Pillar Candles: The Perfect Candle

Pillar candles or wide, cylindrical candles of varying sizes, just might be the most perfect candles for home entertaining and home décor.

Pillar candles make beautiful and versatile candles for home accents and are available in all kinds of candle designs. Pillar candles make excellent embedded candles, colored candles and aromatherapy candles, and are commonly given as hostess gifts and housewarming gifts because of their beauty.

Because pillar candles come in a range of heights from short, 2" x 3" and 3" x  4"  pillar candles to tall pillar candles with heights reaching 12" or more, pillar candles (which can also be square shaped), can be used for fireplace candle displays (use a fireplace candle holder for the most attractive display) and other floor candle displays, as well as for an impressive tabletop candle centerpieces for dining tables and coffee tables. You can also use pillar candles to create romance by placing floral  scented pillar candles around a bathtub or bedroom – try using a combination of tall, stand-alone pillar candle holders and pillar candles placed on ledges, sidetables and shelves for the most dramatic effect.

Used alone or with specially designed pillar  candle holders, pillar candles add an elegant accent to any interior space, and because pillar candles are also long-burning candles (some pillar candles burn for thirty hours or sixty hours),  pillar candles are also excellent candles for the outdoors. Create a gathering of different sized pillars on tabletops, patios and dining areas, or get your candles to do double-duty by combining DEET-free mosquito control with attractive citronella pillar candles for your next cookout, picnic or outdoor party.

Pillar candles can also be used as a versatile complement to most restaurant or spa candle lighting. In fact, aromatherapy pillar candles and embedded pillar candles are often used by professional spas to help establish a candle lit atmosphere that is both luxurious and relaxing, while restaurant designs often incorporate pillar candles into their  décor by using the candles as accents at hostess stations, on tabletops and in the bar or cocktail area. Pillar candles are also common accents for outdoor patios and dining areas.