I, like seemingly everyone else on the planet, am obsessed with candle sconces. Since I rent (and refuse to call an electrician) I’ve leaned hard on tapers for their swanky, cinematic glow. Recently, though, I found what feels like their big sister: the Dream Floral Chandelier by Terrain.
Its iron florals had me at hello. Calling them whimsical feels slightly reductive – this chandelier is storybook-level pretty. Similar to a candle sconce, it holds taper candles, only multiplied into a full-fledged lighting moment to suspend above a dining table or in an entryway instead of just an accent on the wall.
I found the price tag – $373, thanks to a current sale – almost as celestial. To be fair, this lighting trend revival is about as analog as it gets (no electricity, just fire), but still, for a hand-aged, one-of-a-kind chandelier with a twenty-inch diameter, it’s a shockingly good deal.
Each chandelier is hand-painted and aged, so no two will ever match. Iron sounds heavy, but at nine pounds it’s not, which makes it a renter’s dream.
It's the kind of piece that makes dinner feel like a fairytale. I’m envisioning a dim dining room, the table glowing, and conversations happening under flickering light. And while the real candle route is obviously the moodiest, LED tapers (the flickery kind from Target) work just as well – especially if you plan to dress it up with trailing florals, like amaranthus, for extra magic.
This chandelier has me suddenly very much into the whole iron antiqued-floral look. It’s definitely not a new idea, but right now it's reading particularly cozy, especially as we head into the cooler months. Dare I say, the candle sconce has officially been out-romanced. Ahead, six more floral lighting ideas to enchant your life.
Sculptural stems climb the brass base of this petite GreenRow lamp. It arrives shade-less, which is half the fun – a chance to crown it with whatever you please. Something floral, perhaps?
Beauty clearly runs in the family. Terrain’s brass candelabra sprouts whimsical flower heads from its ornate base, a showpiece that guarantees your dinners will never feel ordinary again.
Scaled down but no less charming, this hand-forged iron holder brings the floral motif to a smaller stage. Perfect tucked into a vignette on a mantle or coffee table, where it plays nicely with other collected treasures.
Double the candles, double the romance. This mid-century Italian sconce pops with green and cream, giving this look a lighter, more cheerful spin. Guaranteed to spark conversation.
Here, a taper emerges from a blooming lily – arguably the most magical fate for a candle. Choose your taper wisely: sculptural, colorful, or ideally both.
Floral upon floral, this 1970s stunner turns a bare wall into a bloom. The decade may be gone, but these gold flowers aren’t fading anytime soon.
Romantic interiors are definitely trending this autumn, and I have never seen the word 'whimsical' bounced around so much. This candle chandelier definitely taps into that soft, ethereal aesthetic that both fashion and interiors can't get enough of right now.
