Hand-crafted Chandeliers
We present to you our Elite Chandeliers Collection
from Italy for sophisticated interiors. Our chandeliers are hand made
from high quality materials such as, crystal, wood, wrought iron, and
brass by master artisans. We offer a wide selection of chandeliers from
wood and wrought iron chandeliers to Bohemian and Versailles style
crystal chandeliers, from cast brass chandeliers to chandeliers with
Swarovski crystal drops. All chandelier are carefully selected to
present not only high esthetic value but highest quality standards.
Exploring our chandeliers collection you will find chandeliers for any
room in your home. We have a great chandeliers that will make your
bedroom more romantic, entry way more inviting, dining room cozier, or
library warm and relaxing. Our chandeliers have unique rich finishes.
Breath taking effects of finishing on our chandeliers is achieved
through complex layering, gilding, use of real gold metal leaf and the
precise techniques of master artisans. All our chandeliers are hand
crafted to the last detail, so your chandelier will be a one of a kind
piece of art.
Chandeliers
Chandeliers recall grand places and glamorous
festivities. Chandelier conjure images of great gilded halls with women in ball gowns and an orchestra playing waltz. The
crystal chandeliers
are the center of the swirl of activity, lighting and dignifying the
space. Chandeliers lend an air of luxury to the scene that is implanted in our mind's eye. Indoor version
of the dapping of light through trees, is created by chandeliers. In the pre-electricity days, when chandeliers would give light from
burning candles or oil, there was a romantic quality to the flickering light they provided. Electrified chandeliers try to replicate the
gentle flickering of candlelight or warm glow of oil lamps by using multiple small incandescent light sources rather than a single large one. The
lamps on a chandeliers are often surrounded with materials like crystal that reflects the light, or silk shades that diffuse it. Often
chandeliers have a combination of both. Usually the crystals on the chandeliers are attached on small hooks, allowing them to move with air
currents and sending sparkles of light around the room. Magical dinner parties are mostly the results of the guests and the menu,. But don't
underestimate the importance of chandelier light. Clever repartee and delicious food seem all the more so under the warm glow of an elegant chandelier.
Of all the objects that are put in the room, the
chandeliers offers the most possibilities for surprise - for "throwing the room". Chandeliers are a room's jewelry. Like a stone encrusted
brooch, chandeliers add sparkle. Like a strand of pearls, a chandeliers make something simple, say a casual Wednesday night, feel special
Chandeliers Placement
There are only a couple of special spots in our homes that we reserve for chandeliers. Usually placement of chandeliers over dining tables and in the main entrance
way is a given. But there are many other places were chandelier would work just fine. Chandeliers can do a great deal to help create the overall
look of a room, well beyond the amount of light that a chandelier sheds. Accepting that chandeliers retainer elements of grandeur and luxury, no
meter how modest the chandelier is, makes them that much more interesting to incorporate into the decorative scheme of a room.
Chandeliers, when used over dining table, should be suspended approximately 30" above the table in an 8'00" high room, chandeliers
should be raised three inches for each additional foot of ceiling height. Click on followed link to learn more about
chandeliers placement
Choosing Chandeliers
The best place to begin to decide what chandelier
would work for you in a room is to narrow down the choice of chandeliers materials. Chandeliers can be made of many materials, each with a
different effect in the decorative scheme. On their own, materials such as wood, brass, iron, gold, silver, bronze seem neutral with no immediate
associations. When paired with other elements in the room they become more potent. Gold leaf is opulent, wood is
warm, nickel is modern, brass is traditional, crystal is formal. But whatever the material, a glittering chandeliers always ensures a little magic in a room.
When chandeliers
are made from corroded metal, it refers to as garden. Rusted hand crafted
wrought iron chandeliers with Swarovski crystal drops
will act as a romantic centerpiece in any decorative scheme. Some
time chandeliers like this can seem far more rustic than the room is
occurs, but remember that juxtaposition of styles is always
surprising and refreshing. It is the same as putting a
French Bohemian crystal chandelier
in the industrial loft. it takes a certain amount of design confidence to mix styles deliberately.
Chandeliers go a long way in pulling together what might seem otherwise like disparate element. If traditional decorating rules say that each piece in a room
should have a similar tone and provenance, use a chandelier to brake the rules. If you like a beautiful
crystal chandelier with beaded arms, don't feel that you have to
complete the room in a similar style. For instance, an ornate crystal chandelier adds an unexpected and sophisticated touch to a country-inspired dining room. An over-the-top, fancy
Maria Theresa crystal chandelier in an
otherwise slick interior can make a rooms even more interesting.
Gilded Empire crystal chandelier in a small country cottage is pure romance. The ubiquitous
brass chandelier in a traditional room is a much more intriguing addition when it has a matte finish. Like a woman in a
stylish hat, a chandeliers are often made more charming by the addition of shades. Use any of our chandeliers like you would one of the gowns.
Save our chandeliers for special places in your home. Design your room around our chandeliers because they will undoubtedly take center stage.
Chandeliers and Scale
Scale consideration when choosing chandeliers is very
important. on a number of different levels. The most important is: does the chandelier fit the scale of the room? No less important is the scale of the
chandelier's details - shades, crystals, beads, and candles. Click on the following link to find out more about
determining chandeliers size.
Once you determine your chandeliers size, the second issue to consider is the visual space different chandeliers take.
The apparent size of chandeliers is not just a function of the chandeliers actual measurements, it is also about chandeliers density. For example, a
delicate wrought iron chandeliers may have a large diameters, but they do not take up much visual space.
Wrought iron chandelier is a lighting fixtures better described by lines than by volume. You can see right through wrought iron chandeliers. On the other hand, a
small crystal chandelier taking more visual space than its actual size.
When you walk into a room you can't miss a crystal chandelier. If a beaded crystal chandelier is also considerable in size, it may be more
that you bargained for, you may need to diminish other decorative elements in the room.
* All images used on this page are courtesy of Decorative Crafts, Inc
