Nothing finishes a well-dressed table quite like a candle (or, better yet, more than one), but we need to choose our pieces carefully. Take it from Martha Stewart, the lifestyle guru famed for her unrivaled dinner parties. Stewart has decorated dinner tables for decades, but one rule remains: She never uses colored candles.
We've recently spent more time than we care to admit watching back-to-back archival Martha Stewart footage, and among them is a clip in which she restores her linen after hosting. First, she shares her cleaning tips for tackling red wine stains, but she later addresses candle wax – a mark that's even more stubborn.
