Find Your Signature Style and Scent With Home Candles
Smells like home.
There's no better way to quickly change the ambience of a room than decorating with candles. Adding your favourite aroma can elevate your aesthetic and mood after just a few minutes. Candle holders make great decor and can quickly freshen up the surfaces of your home. Learn how to decorate with candles and give your home a style and scent refresh.
How to Decorate With Candles
Set the mood in your home with the right candle decor and scents. Keep reading to be inspired by these room-by-room decor tips and learn how candles can be the perfect accent to your interior.
In The Living Room
Candle Placement
Place different sized candles around your living room – three-wick tealights, votives and lanterns make for great decor when placed on top a stack of books, on a decorative tray on the coffee table, or in between figurines on a console table. For an unexpected look, explore lantern candle holders that disguise your candle and serve as added decor. Place your candle in a candle holder made from woven rattan, wood, metal or bamboo to add texture and design.
Scent Type
Give your living room a relaxing yet inviting scent to make lounging and socialising extra enjoyable. Fruity or floral scents add a lively yet sweet aroma that's perfect for a daytime space. Think: Fig, apple, citrus, grapefruit, rose or jasmine.
Candle Placement
Give your bedroom a cosy glow by placing candles on your bedside table or dresser. Cluster different sized candles together on a decorative tray to create a stylish element for your candle placement. Add a few candles and a framed photo to a decorative tray to make a statement on a dresser top. The best part about decorative trays? They can be quickly removed to make space on your nightstand for a cup of coffee or your laptop.
Scent Type
The room where you wind down and sleep has to have the most relaxing scent. Choose something fresh and clean or warm and calming to make your bedroom feel like a sanctuary. Think: Lavender, eucalyptus, lemon or vanilla.
Candle Placement
Candles in the dining room can be used for casual or elegant table settings. Spruce up a weeknight dinner with wide, short or sculptural candle holders made of ceramic, glass or wood. Experiment with color – we love how these ceramic tabletop holders provide a refreshing two-toned element to a space that is grounded in rich wood tones, canvas, and white porcelain decor. For a more upscale addition, decorate your dining table with tall candlesticks or a candelabra set.
Scent Type
Adding a scented candle to your dining room is not recommended. The smell of your meal is more than enough to create an inviting space. An unscented candle is the best option – you get to add a warm glow to mealtime while still enjoying the smell of your cooking.
Add a festive touch around the holidays by opting for seasonal scents like cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, or pine.
Candle Placement
The entryway is your home's first impression, so make a statement and choose your signature scent. Go glam with a sleek, black matte or gold-finished metal candle holder. We love these delicate, gold metal votives that add a luxe finish to a moodier hallway. Style your console with wood or ceramic candle holders to give it a modern or rustic element; silver is always a go-to for eclectic homes; and iron, glass or steel fit in with a traditional hallway perfectly.
Scent Type
The best scents for an hallway are potent and inviting. These scents are heady, aromatic, and savory. Think: Cinnamon, vanilla or tobacco.
Candle Placement
Decorate your bathroom with smaller candles such as tea lights or votives to create a spa-like ambience. Group multiple white candles by the tub to create a calming glow and relaxing scent as you take a bubble bath or place a jar candle in the middle or your vanity to keep your bathroom smelling fresh.
Scent Type
Scents for your bathroom should be fresh and clean. They can also have a woodsy, nature-inspired smell if you like a heavier, fuller scent. Think: Citrus, cucumber, linen, oak, cedar or patchouli.
How to Care For Your Candles
Learn the candle care basics to keep your candles fresh and your home free of any accidents.
- Never leave a burning candle unattended – if open flames make you nervous then opt for an LED light instead.
- Keep all open flames away from young children and animals.
- Keep your candle holder in pristine condition by never letting the last centimeter of your candle burn.
- Trim your wick regularly to get the longest burn time possible.
- Keep your wick centered in your candle by using a snuffer instead of blowing out the candle yourself.
- Stick to one scent per room to avoid a muddling of smells.
- Prevent wick mushrooming by only letting your candle burn for four hours at a time.
