Rasteli Velours Taper Candles: How to Set a Candlelit Table at Home

There is a moment, just before guests arrive, when the table is laid, the glasses are polished and the only thing left to do is strike a match. Candlelight changes a room in a way no lamp can: faces soften, conversation slows, and an ordinary Tuesday supper begins to feel like an occasion. For that moment we keep reaching for the Rasteli Luz Your Senses Velours taper candles, a favourite with our customers.

What makes the Rasteli Velours taper special

Soft, velvety and quietly elegant, the Velours tapers are made to stand tall in your favourite candlesticks. They are sold as a pair, so a single purchase dresses a pair of holders or starts a row down the centre of the table.

• Sold as a pair of taper candles
• Length 30 cm, diameter 2.2 cm
• Burning time: about 10 hours
• Nine colours: White Asparagus, Moonstone, Portobello, Peach Nougat, Taupe Rose, Antique Red, Chateauneuf, Taxus and Eucalyptus
• Part of the Rasteli Luz Your Senses range

With around ten hours of burning time, a pair will see you through several long dinners, which is exactly what a good dinner candle should do.

Choosing your colour

Nine shades means there is a Velours taper for every table and every season. If you are buying your first pair, start with a neutral such as White Asparagus, Moonstone or Portobello: they sit happily with white china, natural linen and almost any flowers. For warmth, Peach Nougat and Taupe Rose flatter both the table and the people around it.

When the festive season approaches, the deeper shades come into their own. Antique Red and Chateauneuf bring richness to a Christmas or Lunar New Year table, while Taxus and Eucalyptus echo the greens of foliage and garlands. You do not need to match: two or three related tones along one table look relaxed and considered at the same time.

How to style taper candles on the dining table

A few simple ideas we use again and again in the store:

• Work in odd numbers. Three or five candlesticks down the middle of the table feel more natural than a strict pair at each end.
• Vary the heights. Mix tall and short candle holders so the flames sit at different levels. The 30 cm length of the tapers gives you plenty of height to play with.
• Keep sightlines clear. Slim tapers let guests see one another across the table, which a large centrepiece often does not.
• Repeat a colour. Pick up the shade of your candles in the napkins, a runner or a small posy of flowers.
• Light them early. Candles that are already glowing when guests sit down make the welcome warmer.

For a different finish, the Rasteli Luz Your Senses Smooth tapers are the same 30 cm length and 2.2 cm diameter, with a clean-lined, smooth surface and their own palette of nine colours. The two styles look lovely mixed along one table.

Beyond the dining room

Taper candles are not only for dinner parties. A pair on a console table brings life to an entrance hall in the evening. On a sideboard, they frame a mirror or a favourite vase. On a balcony table, sheltered from the breeze, they turn a simple drink at dusk into something to linger over. And because the Velours tapers come as a pair in such gentle colours, they are one of the easiest gifts we know for a host: add a candle holder and you have a present that feels generous without being complicated.

For pillar candles and other candles in your arrangement, the Rasteli Circuli glass candle coaster, in 7 cm or 10 cm, gives each one a proper place to stand.

Candle care

A little care keeps candlelight safe and beautiful:

• Never burn your candle for longer than the maximum burning time indicated in its instructions.
• Never burn it down completely; always leave about one centimetre at the bottom.
• Never leave a burning candle unattended.
• Keep candles away from draughts and anything flammable.

Shop Rasteli candles in Singapore

You will find the Rasteli Velours taper candles online with delivery across Singapore, alongside candle holders, scented candles and diffusers in our Candles & Home Fragrance collection. To finish the table, browse tablecloths, runners and napkins in Table Linen.

Prefer to see the colours in person? Visit House of AnLi at #02-139/141, Tanglin Mall, 163 Tanglin Road, Singapore 247933, open daily 9am to 9pm. Call us on +65 6235 3851 or write to info@houseofanli.xyz and we will be glad to help you choose.