Candles: Decorating Your Home with Candles – Paula Woods

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First Edition, Carlton, 2001, Large-format Hardback with removable protective plastic wrap – Candles – 144pp.

Packed with innovative and stylish ideas, Candles offers a wealth of practical ways to enhance your home with candlelight – from twinkling tea-lights scattered along the mantelpiece to large, cream pillar candles placed on every surface in your bedroom.
Sculptural blocks of wax arranged in an unused fireplace are a simple substitute for a real fire, and floating candles in a bowl of water – complete with beach pebbles, exotic flower heads or rose petals – make a beautiful, contemporary table centrepiece.

The mood-enhancing properties of aromatherapy candles and their ability to work on the mind – relaxing, calming or stimulating – have long been recognized, and these are an integral part of Candles. Light a candle scented with ylang ylang and sandalwood to help you relax at the end of a hard day; or infuse the hallway with a combination of warming spicy aromas, such as orange, vanilla and cinnamon, to create a welcoming environment; alternatively, rose, lavender and jasmine make a heady, sensuous blend that is ideal for the boudoir.