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Hey Wait! This Has Nothing To Do With Candles! But A Nice Story Anyway
Candle Club keeps flame bright
The interior of the supper club is dim, though.
BY DENISE NEIL
The Wichita Eagle
Part of what makes the Candle Club the Candle Club is that its owner rarely agrees to talk about it in the media.
He doesn’t advertise the club, and he doesn’t actively recruit members.
Instead, owner Louis Thompson allows the Candle Club - a mysterious, throw-back supper club with carpet on the walls and no identifying sign on the building - to grow organically, building on a reputation developed during 50 years of business.
Decorate Your Home With Candle Holders
Swirling Wrought Iron Candle Holders
When decorating your home do not forget to add candle holders to your list. Just remember your best experience dinning out. Soft flickering candlelight provided by candle holders or candle holder chandelier made you feel relaxed and comfortable.
Your day was full of stress; you had so many things to do but now…you sit quietly, the warm glow of candlelight provided by a candle chandelier in the room makes you feel comfortable and all your senses are concentrated in this wonderful moment of happiness. You may have the same blissful experience in the comforts of your home every time you light your decorative chandelier.
Romance with candle holders is my choice in my room design. In the market, they are endless choices of styles to choose from. By choosing your favorite metal candle holders, you may give your room look of your choice. Graceful swirls of metal, cradle gleaming glass votive cups will bring to your room romantic mood and Old-Word fill . Simple shape, strait line design candle holders will go well with contemporary style.
Looking for a light fixture that make a statement and creates mood? Change your classic style chandelier to metal candle holder chandelier. Illuminate your room with candle holders and transform your room to display of art. When your bring accessories to your room do not over do it. Use just a few items of your choice at the time. You can always change your accessories for different occasions and give your room a new look. Candle holders are my choice of room decoration.
The Many Styles and Uses of Candle Holders
Blue Glass/Cutwork Metal Candle Lantern
Candle lamps can set the right mood around your home when you want to spend some time relaxing. Going by the variety of candle sconces, candle lanterns, votive candle lamps, glass candlestick holders and lots more, you can easily get a nice mix of different types of candle sconces to brighten up your living space.
You will find that candle holders and candle wall sconces are available in different shapes and sizes. Many homeowners use them to adorn their garden or patio as lighting fixtures. Both hanging candle lanterns and wall sconces are an excellent idea for providing ambient light. The shine and patina of brass candle wall sconces can look very elegant in most types of home décor. Wrought iron candle sconces look attractive and are easy to maintain.
Candlesticks are basically traditional candleholders and are probably the most popularly used when it comes to placing a candle. Depending on where you plan to light your candles, you have a choice of hanging candle lanterns, wrought iron candle sconces or metal candlestick holders. Wall sconces look particularly pleasing when you use them to decorate your fireplace mantle above the hearth.
Chandeliers are the height of candleholder luxury when it comes to looks and style. Few things can equal the sight of a large number of candles aglow on a chandelier. Especially apt for dinner parties and other special occasions, even when unlit, chandeliers look stunning.
A Little History and Information About Chandeliers
Wrought Iron Chandelier
The history of the chandelier begins hundreds of years ago. That first design was used in places of assembly and gathering. Places like churches and local bars or other places where many would gather. The original looking chandelier was in the shape of a cross or ‘X’ with places for the candles to go. Then, this whole unit could be cranked or lifted up to the desired height and locked until the candles needed to be replaced or extinguished.
This design was the primary way that they were built for many years. More ornate chandllier designs and elements that made them more elegant were added to help distinguish the wealthy from the rest of the population. Since having candle light in the evening or at night could be viewed as a luxury, only the wealthy typically had chandeliers in their homes. Over time, cut glass and crystals would be used to adorn these wooden chandeliers or hand forged wrought iron chandelier designs into beautiful creations.
