Instant Decorating: Clustering Tea Lights on a Table

Whether you have a set of matching votives or just a bunch of loose tea light candles, arranging them on a table instantly ups the romance factor. Click below for a few ideas...

Use a cake stand or tray as a platform for clustered candles.
If you don't have votives on hand, subsitute ramekins or empty glass jars.
Arrange tea lights in a straight line in the center of the table for a minimalist look.
For tea light and votive sources, see this post.

Other ideas? Let us know in the comments below.

Photo: Alcro

Comments (7)

Put tea lights in beautiful old porcelain teacups, with or without a matching saucer. The light glows through the delicate porcelain.

posted by lccarson on January 13th 2009 at 7:30pm
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The tea light ideas are great!

Is it possible share the source of those fantastic goldfish print pillows? I cover them!

posted by ekle13 on January 13th 2009 at 7:54pm
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I'm also totally diggin' the fish pillows... more so than the tea lights even!

posted by Seshat on January 13th 2009 at 7:57pm
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Yeah, those koi caught my eye immediately! Anyone know where they're from?

posted by Tar and Violets on January 13th 2009 at 10:44pm
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I would like to know the koi pillow source as well!

posted by RedMaiko on January 14th 2009 at 8:24am
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Me too! (Koi fabric.)

I wonder if it could be repurposed Japanese Boy's Day kite fabric? Or if it is yardage with that look??

I have seen dress goods with a similar design a few years ago at a regular sewing fabric store, but the scale was much smaller.

posted by SherryBinNH on January 14th 2009 at 7:14pm
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forget the fabric - that LAMP! Who makes it? Gorgeous!

posted by honeybun on January 15th 2009 at 11:26am
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