Like all girls and many boys, I love candles, and in the end with some good humor dawn I see the first frosts and declining day, because I see an opportunity to transform my home me into a cocoon of warm light.
The experience taught me not to hesitate to multiply genres and media. I have a predilection for the candles that have the merit of offering an infinity of lights and colors, depending on the shape, color and material support. Another benefit of weight: the candles are ultimately very profitable as running small tea lights otherwise known Teelichte the other side of the Rhine, which are far from being the most expensive in the world.
Ideally, to create an inviting interior, is not to fear excess, keeping in mind that these lights are very soft and that their addition will not cause glare than other emotion in your guests and / or small (s) friend (s). Personally, I turn everything that makes me feel at home - and believe me if you want, the choices are not the same every day and he rarely comes to the idea of lighting along with all my photophores - then leave the room for a few moments back in the doorway to test in vivo the effect caused, generally positive.
What is nice with this type of lighting is its living aspect, fluctuating, and frankly sensual - for more information I recommend warmly The Psychoanalysis of Fire Bachelard - conducive to an absolute poetic experience. The additional flavors are completely negligible for my taste, often artificial, very heady, I prefer a more personal touch: a few drops of natural essence of lavender or almond deposited on spark ignition before, and what are the hours with delicate aromas guaranteed. If you want more glamor or are more egocentric, do not hesitate to replace gasoline with your own natural scent.
Lately, however, I just tend to get tired of my lanterns, candles wax and I miss them a little big, and I discovered with joy that ciriers decorators no longer hesitate to propose creative large format or hollow candles for lighting and deep satin sustainable ...
The Spanish Cerabella bayberry is a master in the field, and offers designs without pun, decidedly bright. Japanese style of candle lanterns for a Zen atmosphere with light spheres, cones, cubes through the vessels, all containers appear to have been reviewed to provide a comprehensive range for evenings and nights of rapture. Blow of heart special reference to the folds of our childhood, floating candles shaped like a boat will work wonders on a table runner or in your driveway.
Fan of candles, I'm not so far devoid of consciousness and presence of mind: these things contain the fire, which is not risk free. It is therefore useful to recall the rules of safe way: put your lights on stable surfaces and durable, free from drafts as well as small, curious hands, and make sure all your candles are extinguished before leaving the room.
As a bonus, I submit two proven tips and tricks to live better in the joys of the hearth in miniature
- Accident wax on furniture or clothing, do not scratch échinez the task, you will only ruin definitively support. Wait until the wax dryer, place a sheet of blotting paper or toilet paper on the task, and then switch without pressing the delicate iron thermostat. The wax will be absorbed by the absorbent paper like magic.
- For a warm winter the Slav-Scandinavian accents, make candles with mandarins. To do this, cut laterally mandarin and hollow out there taking care to preserve the white rod lower - which is the wick. Cut a circle in the upper part of the cap to allow air to circulate. Fill the inside of cooking oil, leave to soak the stem and turn the wick, closing with the hat. Magic and citrus odors guaranteed!
