All about Christmas candles

Decorating a home with candles on New Year's holidays is a long-standing tradition. This festive attribute symbolizes the human soul, its inner strength. Candles help create a warm and cozy environment, which is why many people light them for the New Year.

Beautiful New Year's candles give warmth, act as a kind of symbol of the family, spiritual unity with loved ones. People love to light the lights in their homes. There are many varieties of holiday candles with original designs. These decorative elements make interiors unique. On the night before Christmas, people decorate the windows with burning candles. Lit candles represent rebirth, new life.

On the last evening of the year, the need to create a warm and cozy atmosphere is especially acute, which is why this decor item is so popular. They decorate the New Year's table with candles, arrange them around the room. They can also decorate the stairs, the main thing is to be careful so that there is no fire.

There are several types of candles that decorate the premises on New Year's holidays, we will list the most popular ones.

• Table candles have a classic design and small size. An exquisite and sophisticated look is given to them at the expense of candelabra. In the New Year's decor, their combination with coniferous branches is popular.
• Column candles low, but at the same time have a wide diameter.
• Pills are flat paraffin products, they are enclosed in an aluminum sleeve.
• Scented candles contain essential oils.
• Curly candles released in the form of heroes of fairy tales, they can represent snowmen, Santa Claus and other characters.
• Carved products have an original look, reminiscent of works of art. Candles of this type allow you to implement a variety of ideas for New Year's decor.
• Wax candles often do it yourself. They give off a honey aroma - these are environmentally friendly products. The material for creating such candles can be purchased at an apiary or in a specialized store. Waxed candles can be of different shapes: standard, flat, ornamental.
• Gel products attract with their brightness and beautiful appearance. They are made in the form of a glass container, into which a gel with decorative elements placed in it is poured. Gel candles have many advantages: durability, pleasant aroma, aesthetics, and lack of burning.
• Electric candles combine tradition and modernity. The body of LED products is made of paraffin, the fire imitates the lamp. The advantage of such candles is fire safety. There are shimmering products to choose from, imitating real fire. Such elements of the festive surroundings are durable. They give off a bright amber glow and warm white light. Variants with a changing flame color are commercially available.
• Many people prefer battery-powered candles. This is an electric variety that can be classic and can be in the form of posts. Battery-powered candles decorate windows, New Year's table, shelves, without fear of fire.

Such accessories have a glow:

• permanent;
• flickering;
• recreating a "living" flame.

The latter option implies the waving of fire, as if under a breath of wind. Constant glow resembles the light of an ordinary lamp. Shimmering simulates a blinking backlight. Battery-powered candles are controlled using a built-in switch or a remote control. Decorative elements are activated and deactivated by a lever or by giving commands from a distance. With a remote control, you can set different color and flicker modes.

There are also blown out candles, their fire is not real, and it can be blown out. Simulation is achieved through an LED lamp. Accessories are equipped with a blow sensor.

Flickering battery-powered candles are popular. Most often, their body is paraffin, sometimes plastic. Round chameleon candles look very impressive, changing the color of the flame when burning. The paraffin body is completed with LEDs that start to function after the spark plug is lit. Products contain stearin, therefore, they are resistant to deformation - they do not spread.

Most people find it difficult to imagine the New Year without sparklers. Their use can be combined with decorative candles equipped with lighting. Specialty stores sell Venetian candles and other varieties. The choice is very large, not only classic white, but also other options: red, green are on sale. With their help, it is easy to create unusual compositions that will advantageously transform a room on holidays.

When creating a festive interior, there is a desire to make each of its elements colorful and elegant. New Year's accessories can be given an even more interesting look by decorating them in an original way.

• New Year's accessories are decorated using decoupage technique, creating a truly exclusive decor.
• The idea of ​​placing candles in crystal glasses is popular. Such compositions can consist of cones, ribbons, beads.
• Candles in Christmas wreaths made of spruce branches look presentable.
• Candles on the stems of glasses look elegant. There are old wine glasses in almost every home. It is the perfect base for festive table decorations.
• Even an ordinary glass jar can be turned into a presentable candlestick by decorating it with ribbon.
• An original candle holder - a flower pot. Put a small amount of moistened floral foam in it, stick in pine branches and berries, leaving a place for a candle in the center. Make several holes in it for the twigs, which will act as a retainer, and insert the candle into the floral foam.
• Another great idea is to glue the bottom of the candle with double-sided tape and decorate the circle with candy canes.

Christmas candles can be used in the interior in a variety of ways. It is important to know how many of them there should be in total, for example, two candles represent the essence of God and man. Three, according to Eastern traditions, symbolize the union of the soul with spirit and body. Four candles are an indicator of wealth. Candles can be placed on the table, on the window and on the windowsill. The main thing is to correctly determine the number and place where they will stand.

Learn to correctly combine decorative elements with the interior of your home.

• Table candles with pine branches you can decorate a summer cottage, a country house or a country-style interior.
• Decoupage accessories, perfectly fit into a room designed in Provencal style.
• Candles in glasses - an excellent solution for hi-tech and modern.
• Gel candles harmoniously complement a room designed in a romantic style.
• Compositions with coffee beans and berries decorate the kitchen.
• Candles decorated with cinnamon sticks - a great solution for a loft interior. Such decorative elements look original and laconic, they can be called universal.

Decorative candles are an integral part of the New Year holidays. They have a creative design and contribute to the creation of a unique environment, the main thing is to harmoniously fit them into the interior concept.

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