Interior Decorating Ideas

Amazingly enough, candle holders are made of sticks and stones. The sticks might be turned wood candle holders for tapers, or old mill bobbins adapted to hold taper candles. The stones may be candle holder for taper or tea-light candles made from any stone with sufficient hardness to work with electric equipment and enough interest in the final product to temp someone to buy it. This can be a rock or mineral roughly shaped to size and with a candle cup drilled into it or finely finished lapidary products that have all the intricacy of turned wood candle holders and with a fine, smooth polish to bring out the innate beauty of the stone.

Candle holders made from glass are beautiful, and the light of the candle enhances the effect of the glass even as the glass enhances the beauty of the flame. Glass and candles may be one of the happiest marriages of two extremely different materials in the world today. Tall or short, large or small, the glass enclosing the candle or merely holding it, glass candle holders make the candle more noticeable and can multiply the presence of the burning candle. Even when the candle is not lit, the glass around it makes it beautiful.

Porcelain candle holders have the same range of shape as glass candle holders and more. The clay body can be formed in any shape glass can, but the resulting candle holder is stronger, allowing candelabra with four arms or more arms bear candles where glass would be hard put to survive. China candle holders can be as plain or ornate as the maker desires, and can be embellished with cherubs, roses, ribbons, little animals or even small scenes. Porcelain is a candle holder material of choice.

Metal candle holders can be as elegant as porcelain and have the weight to keep a candle safely upright so it does not spill molten wax or start a fire. In addition, the metallic sheen can enhance and reflect the light of a burning candle to great effect. Silver candle holders have been essentials for formal dining for centuries, and they are still used today to lend a formal quality to dinner parties. Other metals can change the effect of the candle holders to a less formal quality while still holding the candle safely.

Candle holders can be made from many materials: wood, stone or rock, glass, pottery, china, porcelain, and nearly any metal. Spend a little time on the search and you can find the perfect candle holder for your decor.