One of the best items that can really add atmosphere to your home is pillar candles. These are extremely well made and do wonders for any room or space that you put them in. They are wonderful outside or inside. If you do not want the bright light that bulbs give off, candles are your next choice in room illumination. With pillar candles they are great when you first light them but they really shine when they have been burning for a while. The inner glow that they provide really adds life to any relaxing environment that you are trying to create. The glow and feel is like no other and is special to these types of candles. Lets check out some of the options you can get with these candles.
Basics
First off these candles are fairly basic. They have a basic wick and are made of basic wax candle materials. They do come in every shade and color that you can think of. This is a great feature when you are trying to add some home décor elements to your home. You have so many options and color palettes that you can match them with any part of your home décor that you want to accentuate. The average pillar candle comes in a range of sizes from 3” to 24”. The larger pillar candles can be found at around 4’. One tip would be to utilize different sizes and group them together. When you are designing you want to have some variation and size is the perfect way to do this.
Types
These candles like all candles come in two main types. You can choose unscented or scented. This is obviously a personal preference depending on if you like the smell of scented pillar candles or if you are already using something like a reed diffuser to get a good smelling scent. If you are not fond of the scented candles I would give them another shot. They have come a long way in scents and they are probably better than the old scented pillar candles.
Looks
Pillar candles have also taken advantage of technology. It is amazing what they have started to do with simple candles now a days. They are not plain white pillar candles anymore. Now they come with decorations on them that is embedded in the wax. One of the most popular designs is having flowers poured in the candle wax. This gives the look a more natural and decorative feeling. Another thing that many people do is actually print pictures on the outside of pillar candles. Since they can be as large a 4’ they are the perfect item to customize and have a custom scene put in the wax. The looks can vary greatly from candle to candle to really capture the feel you are trying to create.
Shape
As far as shape options go you have many to choose from. The most popular is the circular pillar candle shape. This also tends to be in the cheap pillar candles class. For some reason they are the cheapest in this shape so if you want to save some money definitely invest in this shape. Most of these candles are around 3”-10” and are great for table tops.
The next popular shape was really made to use with a pillar candle holder. The square pillar is a nice shape that tends to stick out in an environment just simply because it has clean straight lines. This is a great shape to use if you want a large area that can be used for picture or decorations on the sides of the wax.
Uses
If you are decorating with pillar candles for the first time you might not know or have thought about all the uses that pillar candles have. The main number one event that these get ordered for is for weddings. They are truly perfect for adding to any reception or wedding where you want just the perfect glow and illumination.
The next event that pillar candles are used for the most is around the holidays. Many companies cash in on this around Christmas time and you can find pillar candles being season specific from November all the way through January. The holiday season really makes people want to take advantage of the glow that these candles can provide.
Birthdays and anniversaries come in next at the most used times for pillar candles. You can really take advantage of pillar candles. Hopefully you will give them a shot and take advantage of the benefits that they provide you with. Atmosphere, comfort, relaxation, life and personality really can be achieved when you utilize pillar candles in your relaxing environment. Similar to floating candles they can do wonders for your home decor.
Tip #1: Utilize different shapes and sizes of pillar candles to add some variation to your relaxing environment.
Tip #2: Larger candles will last longer and give you more distributed burn and glow affect for your home.
Tip #3: Use technology and a variation of shapes to customize pillar candles to your home décor.
Tip #4: Use these candles for any event that you may have going on. These candles will go with almost anything and any time of the year.
Tip#5: Match your pillar candles with a larger object like a wicker chair and table to create a relaxing environment.
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