Looking for a clever way to light up your flowerbed without digging trenches for wires or spending a fortune on fancy fixtures? I’ve got a DIY garden lighting idea that’s both budget-friendly and actually looks like art: solar lights on concrete pillows.
This all started with me staring at my flowerbed one evening, realizing it looked gorgeous in daylight but completely disappeared at night. I didn’t want to run any wiring (not trying to get electrocuted on a Tuesday), so solar lights were the obvious choice. But those thin stick-style ones? Too basic. They just felt… sad. Like tiny garden soldiers poking out of the mulch. I needed something cozier.
That’s when it hit me. What if the lights weren’t standing at all? What if they were nestled in like they’d just sunk into a soft concrete pillow after a long day of glowing? And yes, it sounds weird, but the vibe is exactly what I was going for. Think spa day, but for lamps.
So here’s what I did, mistakes and all.
The basic idea (with a few kitchen hacks)
To start, I picked up the simplest solar lights I could find—white globe-shaped ones from Dollar Tree. I liked how they looked like...
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