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Decorate Your Abode With Timeless Chandeliers

No other light fixture is as beautiful as a chandelier. Chandeliers refract light and contain numerous crystal and glass prisms that subtly brighten a room by giving it a warm ambience and enhancing its sculptural beauty.

Incorporating a chandelier in your home will give it elegance, glamour and change the overall mood of the room it's featured in. Just choose the style of chandelier that compliments your decor. Chandeliers can be placed in the entryway, in a dining room, bedroom or bathroom.

Types of Chandeliers:

Crystal

This type of chandelier is classic and timeless, made from Swarovski crystals and glass.

Teacup 

Made from real china teacups and saucers for the shabby chic/cottage style decor.

Modern/Contemporary

Made from shiny steel or wrought iron for the chic modern home.

Mini Chandeliers  

Mainly used in small intimate spaces or as wall scones. Measuring approx. 9-12 inches.

Chandelier Design Tips:

Pick the right size of chandelier for your room.

Tall ceilings require larger chandeliers.

Foyer - bottom of the chandelier should not hang more than 7 feet from the floor.

Dining rooms - bottom of chandelier should sit about 30-32 inches from the table top.








                                                   
                                                 All photos courtesy of Pinterest

 Chandeliers  are a timeless, beautiful and functional and a  great lighting choice to decorate your abode.
                                                   

5 Stylish light fixtures to brighten your abode for the summer months

"Design is defined by light and shade, and appropriate lighting is enormously important."       
                                              Albert Hadley, The Story of America's Preeminent Interior Designer
Lighting is pretty important when decorating or staging a home.  It can illuminate a treasured object, or turn a dim and dingy basement into a bright and cheery space where everyone wants to hang out. With so many types of light fixtures on the market today from pendant lighting, task lighting to globes, why not brighten your home this summer with these stylish light fixtures below:

Ikea kitchen hanging light fixture with a mix of modern and vintage



  Globe light fixtures from Ikea in a range of styles and colors



                                          Ikea task lighting lamp perfect for above a nook or beside table



Flush mount lighting from Pottery Barn


                                             Classic Pendant lighting from Pottery Barn to brighten a kitchen
                                                                              or entryway
Photos courtesy of Ikea and Pottery Barn
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