Many people set up battery-operated candles in their windows around the winter holidays. They create an eye-pleasing ambiance that gently lights up just about any small space. It is possible to successfully decorate with fake candlesticks anytime of the year. They are not limited to Christmas, Hanukkah and other winter holidays. Varieties with built-in timers will automatically turn on and off for up to a year! Do not pack them away when winter ends. Read on for creative ways to decorate with fake candlesticks, and creatively light up your home all year long.
Enhance a Metal Wall Hanging
When seeking creative new ways to decorate with fake candlesticks, pull them out of windows and do something different. Enhance works of art and areas in the home that would stylishly benefit from creative illumination. Decorate and enhance a metal wall hanging. As the photo shows, the light from the fake candlestick will bounce off of the metal while enhancing the entire piece in the process. This is a great way to highlight a favorite work of metal wall art while illuminating a small area within the home. It is a unique way to decorate and add vibrancy to a piece that might otherwise go unnoticed.
Illuminate a Dark Hallway in an Appealing but Foreboding New Way
A dark hallway is the ideal location to decorate with fake candlesticks. Buy the battery-operated variety that includes a decorative wall sconce, or hang small shelves. Fake candlesticks can be placed on top of any horizontal surface, and even the top of a small wall-mounted curio cabinet or a shadowbox will work. Line the hall with four or five fake candlesticks on timers. The hallway will take on a beaconing look that is appealing yet foreboding.
Multiply Fake Candlesticks with a Decorative Mirror
One of the most creative ways to decorate with fake candlesticks also uses mirrors and simple parlor tricks. A beautiful mirror has the capability of multiplying anything in view, and this includes light. Decorate the end of a hall or an entryway with a mirror, a shelf and one or two fake candlesticks with flickering bulbs. The light produced by the batteries will be doubled, and the display will be quite impressive. From a distance they will appear real.
Create a Candle Tray Centerpiece
Another creative way to decorate with fake candlesticks includes a candle tray, but not just any flat decorative slab of metal or cast resin. Buy a deep candle tray, and fill it with polished pebbles, iridescent flat glass marbles, shells or anything desired. Evenly space fake candlesticks about two to three-inches apart. They will beautifully decorate a dining table, sofa table, coffee table and many other furnishings.