Decorating Tips for Making the
Most of Your Fireplace Candelabra
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A fireplace candelabra is a special way to make the natural focal point of a room, its fireplace, glow with the romance and beauty of a fire even when there are no burning logs. Here are some simple, quick, decorating tips for making the most razzle-dazzle out of your fireplace candelabra.

• Place a mirror under your fireplace candelabra and let it reflect the candlelight.
   
• Completely covering the floor of your fireplace with heavy duty aluminum foil gives an effect much like using a mirror,
   
• An unframed mirror leaning against the back of your fireplace will reflect the candlelight into your room giving you the illusion of twice as many candles.
   
• Set your fireplace candelabra on a cookie sheet or a similar tray before you put it in fireplace. From your local craft store, buy a generous supply of clear glass "pebbles." Completely cover the tray with these glass pebbles, and add more on the floor of the fireplace to disguise the edges of the tray. 
  
  When you light your fireplace candelabra candles, the candlelight will give an almost ember-like glow on the glass pebbles.