Create Captivating Window Displays with Paper Starlights
Paper Starlights are the perfect tool for independent shops and retailers who want to create stunning window displays without heavy rigging or costly installs.
Lightweight, reusable, and always eye-catching, they’re easy to hang and transform any space into a moment of magic. Whether you're styling for seasonal campaigns, events, or everyday retail theatre, your windows will shine.
How Our Stars Shine in Shop Windows
Seasonal Displays
Create festive window scenes for Christmas, Diwali, Eid, and Lunar New Year. Use warm white or jewel-toned stars, layered with baubles, pine branches, or fabric for texture and depth.
Themed Colour Stories
Pair stars with your shops product’s colour palette. Match tones across stars, products, and props for cohesive storytelling.
Evening Ambience
Glow into the night with subtle star lighting. Hang a few stars at varying heights for a soft, welcoming feel that draws in evening shoppers with warmth.
Shop Window Sets
How to Create a Show-Stopping Shop Window Display
Setting up a Paper Starlights window display is simple, low-effort, and endlessly impactful. Whether you’re preparing for a new season, a launch, or a themed campaign, this four step guide will help you create a glowing, memorable shopfront that invites customers in.
Choose your stars
Pick a palette that suits your current theme, warm whites and golds for elegance, brights for playful energy, or metallics for drama.
Stars should complement, not compete with, your product display.
Add light & hang from above
Use our USB LED lighting kit with usb splitter to hang the stars in your window. Ceiling hooks work well for this setup.
Hanging from above draws the eye upward and creates a layered experience from the outside in.
Create depth
Vary the height and positioning of your stars, some closer to the glass, others deeper inside the window.
Creating depth turns a flat window into a 3D visual story. It stops passersby and encourages longer viewing.
Complete the story
Layer in signage, props, or featured products that tie into the star theme. Think seasonal, celestial, handcrafted, or gift-ready storytelling.
Great displays tell a cohesive story. Stars create ambience. Now use your product curation to complete the message.
Styling Tips
⭐ Odd numbers always win: Use clusters of 3, 5, or 7 stars for balance
📏 Mix sizes: Hang one large star (60–87cm) with smaller 45cm stars to build dynamic visual weight
🧵 Keep fixings hidden: Use transparent thread or ceiling clips for a clean, floating look
🌙 Test your lighting at night: Step outside your store after dark and adjust angles/brightness
♻️ Reuse across campaigns: Fold flat and store your stars between launches or re-theme them with accessories
Designed to Be Reused Again and Again
Paper Starlights are more than beautiful, they’re purposeful. Made from responsibly sourced paper, each star is crafted to fold flat and be used over and over again. No waste. No complicated setup. Just timeless design that transforms any window, season after season.
For independent shop owners and visual merchandisers, this means one thing: a long-lasting display solution that evolves with your storytelling and supports a more conscious retail experience.
Use Your Stars Again For
Seasonal Windows: From festive to spring to back-to-school. Switch props and relight the same stars
POS & Tabletop Displays: Add a glowing star behind product launches, gift collections, or curated picks
Ceiling or Overhead Decor: Use stars to draw the eye upward at in-store events, artist markets, or seasonal activations
Store Anniversaries & Pop-ups: Add drama to a celebration or collaborative campaign without re-buying décor
Fold-flat design: After your campaign ends, simply untie the drawstring and fold the star back into its original flat-pack form — easy to store, stack, or ship.
Crafted for durability: Made from strong, paper with carefully punched cutouts, our stars hold their shape, season after season, when handled with care.
Low visual fatigue: With timeless patterns and considered colour palettes, you can re-style the same star differently across multiple campaigns.
Easy storage: Stars slide into drawers, boxes, envelopes, or hanging files.
FAQ for Shop Display Use
Can I leave the stars lit all day?
Yes! Paper Starlights are designed for safe indoor use with low-wattage LED bulbs (max 40W). These bulbs stay cool to the touch, even after several hours of use, making them perfect for shop windows that remain lit during opening hours, or into the evening for passing foot traffic.
Quick Tips:
- Consider adding a timer switch if your lights are on after hours
- Stars placed near the front of the glass may be dimmed in direct sunlight, test position for max visibility
- We recommend checking lighting setup from outside your store after dusk. It’s the best way to see how your display glows.
Can I reuse the stars next season?
Yes, our stars are made to be folded and reused.
After your campaign or season ends, simply untie the star’s drawstring and fold it flat. Store in the original sleeve or a dry envelope and reuse again and again. Many retailers use the same stars across multiple seasons or display themes.
Do you provide lighting with the stars?
Lighting is sold separately, and we have options to suit every setup.
Our stars are compatible with a range of lighting options. For shop windows, we recommend:
- USB LED Kits: plugs into a power bank or USB socket. Use a USB splitter to create an easy and effective display
- Spider pendants: connect multiple stars to a single mains point
- Existing pendant lights
Need help choosing lighting for your display? We’re happy to advise.
What sizes are best for shop windows?
We recommend mixing sizes for visual depth.
For shopfronts, our most popular display combos are:
- 45cm Stars: Great for closer to the glass
- 60cm Stars: Best for main part of the display
- 87cm Stars: Ideal for bold focal points or back of display
Odd-numbered groupings (3–5–7) create balance and visual rhythm
Display Styling Tip:
Hang stars at staggered heights for added movement and dimension.
You can always add more later. Our collections are easy to match and expand.