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How to style your Advent candle holder this Christmas

Illuminate your home with a modern take on a timeless tradition. The Advent candle arch brings warmth, light, and understated beauty to the long winter nights. From sleek, sculptural designs to softly glowing classics, these pieces add character and style to any windowsill. Here’s how to style your candle arch to suit your home and elevate your festive décor.

Updated Monday 10th November 2025

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How can you decorate with an Advent candle holder this year?

In Sweden, the gentle glow of an Advent candle holder marks the beginning of the festive season. You’ll see them sparkling on a windowsill or a sideboard across the country symbolising warmth, light and the anticipation of Christmas during the long Nordic winter.

These beautifully designed candle holders are a wonderful way to bring a sense of calm and Scandinavian charm into your home. In Sweden you will find two types of Advent candle holders - the traditional Advent candle with four candles that are illuminated one at a time, each marking one of the four weeks of advent, in the lead up to Christmas. You will also find the traditional candle arch or Christmas candle bridge, hailing from Germany, the candle arch is commonly placed in the window acting as a beacon of hope during the long, dark winter, spreading warmth and joy to passers by. Whether you prefer the classic style with real candles or a modern version with LED lights, they create a welcoming glow that transforms any room.

Place your Advent candle holder in a window to share its light, or style it on a dining table or sideboard alongside other festive decorations for a cosy, harmonious look.

Here are five simple ways to decorate your home with Advent candle holders this Christmas.

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1. Place your Advent candle holder in the window

In Sweden, it’s traditional to place Advent candle arch in the window, letting their warm light shine out into the winter darkness. Originally a German tradition the candle arch is a symbol of light and hope during the long winter months. It is a lovely way to bring a welcoming glow to your home and share a touch of Christmas spirit with the neighbourhood.

Let your candle holder take centre stage in the window and complement it with festive touches such as an amaryllis or hyacinth, a few fir branches or small decorative ornaments for a natural, timeless display.

In the window stands an Advent candle holder with real candles spreading their warm glow into the darkness.

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2. Create a festive arrangement with your candle holder

If you don’t have space in the window, try styling your Advent candle holder as part of a small festive arrangement on a sideboard, mantelpiece or shelf. Pair it with a vase filled with winter greenery, a few tea lights, and perhaps a small Christmas ornament for a touch of character.

By mixing heights, textures, and materials, you can create a beautifully balanced display that feels both calm and inviting and the perfect nod to Scandinavian simplicity.

3. A beautiful centrepiece for the dining table

An Advent candle holder also makes a striking focal point for your dining table. Place it at the centre and combine it with linen napkins, natural-coloured details and small touches of green for a timeless Christmas style. Why not choose a brass Advent candle holder to give your table a luxurious look and create a festive atmosphere in your home?

An asymmetrically shaped candle holder with four real lit candles

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A Christmas table decorated with an Advent candle holder as the centrepiece, surrounded by fir branches and atmospheric Christmas details.

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4. Match the material and colour with the rest of your interior design

Some people prefer their Advent candle holder to blend subtly with their home décor, while others like a more striking piece that immediately announces the start of the festive season. If you fall into the first group, choose a candle holder in materials and colours that complement your existing interior. A wooden candle holder works beautifully in a Scandinavian or minimalist setting, while metal or brass adds a touch of elegance and modernity. Whatever style you choose, your Advent candle holder will bring a cosy, atmospheric glow to your home throughout the festive season.

Discover more tips to decorate for Christmas in a minimalist Scandinavian style here: Minimalist Christmas decor

5. Create a personal touch

Do you have an older Advent candle holder at home? Repaint it in a new colour, change the candles or decorate it with new details for an updated look. This will give you a personal Christmas decoration with character.

A brass Advent candle holder stands on a laid table alongside a bowl of walnuts and a glass of mulled wine.

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A bookshelf filled with Christmas decorations, with a white Advent candle holder glowing on top.

Let the Advent candle holder blend in with the colours and materials of your home.

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An Advent candle holder from Georg Jensen stands on a wooden coffee table alongside a vase of fir branches.

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Traditional Advent candle arches

Do you prefer to keep it simple and elegant? Then these traditional candle arches might just be for you! The traditional and timeless design means that these candle arches fit into almost any home where they are sure to contribute to the festive atmosphere with their beautiful and atmospheric glow.

A red Advent candle holder shines beautifully on a sideboard alongside spruce branches and glittering Christmas baubles.

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An arched Advent candle holder in dark stained wood stands on a wooden chest of drawers, next to a vase filled with spruce branches.

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A pointed Advent candle holder stands on a chest of drawers and shines beautifully alongside other Christmas decorations.

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The Eli candle arch from Star Trading in grey stands on a sideboard next to a small vase with a small green branch.

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Modern and unique Advent candle arches

Brighten up your evenings this Christmas with warmth and light from these stylish and unique Christmas candle bridges. For those of you who like the modern and clean style, these Advent candles bridges are perfect for you to decorate your window or Christmas table before the wonderful moments of Christmas.

Stylish Christmas candle bridges to light up your windowsill this Christmas. Here you see the modern and unique Note from Star Trading.

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The Arrow Christmas candle arch from Star Trading in white stands on a sideboard.

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A sleek metal Advent candle holder with space for five candles

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Versatile candle light

Are you a lover of real candles and their flickering flames? Then these traditional Advent candle holders with real candles might be the ones for you. Place them in the centre of the table or on the sideboard and light one candle to mark each week of Advent in the lead up to Christmas.

An Advent candle holder with real candles, decorated with green twigs and moss.

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The Ring candle holder in concrete from House Doctor decorated with hyacinths and moss, perfect for Christmas.

The Ring candle holder from House Doctor is a nice decoration detail all year round and also a perfect Christmas gift to give to your loved ones.

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Advent candle holders in brass & silver

For those who are looking for something more traditional an Advent candle holder in brass and silver is the perfect elegant addition to the Christmas table. Decorate your Christmas candle holders with pinecones, moss or whatever nature offers to bring in the wonderful scent of Christmas. Which one will adorn your sideboard this year?

Here you see the Gustavo Advent candleholder in brass from Star Trading.

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The Anno Advent candle holder from Klong is not only Scandinavian, but also very elegant. It offers space for four candles and comes in a stylish silver colour.

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Here you see the elegant Awa candle holder from Klong.

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Here you see the elegant Season candle holder from Georg Jensen.

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Playful Advent candle holders

Playful Advent candle holders add a charming and unique touch to your Christmas decorations. The Lucia choir from Star Trading is particularly enchanting with its detailed design, which combines traditional elements with modern design. Such candle holders not only create a cosy atmosphere, but also tell stories - be it of Scandinavian Christmas traditions or individual interpretations of Advent.