Symbols of Love for Romantic Interiors

Everyone has been in the position where they want to strike a certain mood - one of romance, intimacy, lust or pure unadulterated love. It could be that you’re planning a wedding or that you’re preparing your flat for an important date. Whatever the interior and whatever the occasion, there are certain symbols of love and affection that you’ll be able to build in to drop seductive hints or to celebrate the union of two lovers in front of friends and family. Listed below are a few of these timeless and universally-recognizable symbols.

The Red Rose

Topping the charts, there’s something both erotic and innocent about a deep red rose that communicates love, desire, and happiness. A single rose, in a slim vase on a dinner table, will glow with its long history of seduction. For the full effect when the wedding bells ring, buy roses for weddings in bulk as massed emblems of your pure and beautiful love on your special day.

Low Lighting

What is it about dim lighting that sets a mood? Well, for a start, it’s about setting an ambient atmosphere where the center of the world is briefly between a pair of lovers - a tea light on a dinner table, or a lamp over a couch. In a classy restaurant, you want to feel that you’re in your own romantic world; in an atmospheric bar, again, you want that coziness that comes from having eyes only for each other. And of course, au natural, there’s nothing more romantic than a night spent under the low light of the starts.

Candles

Despite having already pointed to light, a special mention has to go to candles here, which are symbolic of the low-burning flames of passion and desire that are a strong part of romantic relationships. A dancing candle’s flame illuminates the features of your loved one in new and ever-changing ways, accentuating shadows and softening features - a sure way to guarantee long stares into eyes in which the flame of the candle represents the flame of passion. Candles also produce heat; with enough of them burning, you’ll add a level of cozy sweltering atmosphere to the low-lit glow that’s sure to inspire romance.

Cupid, Cherubs and the Arrow

Associated with everything from Valentine’s Day to ancient Roman and Greek concepts of love, Cupid is said to shoot an arrow into a lover’s heart which compels them to love another. It’s an enduring symbol, in a sense, because it represents the pangs of love, which can be as sudden and violent as an arrow to the chest. That said, cherubs are often depicted playing the lute or a flute, light, soft musical notes that of course provide some essence of the feeling of falling in love. It’s a beauty undefined that you simply allow to bear you off in rhythmic bliss.

Whether you’re considering a special date night or planning for a wonderful wedding in which, of course, love is your theme, it’s good to understand the eternal power of some symbols of love that will always express lust, devotion, and care in whatever situation.