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Outdoor lighting ideas

Outdoor lighting is a diverse way to light up your life. Great for those summer nights on the balcony when you never want to go to bed. Equally amazing during dark winter evenings when you’re looking to create a cosy atmosphere in your garden.


Outdoor pendant lights

A patio dining area with three SOLVINDEN pendant lamps over a NÄMMARÖ outdoor table with four chairs and beige cushions.

Hang them from your ceiling or the roof of a gazebo or even the trees. Outdoor pendant lights use either solar cells or are battery operated, so you are able to hang them anywhere. Use garden pendant lamps to fill your outdoor space with light and cosiness.


Outdoor fairy lights

IKEA SVARTRÅ black/outdoor LED lighting chain with 12 lights hanging next to a tree in the terrace.

Hang string lights across your garden or balcony to light up the nights. Add outdoor string lights or classic festoon lights to create the cosiest atmosphere in your outdoor space. Options available in both solar and battery-operated.


Outdoor table lights

An outdoor/battery-operated white SOLVINDEN LED lighting chain with 12 lights outside

Pop an outdoor table light on your garden or balcony table and stay a little longer in your outside space. Perfect to bring a little glow to your table when the sun goes down. Easy to use because no cables or plugs are needed.


Outdoor solar powered lights

Summer night foliage. Three glowing, clear glass solar-powered SOLVINDEN LED outdoor jar table lamps hang from tree branches.

Sunny days are here! As if that isn’t reason enough to celebrate, you can let the sun work double shifts. Solar-powered lighting reuses daylight for an evening outside in the lingering warmth.

Outdoor floor lights

IKEA SOLVINDEN blue floor lamp

Light up the night with our range of outdoor floor lamps. Place them anywhere in your garden you want to add a warm glow and since they are either battery operated or have solar cells, there are no cables.


Pathway lights

IKEA SOLVINDEN pathway light shining in the greenery.

Pathway lights give a nice decorative light and they are easy to use. They are solar-powered, so no cables or plugs are needed, and they light up automatically when the environment gets dark and the switch is on. It never shines in daylight.