How to Buy a Candle Sconce

Candle sconces are available in a variety of sizes, materials and styles. The sconces add an elegant decorative touch to your living space, and the candles they hold provide soft lighting to any environment to enhance the atmosphere of your room. Here's how to know what to look for in terms of safety and style when you buy a candle sconce.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. Choose a material that is safe but also decorative when you buy a candle sconce. Many choose brass or wrought iron for their candle sconce, depending on their decor.

2. Think about the room where you will display and hang the candle sconce before you buy it. The candle sconce should not only provide light, it should also enhance the room by adding a decorative touch.

3. Size and scale the candle sconce to fit the room. A pair of small candle sconces would "disappear" in a large room, or seem cluttered by too many small accessories. A small space would be overwhelmed with a pair of large candle sconces.

4. Keep safety in mind when you buy a wall sconce. Replace the candles in your wall sconce regularly, and clean away any excess candle wax buildup at the bottom of your sconce to prevent a fire hazard.

Tips & Warnings

• Hang candle sconces high on the wall to reduce the risk of fire caused by accidentally knocking the sconce over.
• Never hang candle sconces close to drapery or other flammable objects.

Resources

• Find candle sconces here.
• Decorative candle sconces