Two pots full of bright flowers invite passersby into this friendly shop filled with a dazzling variety of high-quality candles, oil-candles, candle holders and other small home accessories. Proprietor Dan Gallison has been selling specialty candles in Northern California since 1957, making the Candlestick the oldest shop of its kind in the area.
The original store was in Sausalito, but this downtown Sonoma storefront has housed the business since 1998. Natural beeswax candles, tapers, pillars and hand-crafted candles are all specialties of the Candlestick, but the selection ranges out to battery-operated candles (per customer demand), gift cards, hand-made candle houses from Lithuania and playful hot air balloon ceiling adornments. The Candlestick is a pet-friendly shop.