January 23, 2011
I need help making a bed canopy?
I'm making a bed canopy/tent and I want to have white Xmas lights in it to sort of resemble fire flies, but I don't want big bulky wires hanging all in and around my canopy..I want it to look subtle. What kind of lights can I use or how can I make it look subtle?
Filed under Canopy Beds by on Jan 23rd, 2011. 
Comments on I need help making a bed canopy?
Fibre optic lighting available from some lighting shops.
I would suggest “rope lighting” style Christmas lights. They are available at Menard’s in different colors and many other stores. I have installed then under the toe kick in my kitchen and under the overhang on my water bed.
As a builder I have used them as “mood” lighting in a few homes. We built a shelf with a front on it all the way around the bedroom up by the ceiling.
Good Luck
There are many places to find lighting that is very small. I do a lot of wood craft making clocks, etc. Here’s one website where you can get very small lights (about the size of a firefly). You can get those that run on electricity or batteries.
http://www. wildwooddesigns. com/
This is but one of many, many craft sites that probably have what you need. And the prices are good as well.
good luck