| Iron wall candle holders have been around for | | | | identical. Repeat this step over again on both sides, |
| thousands of years. They date back to medieval | | | | only this time go about 8 inches either above or |
| times where these wall candle holders were used for | | | | below your first marks on both sides of your wall art |
| lighting the hallways of castles. Today these charming | | | | (or wall mirror). |
| pieces of decorative art are used to add a feeling of | | | | Now using the 2 pencil dots you have on both sides |
| warmth and tranquility to the room whose walls | | | | of your wall art, line your tape measure from the |
| adorn them. | | | | floor up the wall using the 2 pencil dots as a guide for |
| In order to install these types of candles, you must | | | | a straight line and mark a pencil dot on the wall |
| first know the circumstances of the room in which | | | | exactly how high you wish to hang your candle |
| these will hang. Since this form of indoor wall lighting | | | | holder. Repeat this procedure on the other side of |
| will use candles for lighting, you must examine the | | | | the wall art and you will have identical spacing for |
| room to make sure that these wall candles will not | | | | your holders on both sides of the wall art (or wall |
| be placed on the walls near anything that could | | | | mirror). |
| possibly catch fire while the candles are burning, such | | | | Iron wall candle holders are not light in weight. In |
| as surrounding art, curtains, coat racks and anything | | | | order to hang these holders securely you must use |
| else that could catch fire. | | | | what is known as a wall anchor. Remember, never |
| Keep in mind that candles melt and melted wax can | | | | try to hang an iron wall candle holder with a screw |
| get on your walls and floors. To avoid this you may | | | | directly into drywall or plastered walls. It just won't |
| want to have some sort of glass cover around your | | | | hold the weight. |
| candle. Glass covers are available in clear frosted or | | | | Wall anchors are small devices that are placed into |
| colors of your choice. | | | | the wall at the exact same place a screw would go |
| Another good idea is to determine how high on the | | | | to hold up these types of wall candles. By using a |
| walls you wish to place these holders. If children are | | | | wall anchor you will be able to hold heavy objects |
| a part of your household, you may want to place | | | | such as heavy metal sconces securely to the wall |
| these holders above the reach of children. | | | | without having to worry about the fixture becoming |
| After you know whether you want or don't want a | | | | loose from the wall and eventually falling off the wall. |
| glass covering your candle and exactly how high you | | | | Wall anchors come in different styles and sizes to |
| want your holders on your walls, the next thing is to | | | | accommodate different size screws that will screw |
| measure each wall for placement. Depending on how | | | | into it after the anchor has been placed into the wall. |
| many you wish to place on each wall, with a tape | | | | My favorite wall anchor for hanging wall mounted |
| measure, measure how high on the wall you want to | | | | candle holders looks like a short stubby plastic screw |
| place them. I suggest that you measure from the | | | | with a screw hole in the center. |
| floor up the wall and mark the wall at the proper | | | | This anchor is easy to install. All you have to do is drill |
| height using a pencil. Go about 12 inches over from | | | | a small hole (about half the diameter of the anchor) |
| your first wall mark and repeat this procedure. Now | | | | where you want to place the screw to hold your |
| you have 2 pencil marks on the wall at the same | | | | candle on the wall. After you have drilled the small |
| height about 12 inches apart. | | | | hole, all you have to do is screw in the anchor into |
| Next, measure the width of the wall at the same | | | | the small hole you just drilled until it is flush to the |
| height you placed the 2 previous height pencil marks | | | | wall. Repeat this procedure for all the screws needed |
| and write the width measurement on a piece of | | | | to mount your iron wall candle holder. When you |
| paper. Depending on how many of these holders you | | | | have inserted all the anchors needed to mount your |
| wish to hang, divide the width of the wall by the | | | | wall sconce to the wall, then you simply hold the wall |
| number of wall candles you wish to hang. Once you | | | | sconce in position over the anchors and proceed to |
| know how far apart each holder will be, then using a | | | | screw your holder up to the wall. It is as simple as |
| tape measure, mark the wall with a pencil dot on | | | | that and rest assured that your candle sconce is on |
| each place the holder will hang. | | | | the wall securely. |
| If you are placing iron wall candle holders along the | | | | Iron wall candle holders are works of art that come |
| sides of wall art or a wall mirror, then what you need | | | | in many different shapes and sizes. They add |
| to do is measure how far from the left and right side | | | | comfort to the overall feeling of any room in which |
| of the artwork you wish to place each holder. With | | | | they are placed on the wall. With a small amount of |
| your measuring tape go to the left and right side of | | | | effort you can add these to several rooms of your |
| the wall art (or wall mirror) and measure from the | | | | home and enjoy a simple but pleasing touch of art |
| edge of the art outward on both sides. Make sure | | | | passed on down through the centuries. |
| your outward measurements on both sides are | | | | |