Then, in about the fifteenth century, more modern glass making and metal casting became simpler and more understood. Modern glass making added in the element of leaded glass. These crystal chandeliers gave a wonderful sparkle and ray pattern to the light, as well as overall design. With this more manufactured style of production, it was more affordable and more accessible to the middle class. When the source of energy for lighting these chandeliers moved to a gas powered style, there were even more changes made. This shift towards the availability of gas happened during the middle of the nineteenth century. With this came more fanciful designs and branching patterns that were not restricted simply by the candle size and placement.
Today, you can find a variety of indoor and outdoor chandeliers for a myriad of applications. With many designs, there are plans for a chandelier in several rooms of the home. In the past, a chandelier might hang in a formal dining or reception area. This would be a classically larger style and hang well above the floor. In recent interior design trends, mini chandeliers are showing up in places like bathrooms, closets and even young girls’ rooms. You will be amazed at how the history of chandeliers has evolved into what it is today.
Unique Candles and Candle Accessories for That Special Person on Your Gift List
Garden Florals Hanging Tealight Lantern
Do you know someone, possibly a friend or loved one, who is crazy about candles? Do they burn them daily as a relaxation technique that allows them to de-stress? There are a wide range of truly unique candles and candle holders available on today’s market. You won’t have any problem finding the perfect gift for that special candle lover on your gift list.
For the nature lover consider purchasing a Bless This Home spring green pillar candle with a Bless This Home poem inscribed on one side and pressed flowers on the other. This candle will bring warmth and beauty into any home. Other options include a Butterfly and Flower Freesia-scented candle, male and female cardinal tea light candle holders, double dolphins on a wave, a dried flowers candle set that comes in pastel colors, a dried flowers taper set, an eagles plate votive holder with a majestic mountain scene, an elephant basket candle holder along with many others.
For the gardener on your gift list consider a beautiful flower cup candle that holds a vanilla-scented candle with a lead free wick, or a floral wall taper candle holder that brings a hint of the garden into the home. To add a touch of ambiance, a set of three floating rose candles is perfect.
Other unique items might include a frosted Virgin Mary night light, a metal rooster candle lamp, polka dot hat and shoe set for ladies in the Red Hat Society, red rose heart-shaped floating candles, a round sea shells candle, safari printed candles, candle holders and candle lamps, friendship candles and much more.
Create a Focal Point in Any Room With Candle Holders
The lighting in a house creates the ambiance that turns it into a home. This is one reason why candles and candle holders are so essential to creating a warm glow that is inviting and relaxing. Candles can be displayed in many forms–centerpieces for the table, votives and tea lights, lanterns and lamps, wall sconces, tapers in candle holders, or pillars on a decorative plate. With the help of a well-placed candle arrangement, an ordinary mantle or coffee table all of a sudden becomes an elegant focal point in the room.
Hanging Moroccan Candle Lantern
Votive, taper, and pillar holders come in all shapes, sizes, and styles. Simple and practical or tall and elegant–you can choose the style that will fit best in your home. Taper candle holders are often used on a mantle or a table where their height will not affect the setting negatively. Votive candle holders are small and can be squeezed in almost anywhere, just as well as tealight candle holders. Whether you use them for decoration, ambiance, or for their fantastic fragrance, these candles will be a lovely asset to your home.
Candle holders, lanterns, and lamps also make fantastic gifts. There are plenty specialized items in the market that would be perfect for a beloved friend or family member.
Set a Romantic Mood with Candle Holders
Elegant Beaded Candle Holder
Think about a situation with you and the love of your life on the shore. Your senses gently notice a flickering candle wick, salt air from the shore and the gentle roar of the waves. Why not make such an event happen? You may not be able to go to the beach tonight, but a scented candle is as near as the store.
What woman doesn’t dream of a romantic candlelight dinner with her significant other? Adding the romance of candlelight to your lives will help your relationship continue to flourish. Keeping the romance alive through surprises, dates, and parties is an important part of sustaining long-term relationships in today’s world.
