My darkish secret: I actually like winter. Yearly as a result of the photo voltaic models earlier and earlier, I revel at midnight, hanging a lit paper star inside the window, holding candles lit from the time I’ve my first sips of espresso to as soon as I get into mattress (early) at night. This 12 months, I’m admiring an iconic Swedish candle sconce—and a curiously comparable mannequin for half the value. Take a look:
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” sizes=”(max-width: 733px) 100vw, 733px” alt=”swedish co. skultuna was founded in 1607 by king karl ix, and it remains, some 17″ width=”733″ height=”1017″ data-ezsrcset=”https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/skultuna-candle-sconce-in-situ-733×1017.jpg 733w, https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/skultuna-candle-sconce-in-situ-216×300.jpg 216w, https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/skultuna-candle-sconce-in-situ-768×1065.jpg 768w, https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/skultuna-candle-sconce-in-situ-738×1024.jpg 738w, https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/skultuna-candle-sconce-in-situ-492×683.jpg 492w, https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/skultuna-candle-sconce-in-situ-150×208.jpg 150w, https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/skultuna-candle-sconce-in-situ.jpg 865w” data-ezsrc=”https://www.remodelista.com/ezoimgfmt/media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/skultuna-candle-sconce-in-situ-733×1017.jpg” />Above: Swedish co. Skultuna was based mostly in 1607 by King Karl IX, and it stays, some 415 years later, “purveyor to the Royal Court docket docket of Sweden.” Amongst their iconic designs is the Pendel Sconce Candle Holder: “The well-known silversmith Pierre Forssell labored as an in-house designer at Skultuna between 1955 and 1986,” the company writes on their web page. “Forssell designed this slender sconce, Pendel, which has grow to be an iconic Skultuna product, inside the later part of the Fifties.” It’s produced from polished brass that gives an extra glow on darkish winter days; $100 from Skultuna.
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” sizes=”(max-width: 733px) 100vw, 733px” alt=”similar in spirit and silhouette is the vela wall sconce candle holder from cb 18″ width=”733″ height=”733″ data-ezsrcset=”https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/vela-brass-sconce-cb2-733×733.jpg 733w, https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/vela-brass-sconce-cb2-150×150.jpg 150w, https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/vela-brass-sconce-cb2-300×300.jpg 300w, https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/vela-brass-sconce-cb2-768×768.jpg 768w, https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/vela-brass-sconce-cb2-1024×1024.jpg 1024w, https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/vela-brass-sconce-cb2-1536×1536.jpg 1536w, https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/vela-brass-sconce-cb2-800×800.jpg 800w, https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/vela-brass-sconce-cb2-1466×1466.jpg 1466w, https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/vela-brass-sconce-cb2-492×492.jpg 492w, https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/vela-brass-sconce-cb2-125×125.jpg 125w, https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/vela-brass-sconce-cb2-96×96.jpg 96w, https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/vela-brass-sconce-cb2.jpg 2000w” data-ezsrc=”https://www.remodelista.com/ezoimgfmt/media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/vela-brass-sconce-cb2-733×733.jpg” />Above: Comparable in spirit and silhouette is the Vela Wall Sconce Candle Holder from CB2, created by former designer Brett Beldock. It’s on the market in blackened brass and will be utilized with each a taper candle or a votive; $49.95 from CB2.
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N.B.: This story initially appeared on December 5, 2023, and has been updated with new information.
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