7 Point Checklist for Choosing the Right Candle Holders
Executive Summary about Tall Candle Holders by Justine Van Zyl
Tall candle holder
While glass and metal candle holders are the most popular, there is an absolutely huge variety available, in all sorts of materials. This handy checklist will help you make the right choices without having to spend hours on the task.
1 The event
If it’s a seasonal event, such as Easter or Christmas, one of the many plaster candle holders might be suitable.
2 Size
Think vines, ivy, and espalier multiple candle holders, which lend themselves particularly well to larger arrangements with a number of tea lights or small jars. If intimate is your objective, then go with tea lights or small jar or container candle holders.
3 Sitting
If the setting is more intimate, then smaller is better.
4 Color
Remember that boldly-colored holders are more difficult to match to the candle color and to your decor.
5 Material
You can choose between wood, bronze, silver, crystal, aluminum, metal candle holders, wrought iron, beaded holders, or natural products such as bamboo and coconut. You can either choose a completely neutral holder, or choose a colored holder that will match the candle color. Hurricane candleholders are popular for pillar candles and are wonderful for al fresco dining.
6 Shape
Bees, birds and butterflies (particularly pretty when matched to tea light candles) are popular and are available in solid and transluscent colors. Consider slate pillar plates for the really big or multi-wick candles; in fact, lovers of pillar candles can find a wide range of coasters and plate holders, some of them beautifully decorated.
7 The candle itself
For instance pillars, which tend to be chunky anyway, require more substantial holders than more delicate candles. If you’re going to use votive candles, remember that they must be burned in a holder, because votives are really container candles without a container. The straight sides will reduce the wax pool that is formed when the candle burns, and the tighter the fit, the longer the candle will burn.
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