Bulbs
Light bulbs make homes and architecture look clean and inviting. Along rooflines, gables, and trim, they create a crisp outline, add depth at night, and look great from the street.
Homeowners Buying Guide
OUTDOOR LIGHTS SIMPLIFIED
If you're a homeowner looking for new lights to light up your home, or a professional looking for a reliable vendor for your business, this guide has all the information you need to get started.
The Breakdown
Outdoor lighting has 4 main categories that most products fall into.
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Strings
Learn moreString lights make trees, bushes, and hedges glow. Wrap trunks and branches, weave through shrubs, or outline garden beds for a soft, even sparkle that feels warm and welcoming.
Electrical
Learn moreLights don’t power themselves! You need a way to carry power from an outlet to where your lights live, and a way to connect the lights together safely.
Permanent
Learn morePermanent lighting is ideal for homeowners looking for a discrete, customizeable, track lighting solution.
Light Bulbs
The right bulb sets the mood for your entire outdoor lighting setup. Big Star Lights bulbs are made for homeowners who want beautiful, reliable lights.
Perfect for rooflines and architecture
Candle & Globe Bulbs
The most popular shapes and styles. These are available in multiple sizes, colors, and deliver modern versatility or a classic look.
C9 Bulbs
The bold, high-visibility choice for rooflines and large exteriors - big enough to read cleanly from the street and give your home a confident, architectural outline. This the pick when you want maximum presence.
Compatible with: E17 Base
C7 Bulbs
The refined, smaller classic for porches, peaks, columns, and tighter detailing - you still get that defined “outlined” look, just with a more understated scale. This is ideal when you’re lighting areas viewed closer up.
Compatible with: E12 Base
G30 Bulbs
The larger globe for a curated, design-forward look on string runs and perimeter lines - its ~3.75\" diameter creates a fuller, more luxurious rhythm with fewer “pinpoint” gaps. This is best when you want a statement globe silhouette.
Compatible with: E17 Base
G20 Bulbs
"The smaller globe for cleaner, tighter-spacing installs - great when you want the globe look but with less visual weight and a more tailored finish. At ~2.5\" diameter and usually an E12 base, it’s a smart choice for compact spans and more delicate styling.
Compatible with: E12 Base
Filament Bulbs
The most popular choice for that vintage look. Perfect for backyards, patios, and festoons.
C9 U-Filament Bulbs
The C9 U-Filament bulb is the classic big roofline look with a U-shaped LED filament inside, so you get a warm, nostalgic glow like old incandescents, but in a durable, efficient LED. The clear lens is made to look like glass while being tougher to break, and the whole idea is a colorful, festive outline for eaves, rooflines, and outdoor runs when you want your house to read clearly from the street.
Compatible with: E17 Base
G50 U-Filament Bulbs
The G50 U-Filament is a larger round globe with that same filament-forward look - think designed string-light over a patio, a long run, or a space where a bigger, softer globe should carry the look. It’s built around vintage style with modern LED behavior (less heat and energy than old bulbs) and a tough, outdoor-friendly construction story: tough lens, not delicate glass, for backyards, events, and anywhere you want atmosphere, not a tiny “pinprick” light.
Compatible with: E17 Base
ST64 Spiral Filament Bulb
The ST64 spiral filament is a larger statement bulb where the spiral LED filament is the whole point - warm light and a sculpted, eye-catching look in the glass. A durable lens keeps the party going if a bump happens. It’s a natural fit for pendants and hanging installs - one over a table, or several at different heights for dining, venues, or covered outdoor areas.
Compatible with: E26 Base
S14 Filament Bulbs
S14 bulbs are the Edison / “big patio string” shape - the kind of lamp that reads vintage and inviting. The line leans on visible filaments and low heat, efficient LED performance versus old filament bulbs, and they’re a common pick when you want relaxed outdoor lighting - patios, tents, courtyards, and indoor spots that share the same relaxed vibe. Where dimming is supported by your string and dimmer, you can also ease the brightness for dinner or late evening.
Compatible with: E26 Base
Most Popular Lights Bulbs
Explore our most popular options in this category.
