Candle sleeves to brighten any room
When we bought our house there was a really cute chandelier in the nursery. Unfortunately the previous owners took it with them so I’ve been in search of one ever since. The problem is they all have those ugly white tubes for the lights. kaarsKoker, which is Dutch for “candle sleeve”, has created a beautiful way to cover those tubes. They come in solids, stripes and other patterns – like skull and bones. The cost is $12-$23.
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