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    Home » Misc. » DIY & Hints

    Solar Night Light - automatic!

    Published: Jun 13, 2024 · Modified: Dec 29, 2022 by Susan Moncrieff · This post may contain affiliate links · 3 Comments

    This solar night light is automatic! It gets dark and it turns on. You place it by a window so it gets enough light to charge during the day. It's perfect for a powder room or a mud room where a gentle glow guides the way. It is a gentle glow (since it's only one small solar light), but that's what you need!

    solar night light

    You do have to make sure it is positioned close to a window so it gets enough light to charge.  The total cost was just over $5.00.  

    I like these little solar projects. Check out this automatic lighted carved pumpkin and how I use solar lights in my planters.

    Supplies

    solar night light

    I purchased a little chandelier lampshade at Walmart (it was about $3.00).  

    The solar light and the crystal (ok, glass) candle stick were $1 each. They were inexpensive, cute, and functional—what more could you want?

    The hardest part of this project was removing the sticker from the solar light post. Thankfully, I found the remnants of some Goo Gone. I love the stuff!

    Instructions

    Step 1
    Take the plastic stake part out of the bottom of the solar light.  It's the black part that you see in the picture.  It's meant to be turned around and is the stake that you are supposed to put in the ground.  You don't need it.  
    Step 2
    The metal pole part of the solar light fits loosely into the crystal candle holder.   A little hot glue makes it nice and snug.

    solar night light

    Step 3
    Then, before you put the chandelier shade on, make sure you bend the metal clips that attach to the chandelier's light bulb. I used pliers and bent them to the sides so that they made a square. A couple of drops of hot glue will keep the shade in place.

    solar night light

    You need to make sure the solar charging area is high enough in the lampshade so that sunlight can reach it and charge it. Here is what it looks like in the day. You would never think it's a candle holder and a solar light - from the dollar store!

    solar night light

    Then in the dark.

    solar night light

    Isn't it great that you don't have to worry about turning it off?   And it's so much safer than a candle.

    Other easy solar light projects

    • three solar lamps made with the top of landscaping solar lights and mason jars with marbles.
      DIY Solar table lamp
    • solar-jack-o-lantern
      Solar Jack-O-Lantern
    • solar light in flowering summer planter
      How I use solar lights outdoors.

    **Originally written March 9, 2014

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    1. Charlotte

      July 31, 2022 at 12:11 pm

      Love this idea. Thank you for sharing.

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    2. momcrieff

      January 15, 2016 at 9:35 am

      Bought everything at the dollar store, I think. It's just an inexpensive vase, a solar light and some glass marbles.

      Reply
    3. Shanice

      April 07, 2014 at 3:53 pm

      Very cool! I would love it if you joined and contribute your awesome posts at my link party at City of Creative Dreams on Fridays 😀 Hope to see you there at City of Creative Dreams Link Party

      Reply

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