
Trellis with lanterns

Solar Lantern DIY
DIY Wood Lanterns With Solar Lights
After deciding to make some solar wooden lanterns, I was on a mission to find the perfect solar light. First, I searched multiple stores but could find one I love, then I found this one and fell in love with the glass globe, and then that evening, I was dazzled by the shadow it casts.
Solar DIY Outdoor Lantern
How to Build Scrap Wood Lanterns
Gather your supplies- Drill (with drill bits)
- Wood (I used pieces leftover from the trellis) pressure treated 3/4″ wood, 1 by 6 deck-board
- Screws 1.5″ trim screws 10 per lantern
- Eye hook 1″
- Solar light (this is the one I used)
- Pencil
- Measuring tape
- Miter Saw
- Cuts (deck board cut 2 pieces at 5″ by 5″, 3/4″ woodcut 4 pieces at 1″ by 8″ and one-piece cut at 3.5″ by 3.5″)
- How to build the trellis

Wood scraps for wooden lantern

Gathering supplies
Marking Scrap Wood for Lanterns

Measuring the base and top of the lantern

Marking the length of my side pieces

Making all my woodcuts for the wooden lantern

Marking the placement for the sides

Pre-drilling for side pieces on both top and bottom
Adding Solar Lighting to DIY Lanterns

Taking the globe part off the solar light tube

Finding the right size drill bit

Marked the area to drill on the bottom wood square

Checking to be sure the solar globe fits

Screwing the on 2 sides

Lantern is ready for solar light.

I used a clap for the last two sides.

Drilling holes to attach the top square

Last two screws on the top of the wooden lantern

Eye hook to hang
Installing the lantern

Deciding on which to use to attach it to the bracket

Finished wooden lantern

Attaching the bracket

Hanging my Easy DIY wooden lantern

Wooden Lantern on a custom trellis
Easy Rustic Wooden Lanterns
You can build beautiful DIY Wood Lanterns using the same techniques. These gorgeous DIY lanterns are perfect for any event, holiday, or for parties. Hint: For the centerpiece lantern, you can use wood glue to attach the pieces. You can also make them different heights and add a knob (like these knobs).
Beautiful DIY Wood Lanterns

Rustic lanterns
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Night Time Trellis and DIY wooden lantern with solar lights
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Leanna
Tuesday 4th of April 2023
Solar lights are the best thing to outdoor decor since flowers lol. These are beautiful and so low maintenance. Beautiful job.