#Candle display shelf how to

#Candle display shelf how to

When deciding how to organize your candles, think about how you use them throughout the year, and create a system that will make it easy to find what you need, and equally easy to put them away when you’re done!Īfter sorting all of my colorful candles, I moved on to my large collection of white candles. Since I use different colors in my decor for each season, it’s very convenient to grab the bin with all of my orange and yellow candles in the fall, or the bin with all of my red candles at Christmas. But once I had everything spread out in front of me, I realized that – for my purposes – it would be better to sort them by color. Initially I thought I might organize my candles by type – pillar candles in one bin, tapers in another, etc.

I tossed any candles that were damaged, nearly used up, or in a color that no longer matched my decor. Storage space is precious, and there’s no point in organizing something that you’re never going to use again. Next, it’s time to decide what stays and what goes. I already had all of my candles in one place (it just happened to be one messy place), but if you have candles hidden here and there in various spots around the house, gather them all into one spot. In this case, that meant emptying out my old candle storage boxes. As is the case with any organizing project, it’s best to start by completely emptying your space and then sorting everything out. Stacking – These bins are stackable, allowing my to make the most of my shelf space.

Clear – Whether it’s a specific color of style of candle I need, the clear bins allow me to quickly find exactly what I’m looking for.

These smaller bins, with fewer candles in each bin, will be much easier for me to keep organized.

Not Too Big – My old, lidded boxes were large enough that lots of candles got stacked on top of each other and I often found myself digging around looking for what I needed.

In addition to these clear bins fitting nicely on my shelves, they have several other benefits that make them ideal storage containers for candles: At 10 inches deep and 6 inches wide, five bins fit perfectly across each shelf. I discovered that these iDesign Kitchen Binz (affiliate link) were the perfect solution. The bookcases aren’t particularly deep, so I took careful measurements and did quite a bit of looking to find storage bins that would fit well. The first challenge was finding the right storage containers. I knew right away that I wanted to use one section of enclosed shelves to create a dreamy candle storage cabinet. The bookcase doors are glass on top and solid on the bottom – creating lots of new, enclosed storage space. My Candle Storage CabinetĮarlier this year, we installed IKEA Billy bookcases that wrap around the corner of our living room. But, since everyone’s space is unique, I’ve also rounded up some other smart ideas for how to organize candles, which you’ll find at the end of this post. After considering a few different candle storage ideas, I came up with one that’s working great for me. Each time I pulled a box out, I would get frustrated digging around for what I wanted, and then even more frustrated trying to tetris all the other candles back into the box so I could fit the lid on again.įinally, enough was enough. Over the years, as I acquired more candles, I added them to the boxes until they were overflowing. I like to make simple changes to our decor for each season and holiday, so I have quite a few pillar candles, tapers, votives, and tea lights in various colors. It worked ok… for a while, but eventually I had to admit that I needed to come up with a better candle storage idea. Years ago I haphazardly stuck all of our candles into a couple of lidded boxes and put them on the shelves in our entry table. Until recently, I’d never given much thought to how to store candles.