String Lights

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String lights are not given enough credit as a design accent.  I used to write them off as cheap and tacky.  However,  I recently experienced an evening on a patio that was lit with dozens of feet of string lights.  Not only does the soft light set a comforting mood, it also creates a warm "ceiling."  String lights can range from small LED lights all the way to the lamps pictured above.  Don't write string lights off; instead, experience them for yourself and include them in a design.