The Cream Trees That Warm the Table Rather Than Chill It.

Charmed House Interiors · Candles

A pair of flameless tapers moulded as tiered fir trees, in a soft buttery cream wax with a smooth, unglittered finish. The LED flame flickers convincingly and the tapered base slots into a standard candlestick. Warmer in tone than the white version — closer to old beeswax than to snow.

Cream rather than white. Softer, and it sits beautifully with brass.

Style note — the table: Group several at staggered heights down the centre with nothing else competing.

Style note — the mantel: Set them in brass holders where the warm wax and the metal echo each other.

Two Ways to Style It

On a cream-and-brass Christmas table. Cluster with natural linen, dried grasses and clear glass so the whole scheme stays tonal and soft.

Along a dark timber sideboard. Line them up in mismatched vintage candlesticks — the cream reads warm and lived-in against aged wood.