These smouldering votives offer instant ambience, adding a romantic twist to interiors.

STYLING John Mangila PHOTOGRAPHY Anthony Adamson

Bargain Buys

From left: Milk 'Loop' and Milk 'Stripe' glass votives, $7.95 each, Country Road. ASA 'Organic' tealight holder, $15, Urbis Home. Plush votives in Green, White and Blue, $9.95 each, Papaya.


From left: Artichoke votive, $15, Have you Met Miss Jones. Mosaic votive in Green, $7.95, Pure Homewares. Husk votives, $16.95/set of 3, Domayne.

Mid-Range

From left: Lights & Moods Bouquet votives, $19.95 each, Villeroy & Boch. Royale candleholders, $16.95/small, $18.95/medium, Domayne. Daisy Chain candleholder, $22.95, Pure Magik.


From left: Corfu Windflower hurricane, $22.95, Papaya. Wire and glass votive, $24, Imagine This. Celtic and Daisy votives in Bone china, $22 each, Have You Met Miss Jones.

Splash Out

From left: Coral votive, $140, My Island Home. Aurélie Lambert candleholders, $38.50 each, Lola et Moi. Tealight holder, $133.20, Meïzai.


From left: Bernardaud 'Fleurs de Tulipier' votive, $185, Plane Tree Farm. Loop candleholders, $240 each, Georg Jensen. Gong tealight holder, $89.50 each, Top3 By Design.