5 innovative ways to decorate using candles
Photographs: Krixot
Candle lights are used extensively during festivals. It is considered as a positive omen to light up the entire home and workplace with candles to reflect happiness and ward off evil and negativity. Mehul Mahajan, Founder, Krixot, suggests some innovative ideas to use candles during festivals.
1Illuminate rangoliart with special candles:
Rangoli is an art of painting on the floor using colours and flowers and is considered as one of the most auspicious practices during Indian festivals like Diwali and Onam.It has religious and auspicious significance. You can add a special touch to your rangoli using beautiful candles. Place them in line with the design and enhance the beauty of the art dramatically. Floating candles, mottle pillar candles, votive candles and tea lights are ideal for creating a special piece out of the traditional rangoli. It will also create a beautiful sight to welcome your guests.
2Candles make innovative centrepieces:
Apart from illuminating the outer portion of the house, candles can play a great role in adding an elegant and classy touch to your living room. A floating candle centre piece is one of the splendid things you can add to your room. Use candle with creative designs, avant-garde combinations with flowers and fragrances to add that special charm to your centre piece. You can organize indoor games around that centre piece to emphasize it even more.
3Candle light with terrariums:
This is a unique method to add glamour to the festive decor. You can use high boron silicon glass with air hole and insert a candle inside as a candle holder. This ensures that the light is clear and the candle holder is durable. There is also the option of air plant terrarium. This is best for plant lovers. You can either purchase terrariums with plants or use the choice of plants and place them in. As these plants get their nourishment from air there is no need to add soil, etc. Place your choice of scented candle in glass ball terrarium in sets of three or two to add magic to your festive décor.Tie several glass terrariums together to get a bouquet like look and hang it. You can also use rechargeable candle lights or LED candle lamps to ignite the decor further.
4Mason jar candles:
Simple mason jars can transform the look of the space instantly with the right kind of décor.Place a cylindrical candle in the centre of the jar and ferns around it. You can add lights in the jar and hang them up in sets of 5 or 6 as a chandelier. Light up your table and make a beautiful centre pieceby placing floating candles in mason jars. This will instantly light up your glass table.
5Hurricane candle holder:
Add colour to your festive decor by adding peppermint candies in a hurricane glass. If you have a collection of martini glasses, bowls or hurricane vasesthis is the best way to put them to use. Simply place a candle in a hurricane vaseto create a beautiful centre piece and enjoy the glow.These candle holders brighten up the room instantly. It can be prepped up with lights, marbles, leaves or shingles as well to add a unique character to your festive home décor. This also adds a fun element to the décor.
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