Have you guessed? We’re talking about candles and candle holders. There’s something about candles that makes them hard for anyone to resist. By burning one single candle in the center of a dark room, you can create a cozy, homey atmosphere that welcomes people in and makes them feel good. For this very reason hotels and restaurants are able to entice customers to expensive candlelight dinners.
Moreover, you can buy stylish candle holders too. These candle holders are available in a wide range of shapes, texture and price tags. Wood, brass, silver, gold, platinum etc. are some of the things used in making effete candle holders. Candles are believed to possess the power to ward off evil forces too; after all a thing which can defeat darkness and bring light must have some power attached to it!
Candle Chandeliers - A Warming Welcome in Your Home
Wrought Iron Chandelier
It is a common saying that candles enchant their surroundings with good fortune. It makes your room look more luxurious with candles mounted on an attractive chandelier candle holder. They come in various designs and shapes and can generally be used in bedrooms, dining rooms and of course living rooms, though any place that you feel cozy in - or want to “cozify” - will probably do just as well. You can really use them to your advantage to create a romantic or homely, warm and inviting environment to surround and envelop your family and friends.
The basic design of chandeliers is that they have their main trunk or body, the branches or arms, and then their leaves and fruit, or ornamentation design. You normally can move any chandelier candleholder that may be fitted into the chandelier so changing the glow, direction or focus of the light. There are different types of chandeliers each having their own specific and different designs to create the ambiance of your desire or just to suit your own individual style. There are candle chandeliers with a center bowl, or with crystals of all the hues you could ever dream of. Then there are crystal center bowls with shaded candles, with or without shades, glass shades and so it goes.
Candle chandeliers come in various styles so offering a wide range to fulfill the wishes of whosoever can dream up their particular needs. A spin around any of the chandelier online market stalls will give you a good insight into the colossal variety. They describe Crystal, Wrought Iron, Italian, Chinese, Glass, Antique, Modern, Contemporary, Traditional, Victorian, Asian, and Alabaster.
What is a Candelabrum?
While many people use the term “candelabrum,” not as many people could accurately describe the characteristics that make an objects qualify as such. To that end, a candelabrum can typically be understood as a large and decorative candlestick. They are most often constructed in the shape of a pedestal or column with several branches or arms, wherein candles are meant to be displayed.
The plural of this object is the candelabra, which is actually probably an even more familiar term. Arguably the best known version of this device is the specialized Jewish menorah. With the advent of electricity, however, these devices aren’t strictly necessary, but they are generally used in a decorative or traditional sense.
Home Decor for Comfort and Happiness
Asian Zen Candle Holder
With so many choices of home decor to choose from, the most important factor is making yourself comfortable and happy. Of course it’s important to you to have an attractive and inviting home for your friends and visitors, but you’re the one who matters most. After all, you do live there!
Color is a very important factor when choosing your home decor. Rich hues such as burgundy, navy, green and rustic colors tend to make a home feel warm and cozy, while lighter shades create an open and airy atmosphere. Red, black and gold as commonly used in Asian home decor is very bold and perfect for those with strong personalities who want their home to make a statement.
Country home decor and well as western styles use alot of the rich and rustic colors. Roosters, cowboy wall hangings, wooden western mirrors and candleholders all tend to have these shades in them. These warm hues are also frequently used in western style rugs, country kitchen towels, curtains and canisters.
Light and airy colors are also used in shabby chic decor. There are several styles of shabby chic, but most use light colored furniture and accents with a distressed or worn finish. Delicate floral patterns are used in curtains and wall hangings, along with elegant distressed finish chandeliers, candle holders, plant stands and mirrors. The shabby chic look is romantic and charming.
Of course, whatever you feel comfortable with is fine. If an eclectic mixture of these styles is what you like, go for it! I have seen homes where each corner of the room had its own theme - nautical in one corner, porcelain dolls in another, with an overall country theme. It was absolutely breath-taking! So when it comes down to it, use whatever style of home decor makes you happy. Your guests will love it too.
Excerpted from an article by Teresa Tackett.