by DesignBabylon on 22 February 2010
A bobéche is a glass collar on a candle socket that catches wax drippings. Bobéches are often equipped with small metal pins to hold suspended glass prisms or crystals from candlesticks and chandeliers. The pins can also be used to swag strands of crystals from arm to arm of a chandelier.
In the days before electricity, the bobéche was not only decorative, it was functional as well — the collar would catch wax and prevent it from falling down and burning carpets, furniture and even unsuspecting people (yeouch)
Tagged as:
Candle,
Candlestick,
Chandelier,
Country Living,
crystal,
electricity,
Glass,
Lighting,
luster,
metal,
swags,
Thomas Edison,
wax
by DesignBabylon on 3 February 2010
Rooms lined with Verre Eglomisé panels create a very dramatic effect — especially in smaller spaces like a powder room, bathroom or vestibule. If you are decorating a room that does not have an exterior light source like a window, lining one or more walls with a mirrored panel will bounce light around and give the illusion of a larger space with more light. Turn down the lights for a very romantic effect (ooh la la!)
Tagged as:
Art Nouveau,
artist,
bathroom,
Fortuny,
Gilding,
Glass,
Gold,
light,
Mariano Fortuny,
Metal leaf,
Miria Ellner,
powder room,
romantic,
Rome,
verre eglomise,
vestibule
