Home and Living

Candelabras, which for the centuries used to bring light to homes and cathedrals, are putting away for years. Now, when the lit candles are proven to create a soothing feeling and calm the people who have a high level of stress, candelabras are spring back to life.

Candelabras not only used as a decoration for the beautiful and intricate designs. People who already realized the beautiful of this stuff usually likes to experiment with it. They start to find good looking candelabras that they could buy and then put it in their house to create a classic look.

Candelabras are not only good in creating a classic look, but also the modern ones. There are so many modern design candelabras that you could take advantage of. If you have no idea where to start, follow these 3 simple steps to get the right candelabras for your house.

1. Types

Before you start buying, you need to find out what types of candelabras that you want to buy. Basically, there are two types of candelabras that you could choose, the floor and the table top. Candelabras for the floor usually much bigger and higher than the one for the table top. While table top candelabras are good for indoor, the floor candelabras are excellent for outdoor.

However, it doesn’t mean that you should use the table top candelabras for indoor only. If you like to experiment, you could put the floor candelabras in your house. This usually triggers the feeling of being in the church because of their height.

Other types of candelabras are the hanging and the fireplace’s ones. The hanging candelabras usually put above the dining table. This is the most classical usage for the hanging candelabras. Another use of this hanging candelabras is by putting them on the wall to create the dungeon effect in your basement.

The fireplace candelabra are more of the decoration type. If you don’t want to light the fire in your fireplace but you want a warm effect in your house, this type on candelabras are good to go. It’s good to use in spring or summer because it won’t make your house overheat just like when you use the fireplace.

2. Materials

This material could act for both the candelabras and the candles itself. The most popular candelabras are the ones that made from wrought iron, silver, brass, pewter, marble, porcelain, glass, and crystal.

Candelabras from wrought iron are the most durable, easy to clean, flexible to any decor, and lasts a long time. Silver, brass, and pewter candelabras are symbol of sophistication, requires regular maintenance, and the metal could tarnish in time. Marble and porcelain candelabras are much easier to clean than metal, doesn’t tarnish, and give you more classical feeling. Glass and crystal candelabras are more elegant, available in vibrant colors, and perfect for wedding days!

Just like deciding the candelabras materials, you’ll also need to decide the candles materials. Which one you should choose the long thin candles or the short fat ones? The modern decor usually prefers the shorter and wider candles, while the classic ones prefer the long thin candles.

3. Interior Design

Last but not least is your interior design. It would be weird if you have a classic design but insisted using the modern candelabras. It is not necessary for you to buy candelabras with flower ornaments just because you have floral interior. One thing to notice, make your candelabras blended with your room.