If your fireplace is looking a bit bare in your living room, some new candles might just brighten it up without making it look over-cluttered, so it stays light and fresh in time for summer.

Large Candles

There are many glass and silver plated candle holders that look very stylish on your fireplace mantelpiece or the fireplace base. They match up especially well to fires with white surrounds. The Vera Wang for Wedgwood range features some beautiful candles and candle holders. I particularly like this silver plated base candle in the range.

http://www.wedgwood.com/GB/Gifts/_Gift_Collection/Vera_Wang_Gifts/54735805744/Love+Knots+Covered+Candle+on+base

If you’re looking for more choice, than Marks & Spencer has a huge online selection of candles to browse from. This gorgeous M&S large glass candle has multiple wicks and an apple blossom fragrance.

http://www.marksandspencer.com/Extra-Large-Blossom-Scented-Candle/dp/B0030CK8KW?pos=PDP_cwviv_4/10_image

John Lewis also has a wide range of larger candles and candle holders if you’re looking for something a little bit different.

http://www.johnlewis.com/Home+and+Garden/Decorative+Accessories/Decorative+Accessories/Candle+Holders/784/ProductCategory.aspx

Tealights

Tealights are also a great way of brightening up your fireplace for a more reasonable price.

These glass and silver plated ones will add a touch of style and subtlety to your fireplace.

http://www.marksandspencer.com/gp/search?node=&field-keywords=tealight&x=21&y=0

These candles would look fantastic on some of the Kinder fires with white surrounds, which the glass and silver would complement well.