A couple of flower pots and candles can easily be transformed into a heating source.
Terracotta candle heater.
Use this easy to construct terracotta pot heater to supplement your home heating source or to have on hand in case of emergency.
A candle flame only puts out so much heat and it s small compared to even a modest electric space heater.
Diy candle powered.
Natural candle powered terracotta heater will warm you for cheap.
Especially seeing as this may be something you do during a power cut when light might be an issue.
Radiant terracotta pot heat.
Heating with candles is a feasible eco friendly way to keep warm when you know how to radiate the heat across the room.
Remember how easy it is to cut yourself on a sharp tin edge.
Kimberley mok is a former architect who covered architecture and the arts for treehugger since 2007.
It is also much easier to construct than using cans.
So the idea is to use stacked terracotta pots and a couple of candles to generate enough heat to warm a room.
Metal cans heat very quickly but once the candles have burnt out the cans cool very quickly.
Use this easy diy design to create radiant heat from a pillar candle and terracotta pot.