Uses for Copper Lanterns Outdoors


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If you love the look of lit lanterns in your yard, copper lanterns can add a real sense of intimacy to any space that lacks the feel. Any style of outdoor lantern can create the feeling, but copper gives a look that cannot be replicated by any other finish. If you are looking to add this style to your outdoor area, there are many ways in which you can use a copper lantern to achieve the look and feel you are hoping for.

For walkway or sidewalk lighting, you can find many electric or solar powered decorative copper lanterns. These have stakes that are placed into the ground, and the actual lighting fixture on stands above the ground about two feet. These are a great way to light a path intended for walking, and will prove to be a great aid for that path when the sun sets.

For higher lighting, you can consider an outdoor copper lantern in the post style. These stand approximately five to six feet tall, and can have a single light, or can be lit with multiple lights, commonly three to five. These are electric, so the install may be more difficult, but worth it, as the post lantern can serve as a main light for your outdoor area.

For added appeal and romantic ambiance, you may consider use of the copper candle lantern. These can be used in a variety of ways, as they are very mobile because of there small size. Copper candle lanterns can be placed on tables for lighting in dim spaces on your patio or deck. You could also use them as a wall lantern by hanging them on the side of an outdoor structure, such as your home or a storage shed.

Another idea is to use hooks intended to hand plants from, but instead use the lanterns to hang from them. This is a quick and easy way to get areas lit in your yard that were lacking light before. This is a great idea as well if you are planning to have people over to entertain.

Lanterns can give a wide open space a cozy feel, especially when the finish is copper. Candles light or electric lighting can give of two separate feelings to a space, so a great plan would be to use a mixture of both.  The powered lights would be good all-the-time lighting, while the copper lanterns for candles will make a great accent lighting, whenever you need it. The best thing about the use of decorative lanterns is their inexpensive cost, even for main lighting. They are readily sold anywhere as well.

Outdoor Copper Lanterns- Designs and Options


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Outdoor copper lanterns represent a timeless style and beauty among homeowners, restaurants and city streetlights.  They have graced the avenues of old Florence, Italy for centuries and adorned old churches in Boston, Charleston and Philadelphia—to name a few—for generations.

Types of Copper Lanterns

Like many things, these beautiful sources of light and décor typically come in both classically traditional and modern styles.  They commonly employ propane or natural gas, but work equally as well on electricity.  A particularly common style includes the French Quarter-inspired design—it incorporates the V-style, geometric look so commonly found on Bourbon Street. The thing that makes this style one of the most prominent is the tall flame inside, which can also be adjusted to fit the wishes of the owner.

Some modern lanterns resemble more of a vertical-rectangle than anything else. Think of the soundproof, glass enclosures people are sometimes put in—and add copper edging and you will get the idea. A Tudor style lantern is remarkably elegant—hanging from a J-Like copper hook and having copper cross-sectional lines on top of the class lend a sensationally timeless look to these lanterns (considered more traditional).

Not only do these items add an abundance of style and charm to any home or business, they also provide efficient lighting that is not overbearing, yet that is not too dim either (unless you choose to dim the flame, of course). Quite often, you will see them mounted on posts (e.g. around driveways, street corners and in outside nicer hotels and restaurants).  These bring back quintessential memories of old foggy London streets and mysterious country chateaus.

What to Look For

Top sellers include the weathered-looked, glass pane, the mission-style sconce, green-copper colored encrusted traditional styles and rustic bronze classical lanterns that come with special hooks for tree limb hanging.  The coachman style of the old English is also highly popular among residents, antique shops and quaint, sleepy lodges.

Copper lanterns are generally mixed with other metals and materials to make attractive, functional and durable fixtures.  Popular color/texture combinations are antique copper, antique copper, dark copper, acid-washed brass copper and antique brass.  The differences may seem a bit minimal at first glance, but choosing the right copper alloy and style is essential for coordinating with other elements (e.g. walkways, entryways, mailboxes, etc).

Places To Use A Copper Candle Lantern


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Copper lanterns are great for either indoor or outdoor display. They can simply be focal points and artistic pieces of flair, or you can actually put them to use in your home as unique and beautiful spot lighting. Because these lanterns are copper, they will fit in with just about any style of decor you can imagine. You can buy your copper lanterns and design around them as you see fit; let a copper lantern light your inspiration.

There is a penetrating romanticism about candle lights. Perhaps when you think of a “copper candle lantern” you see Paul Revere hanging them at the old Boston church. If using copper candle lanterns as an interior piece, they will certainly bring out a certain old-world charm in any space. A pair of them, for example, would look spectacularly good above any fireplace.  As an outdoor fixture, polished brass candle holders will do miracles in gracing your home.  Also, think about what you can do with candle-powered lanterns that hang from tree limbs while entertaining, or maybe you just want to make your yard stand out among the neighbors’. Have a deck? Position a few silver or rustic-brass lanterns around it—the same can be done with a patio of course, too.

Speaking of copper, what an attractive and durable material it is! Copper is what is known as a “ductile metal”. In the case of domestic tools, such as candle lanterns, it is almost always copper and other metals—or an alloy. The ancient Romans were the first to use copper as part of an alloy to make all sorts of crafts, tools and decorations. However, I digress back to the common copper candle-lit lanterns.

The list of uses and functions of candlelight lanterns goes on and on. A garden lined with them will look especially magical at dawn and at night.  Being showy is not the lanterns only feat- no; they also serve to hold insect-repelling candles that keep insects at bay. Copper gas lanterns can be used to light and accent dark walkways and entrances, and even provide an electric-free alternative when there is a storm brooding and the power goes out.  Of course, these are only but a few ideas for candle lanterns. 

They also perfect for camping and other recreational activities away from your home. Have a few strategically placed lamps for extra light (around a campground, around the tent, inside the tent, etc.) and hang a couple of copper lanterns with insect-repelling candles inside.