

Lighting up a lantern with battery lights.

How to hide the battery pack on string lights on wall.

Don t leave a battery pack dangling against a wall as this can tear the wire. Here s the string of lights all jumbled up in a decorative bowl. Work the string light around the vase and tape the end to the bottom of the vase to hide any tape from sight. As it turns out it also makes a great riser to add height to the center of your project.

Readily available at hobby stores florists and your nearest well stocked dollar store moss is perfect for hiding an unsightly battery pack. After the lights were evenly spread out i ran the end of the wire the part connected to the battery pack up one of the back corners of the lantern terrarium. Then i bent the wire over the edge and down the outside of the lantern terrarium. Instead secure it to the wall with a strip of adhesive velcro.

A question we hear over and over is how do you suggest i hide the battery box answer. The goal was to make the wire leading to the battery back as invisible as possible. You can use led strips as a light source or for accent lighting depending on where you place them. Led strips are 1 16 in 1 6 mm thick so they can easily be hidden just about anywhere in your home.

To hide the battery pack use a double sided tape on the flat side of the battery pack and stick in on the inside of the vase rim be sure to leave 1 inch of space between the water and the battery pack. Simply cut your strip to length peel off the backing and stick the led strip out of sight. Here s a lovely shot of our small ikea lantern the light string and the battery box.