How to Decorate with Lanterns

Simple tips for how to decorate with lanterns and lantern swags in your home.

Lanterns for home decor are everywhere. But how to your decorate with lanterns?

I love lanterns. They bring a touch of light to dark spaces. But it took me a while to decide where to place them in our home and how to decorate around them.

Here are three places to add lanterns to your home decor.

1. Living Room Ottoman and Coffee Table

When we purchased new living room furniture a couple of years ago the set came with a huge fabric covered ottoman. I loved the pattern it added to the room but didn’t know what to put on top of it.

A woven tray with a creamy white lantern made the perfect decoration for the large ottoman. It’s simple yet big enough to fill the space.

Plus lanterns are a fantastic way to add a little bit of holiday decor without going over the top. This Easter Lantern Swag is a fun way to add color to the living room ottoman.

2. Decorate with Lanterns Around a TV

Whether we like it or not, most of us have BIG tv’s in our living room.

Our television is above our fireplace. It’s a large black box that I just couldn’t leave alone. So I placed two small lanterns on each side of the tv.

They add a little bit of sparkle to the fireplace mantel and help to even out the clunkiness of the tv.

3. Adding Lanterns to a Kitchen Counter or Open Shelving

Our house has this odd little alcove in the kitchen with no electrical outlet. I really want my husband to add an outlet but that’s not happening anytime soon.

So decorative lanterns are the perfect solution.

Recently, I did a Facebook Live Video explaining how I use lanterns to decorate the little alcove and the open shelving we have there.

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Now the coolest thing about lanterns is that you can add your own personal touch to them with bows and lantern swags! Lanterns can go from Farmhouse to Spring with the switch of a bow.

{Click here} to see all the Lantern Swags and Bows I have to offer.