candelabra

No fewer than four silver candelabras, holding great waxen torches, served to illuminate this apartment.

The easiest way to attach them is to wire small bunches of roses and ivy leaves together and then wind the wire around the candelabra.

Black Perspex candelabra, pounds 20, Habitat (0845 60 10 740, www.habitat.co.uk)

A divine mix of jewel-coloured fabrics, cut-glass chandeliers, rich dark wood furniture, opulent gilt-edged candelabra and precious accessories, it's enough to turn your modest semi into a stately pile.

Whitstable candelabra, PS18, Tesco Every diva needs a chaise to recline on - the only accessory you need is a glass of Champagne to complete the look.

Size: H22.5, W43, D23.5cm SPEND COUNTRY TEA LIGHT CANDELABRA PS27.50 from www.anangelatmytable.com EITHER dress it up (safely) with ivy for your Christmas table or leave undressed for an industrial feel.

The word Chanukah means "dedication" or "induction" and the festival is celebrated with reverence by the Jewish community across the world with the lighting of the first candle of the Menorah - a nine-branched candelabra. And, according to tradition, an additional branch is lit every successive night, up until the final night of the ritual.

BEHIND THE CANDELABRA (15) SCOTT Thorson (Matt Damon) is dazzled by Liberace (Michael Douglas) at a concert.

WE have 10 copies of Behind the Candelabra to give away.