5-Minute Fabric Decorating Tips for Unlit Fireplace Candelab

Article by: Susan Penney

Who doesn't appreciate flickering flames in a fireplace? For those who don't have the inclination or time for burning firewood in their fireplace, fireplace candelabra are the obvious answer. They provide that special glow without the hassle or, in warm weather, , Embellish Your Garden Trees with Movement, Music, and Light the heat. , How to choose your garden furniture and make it last But how do you keep those fireplace candelabra worthy of the visual focal point of your home , The Garden Gnome; A Culture All It's Own even for those times when you haven't lit the candles?

Even without burning candles, decorators have their tricks for using fireplace candelabra as foundations for eye-appealing displays in the fireplace. Here are three of their super quick and inexpensive techniques using fabric that you can try:

1. Heavy Fabric

Use a full-bodied fabric, such as tapestry, brocade, or velvet, which coordinates with the colors , Growing Geraniums Indoors Or Outdoors and style of your room. , Arborvitae - A Multi Use Plant Casually interweave the fabric among the "arms" of your fireplace candelabra, leaving dramatic folds of fabric spilling onto the inner hearth and over parts of the candelabra. Tuck in the ends, out of sight. Now, replace those candles, but don't, of course, light , Making a First Impression When Selling Your Home them as long as the fabric is in your hearth.

2. Lace or Sheer Fabric

For a different, but equally appealing look, use a sheer fabric, such as chiffon or lace. Give it the same treatment as above, with visually interesting draping and folds of the material. This lighter, airier treatment is more appropriate for some rooms. , The Garden Gnome; A Culture All It's Own

3. Tassel Magic

At your local , Growing Geraniums Indoors Or Outdoors fabric store, find three to five inch long tassels in a color, , Japanese Gardens vs. Western Gardens or a mixture of colors, , Mower Maintenance for a Perfect Lawn to highlight your room , Re-Using Old Picture Frames and the metal , Part II: Home Buyer Terms and Definitions of your fireplace candelabra. Buy a tassel and a few inches of coordinating cording for each candle on your fireplace candelabra.

Cut the cord into lengths a bit longer than the circumference of each candle. Either by sewing or by using your glue gun, make a circle of each piece of cording and attach a tassel where you join the ends of the cording. Each circle of cording should be big enough to easily slide onto a candle, down to its base.

Slip each cording-with-tassel circle over a different candle on your fireplace candelabra. Adjust the tassels so they are hanging over the edge of the candle cups, facing into the room. , Coin Collecting -- A Fun Hobby

These tassels so beautifully accessorize the candles of your fireplace candelabra, you may be tempted to leave them when you light , Bamboo Orchids - a Little Different the candles, but please don't. Remove them before lighting your candles and save , Lawn Aeration — The Cure for Soggy Grass Carpets them to put back on when you blow the candles out at the end of the evening.

A bit of fabric dramatically posed or some tassels elegantly dangling from your fireplace candelabra can be so charming, your fireplace candelabra can rightfully maintain the place , Coin Collecting -- A Fun Hobby of honor in your room's natural , Tarps – Your Versatile Outdoor Friend focal point, the fireplace, even when its candles aren't aglow.

About The Author

Susan Penney appreciates simple ways to make our homes , The Benefits of Screened Gazebos renewing spaces for our families. She invites you to visit http://www.FireplaceMall.com for fireplace accessories , How to Grow Snow Peas to serve your fire-less or your fire-filled fireplace.

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