Light Strings
The right light string gives your outdoor lighting its structure. Big Star Lights strings are made for homeowners who want a clean, reliable setup that looks great on shrubs, trees, patios, fences, pergolas, and backyard spaces.
Perfect for trees and shrubs
Mini Lights
These are the most popular option for tree trunks wraps, canopy wraps, and shrubs.
Steady Mini Lights
Our most popular mini light, with a variety of light colors and wire colors. These are available with coaxial plugs and standard plugs (US only). Coaxial plugs are the best option for harsh weather and allow you to connect strings of lights together end-to-end.
Twinkle Mini Lights
These are just like the Steady Mini Lights but with more limited wire color options are a beautiful twinkly light animation instead of the light being constantly on.
Themed Mini Lights
If you’re looking to make a statement and want more than a single color, themed mini lights are the best choice. These provide color combinations that are sure to suit any occasion.
Stretch-String Mini Lights
These have the unique ability to stretch, giving some variability in the length. Ideal for wrapping trees long term or when you need a bit of extra flexibility.
Other Light Strings
While Mini Lights are the most popular category, there are some use-cases that are better suited for a specific kind of string light.
Micro Light
Micro lights give you a softer, more delicate glow for smaller details and decorative moments. They’re great for wreaths, centerpieces, planters, branches, and anywhere you want a subtle twinkle without the lights feeling too bold.
Curtain Light
Curtain lights make it easy to add a dramatic wall of sparkle to windows, patios, pergolas, fences, and event spaces. They’re perfect when you want a fuller, more magical lighting effect without having to build the look strand by strand.
C6 String
C6 lights offer that familiar strawberry-shaped Christmas look in a smaller, easy-to-use size. They’re a great fit for bushes, trees, fences, balconies, and rooflines where you want colourful sparkle without going as large as C9 bulbs.
Most Popular Lights Strings
Explore our most popular options in this category.
Electrical
Every project needs power and accessories to help you manage your power runs.
Needed for every project
Socket Power Cords
Socket wire is made for stringing bulbs, with sockets built right into a continuous run - just screw in your bulbs and go. It’s compatible with both E12-base bulbs (C7/G20) and E17-base bulbs (C9/G30).
It’s the fastest, most convenient way to build a clean lighting layout, and it’s built with durable, professional-grade materials to keep your bulbs shining season after season. Ideal for rooflines, especially when paired with clips for attaching runs to gutters and shingles.
Perfect for easy installations
Wire & Plugs
When Socket Power Cords aren’t the length you need, wire and plugs let you build the perfect run. This professional-grade, extra-thick wire has unterminated ends and no sockets, so you can extend a run mid-line, chain multiple runs together, or add length at the start or end to reach power more easily.
Our plugs clip on in seconds - insert the wire, snap the plug closed, and you’ve turned plain wire into a finished plug you can connect to a wall outlet or extension cord.
Perfect for custom-length runs
Extension Cords
To get power from your wall outlet to the start of your run, extension cords do the job. Unlike typical at-home cords, these are professional-grade and built to handle outdoor conditions.
They come in a range of lengths and colors, with options like weather-resistant coaxial plug ends for mini light products.
Perfect for bridging the gap between power and your display
Adapters & Splitters
Adapters and splitters make it easy to route mini lights cleanly - especially in trees and bushes where you need to branch in multiple directions. Because these installs are also some of the toughest for moisture, we recommend coaxial plug mini lights for their tighter O-ring seal.
Since they don’t plug directly into a wall outlet, adapters connect them to standard power/extension cords, while splitters let you divide one power feed into multiple directions.
Perfect for branching runs and matching plug types
Most Popular Electrical
Explore our most popular options in this category.
Power Cord (1000 ft)
5.0 · 2 reviews
$358.71
$0.36 / ft
1000 ft
E12 Socket Power Cord
4.9 · 13 reviews
From $15.41
$0.62 / ft
25 ft
Power Cord (100 ft)
5.0 · 4 reviews
$45.11
$0.45 / ft
100 ft
Coaxial Plug Extension Cord (15 ft)
5.0 · 5 reviews
$8.37
$0.56 / ft
15 ft
Permanent Lighting
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