Essential Oil Burner - Irish Cottage - White Wall

Care Instructions:

• Never leave candle unattended
• Top plate becomes very hot - do not touch when lit
• Base remains safe to touch for moving
• Allow to cool completely before handing top plate
• Blow the candle through the door opening
• Clean with mild soap and water
• Handle with care

How It's Made

Each piece is lovingly handcrafted using traditional pottery techniques:

• Comes in two pieces — a deep plate that sits perfectly inside the vessel
• Hand-thrown on the potter's wheel with careful attention to form
• Every detail is hand-carved and hand-painted
• Porcelain slip applied to the wall for an authentic whitewashed finish, then worked over with various tools to give it a true lime-washed texture
• The traditional double door is carved in relief, with the inner door left open, an impression given by the cut-out doorway itself
• Finished with a glaze that keeps that soft, chalky whitewash quality
• Durable and functional — fired at 1200°C (2192°F)

The Story in Every Detail

Whitewash was never about show. Lime was cheap, it kept the damp out, and it had to be redone most years, a small, quiet task woven into the rhythm of rural life. There was no pride of ornament in it, only care: a wall kept clean and standing was a wall that spoke well of the home behind it.

I built that same texture in porcelain slip, working it over with tools by hand until the surface held the same soft, uneven quality as a real lime-washed wall.

Notice the red door, a traditional Irish half-door, painted in the old way. The inner door stands open, cut straight through the clay, a small threshold left ajar as if someone has just stepped inside.

This oil burner carries that same quiet dignity: a simple, whitewashed cottage wall, holding its place against the Atlantic weather, exactly as it always has.