Chinese paper lanterns

Written by on June 29, 2010 – 12:35 pm -

Paper lanterns from China started way back in 230 BC. Chinese traditional beliefs say that paper lanterns can give good luck and long life. It can be used as a delightful home decoration, as well as for New Year celebrations and parties. It is very common seeing Chinese paper lanterns giving light to shops in [...]


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Glass candle holder: Providing Attractive Ambiance

Written by Rachel on June 28, 2010 – 6:32 pm -

A glass candle holder can be used indoors, or outside in the garden. They come in a multitude of different designs. Some are suitable for small tea lights or votives, whereas others are large enough to fit pillar or church candles. Candle holders are ideal for providing some attractive ambiance, either at the dining table [...]


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Copper Lanterns

Written by Rachel on June 26, 2010 – 6:05 pm -

Copper Lanterns are a design strongly influenced by the Victorian era. Whilst the lantern body is always constructed from copper, the brackets are usually made of a different material, either brass or cast aluminum for strength. The copper can be lacquered to prevent tarnishing. Some designs even have the electric cable hidden inside a faux [...]


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Japanese Garden Lanterns

Written by on June 22, 2010 – 9:59 am -

If you want to create an oriental or typically Japanese garden than you can not go without Japanese garden lanterns. A Japanese garden is designed in a specific way, not using any straight lines in the design and this is also something you will see in their lanterns. Typical lanterns are the ones made out [...]


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Decorative Candle Lanterns: Small things, Big Difference

Written by on June 17, 2010 – 6:45 pm -

Lighting is a very important aspect of indoor and outdoor decoration. Lighting can create so many different settings and moods, which ishard to resemble with other types of decoration items. Sometimes small thing scan really make a difference and this is certainly true for decorative candle lanterns. Decorated candle lantern is a general name for [...]


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An Outdoor Candle Lantern Can Really Make a Difference

Written by on June 16, 2010 – 10:59 am -

If you are looking for a lighting fixture than can set the right mood and really make a difference than you should look in to an outdoor candle lantern. Candles themselves are fascinating because the radiate both light and warmth. We all like to look at the flickering light of a candle because it has [...]


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Solar Hanging Lanterns

Written by on June 13, 2010 – 8:29 am -

Outdoor Lanterns provide us with a unique way of lighting and the usage of lanterns goes back hundred of years. We used lanterns to guide our way on dark roads and later on we mounted them on nautical vehicles, coaches and eventually all other vehicles. Nowadays lanterns don’t have the same function anymore as back [...]


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Create a Rustic Decor with Wooden Lanterns

Written by on June 10, 2010 – 8:16 pm -

I have previously stated how much I like Moroccan Lanterns but I do understand that those designs are not meant for everyone. I consider myself to be a person that likes his home interior to be a bit loud, full with lighting accents, plants and wooden furniture. I like wooden furniture because it gives your [...]


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Go Unique:An Antique Lantern

Written by on June 9, 2010 – 3:48 pm -

We all know that the lights we buy in a shop will never be one of a kind and there are probably hundreds if not thousands of other people using the same lights. If you want to buy something special that nobody else has than you should look in to antique lanterns. An antique lantern [...]


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A Selection of Fine Outdoor Candle Lanterns

Written by on June 9, 2010 – 2:20 pm -

I don’t want to babble around about candle lighting too much but it just happens to be my favorite lighting fixture. I like outdoor candle lanterns because the light alone makes you feel more at piece. It almost has something spiritual when you are relaxing on your patio, enjoying a good book and a glass [...]


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