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Designing a beautiful tablescape with tapered candles, whether it’s for your family dining table at home or an occasion such as a birthday celebration or a wedding, is a great way of adding a wow factor to a space. Tapered dinner candles bring height to your table and create a beautiful ambiance, but lighting tapered candles and leaving them to their own devices will result in wax dripping down onto your table linen or even the table itself, potentially marking it and leaving a pesky stain that can be tricky to remove. While several straightforward solutions can make removing candle wax a breeze, prevention is key to ensure the wax never reaches the table in the first place. Thankfully, there’s a quick and easy trick to tackle this: using small acrylic discs under your candle holders. 

There are lots of different sizes and variations of these acrylic discs available, meaning that you can purchase the right-sized wax protectors for you and your tapered candles. What’s even better is that they aren’t going to break the bank either. For a set of 30, the Jetec 3-inch Round Acrylic Clear Discs cost about $9. They are also a more affordable option than investing in special bottomless hurricane glasses with dedicated bases or, of course, the cost of buying a new table!

These acrylic discs can be used for lots of different types of taper candle holders, not just the traditional brass ones that are shown in the video above. For example, if the event you’re organizing features colored glass or marble decorative candlestick holders, then these acrylic discs will be perfect for sitting discreetly underneath them without imposing on your table design. 

Even though the discs are totally clear, you can easily personalize them to suit your own taste if you’d prefer. You can use marker pens to color them in your chosen color, or if you’re feeling crafty, creating your own unique hand-painted design will add a fun touch to any tablescape idea. Due to these discs being made from acrylic, they are more hardwearing than single-use plastic and are less likely to shatter like alternative glass designs; just be sure to peel off the protective film first before displaying them.