Candles are romantic, they smell fantastic, and they make great presents! Most candles are made with paraffin, and can leave black spots on your ceiling. But the Red Door Candle Studio embodies simplicity itself, using nothing but soya and then adding their unique and vibrant scents! Sherrie and Anthony make the candles along with their children; it’s a real family affair. We caught up with the candle-making couple to see how they found themselves running the Red Door Candle Studio and how they make their candles smell so good!
Casa London: Why don’t you start with the name? Where did that come from?
Sherrie: Well my favourite colour is red. And if you have a red door on your house it means welcome protection and good luck. And over in Ireland it also means you have a mortgage free house.
So when I was at design school, if you ever had a red door on plans for a house it meant good luck. You'd be surprised how quickly people spot the logo and the banner!
Casa London: Why did you start making candles?
Sherrie: We started making candles in June of last year, just because we liked the smell and we always like the house to smell nice. We usually have candles on anyway. All of our candles are soya based so they are a lot friendlier to the environment than other paraffin based candles.
Casa London: Was there anything specific that inspired the idea?
Sherrie: We are creative people. My background is in design, my daughter is very creative, Anthony is very creative, so we just decided to do this.
Casa London: Where did you get your ideas for the scents?
Sherrie: We spent a great deal of time with a local supplier that we have. Literally every Saturday for two months we would go up and pick her brain and smell everything. So we have narrowed it down to a few scents and we are going to be running a scent of the month every month this year.
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