I wanted an interesting tea-light lantern to hang below the mantle of my fireplace in my condo. This is the perfect size, and looks perfect when I put an LED or other battery powered candle inside. I would not recommend using any real candles except maybe a tea light - because the metal casing of a tea light would contain any melted wax. I saw this same lantern in red and my purchase that one to hang for the holiday season.

Pros: great value, easy to hang