Illuminations

Candlelight instantly changes the mood of any space and enhances the way we live. Its warmth inspires an intimate atmosphere and softens the edges of a hectic day. Lavishly photographed with 200 vibrant color images, Illuminations is the essential guide to living by candlelight. From the simplest of concepts (surround the tub with tapers, votives, and tea-lights for your own moonlit lake) to more elaborate ideas (light a pathway through the garden with pillar candles atop burnished copper plates), Illuminations offers inventive tips and practical advice for using candlelight in dramatic, effective, and stylish ways-be it in the bedroom, bath, outdoor sanctuary, or at the dining-room table. The illustrated glossary fully explains the different types of candles and candleholders and offers advice on when each is best used. Illuminations overflows with unique, simple ways to spread warm, restorative light throughout your home.