subject: Chandeliers: Lighting For All Occasions [print this page] By way of lighting, nothing is more elegant than a perfectly positioned chandelier. Functional, yet beautiful, they truly are a work of art. When walking into any home, if there are chandeliers on the ceilings, the atmosphere simply improves tenfold. There are many styles of chandelier on the market, from the modern variety, with all manner of twists and turns, in a wide choice of materials. To the more traditional varieties of wrought iron, those that we probably bring to mind when imagining the palaces of the medieval era. Regardless of personal styles and tastes, there will always be a style of chandelier to match such is their versatile nature.
When choosing a light fixture for any room, congruence is the key. Consideration of the overall image projected by the interior decoration when choosing any style of lighting is essential. The perfect atmospheres are created by strategically positioned lights; from the style of the actual fixture, to the strength of the bulb, perfect lighting is an art form unto itself. To this end, you cannot go wrong with a carefully selected chandelier.
Imagine a luxurious room, with plush, deep-red velvet sofa, dark mahogany coffee table, red curtains with gold embossed flowers. Now picture this room with some bright spot lighting, there is something wrong is there not. The colours are too intense, the atmosphere too heavy. Now imagine a crystal chandelier, with fine light bouncing gently from the furniture. The latter is much easier on the eye; the room is now welcoming, rather than intimidating or unsettling. This is the power of perfect lighting. Chandeliers can add charm to many different styles of interior decoration, from traditional to modern, there is such a variety in choice, that a chandelier can suit most rooms.
Perhaps when you think about a chandelier, you only imagine the opulent designs that belong in mansions and castles, which measure three or four metres in diameter. If you do, then you will not understand how beautifully they suit many other styles of property. They come in such a wide range of styles nowadays, and in such a vast array of different sizes, that there is certainly a style to suit every single room imaginable.
Amongst the various styles, you can expect to see in lighting shops today, there are wrought iron variations, with candle like appendages. Beautifully crafted mesh varieties, which are circular and incredibly creative in design. There are crystal selections, which send breathtaking light effects bouncing through the room. Chandeliers come in a wide selection of strengths, from very bright, to understated, in such a plethora of sizes, that they suit equally a cubbyhole as they do a ballroom. With so many choices, we are spoiled for choice.
