Creative Ideas for Candle Lamps

Candle Lamps aren't just for windows anymore! We interviewed, Amy Durham, a leading home décor designer with Harvest Scents & Traders to find out more about this cozy home trend.

Amy has designed over 100 candle lamp designs that have been sold world wide over the last few years. "Candle Lamps are one of our companies leading sellers," Durham states, "as they add such warmth to the consumer's home."

CREATIVE USES

* They are small and don't take up much room. They look great in any grouping.
* Try a candle lamp under your kitchen cabinet.
* Place one on a shelf to accent your favorite collectibles.
* Candle lamps make great night lights in a bathroom or child's room.
* Many mantles are equipped with electrical outlets that allow for candle lamps.
* Place a candle lamp on an entry table for that "we'll keep the light on for you' feeling!
* New LED candle lamp styles allow you to place a candle lamp anywhere without worrying about a power source.
* Candle lamps warm up the look of any holiday or everyday buffet setting.
* Group several candle lamps together for a more dramatic impact.
* Send a candle lamp to a funeral home in lieu of fresh cut flowers.
* Turn a few candle lamps on under a Christmas tree to add some low lights to your wrapped gifts.

Durham has designed a variety of candle lamp styles ranging from a vintage scoop light, to a Tuscan tray light to a spool light. She has designed garden bird lights, shutter lights and snowman lights. Her favorite are the candle lamps that you can add dry goods or potpourri to like her bowl lights and antique box lights. "You can add a candle to almost anything," she says! Find vintage items that have some character and charm and find a way to add a light. She recently added candle lamps to some small chairs and wheelbarrows and they are a huge success.