Chandelier: Let's clarify a few things about the world-famous lighting fixture
A chandelier is not an everyday occurrence – both in terms of the price tag it has and the feeling it gives to the space. One of the most fun parts of designing a home is decorating it with lighting fixtures. You may not be up for it, but interior design and planning, certainly when it comes to designing private homes, is the hard part – but it always pays off.
Once you bring the right professionals into the equation, the hard part becomes something you flip through very quickly and turn to see what the world has to offer. A lighting fixture can be many things, for others it can be a ceiling-mounted lighting fixture, one that hangs from the ceiling, elongated, narrow and wide. Not even a quarter of this list will remain in your imagination when you say the word chandelier and thanks to the singer Sia, people now also know how to spell it. On a more serious note – the chandelier is a wonderful creation that has come to our consciousness and we have some fun facts to share with you about it.
History: Today's chandeliers are not the chandeliers they once were – but that's a good thing
The word chandelier is actually the word candlestick in French. As mentioned, we all know what it is and even Queen Margaret's baby knew that according to her – these were his first words! Whether she was joking or not – the baby was able to understand that this was a huge, impressive and floating candlestick that usually appealed to the social elite – statesmen, writers, poets, painters and also – dictators.
Ceausescu's chandelier in Bucharest was a collection of 400 chandeliers that reached a monstrous total of 3,500 tons of crystals that came together into a ridiculous total of 3,500 tons of sparkling crystals. The more grandiose and less everyday the item you choose to bring into your home is, the more emphasis you should give it should rise and fall on getting it into the right space. And not only that. Here are some guidelines that can help you plan and design your home with a chandelier:
Once you bring the right professionals into the equation, the hard part becomes something you flip through very quickly and turn to see what the world has to offer. A lighting fixture can be many things, for others it can be a ceiling-mounted lighting fixture, one that hangs from the ceiling, elongated, narrow and wide. Not even a quarter of this list will remain in your imagination when you say the word chandelier and thanks to the singer Sia, people now also know how to spell it. On a more serious note – the chandelier is a wonderful creation that has come to our consciousness and we have some fun facts to share with you about it.
History: Today's chandeliers are not the chandeliers they once were – but that's a good thing
The word chandelier is actually the word candlestick in French. As mentioned, we all know what it is and even Queen Margaret's baby knew that according to her – these were his first words! Whether she was joking or not – the baby was able to understand that this was a huge, impressive and floating candlestick that usually appealed to the social elite – statesmen, writers, poets, painters and also – dictators.
Ceausescu's chandelier in Bucharest was a collection of 400 chandeliers that reached a monstrous total of 3,500 tons of crystals that came together into a ridiculous total of 3,500 tons of sparkling crystals. The more grandiose and less everyday the item you choose to bring into your home is, the more emphasis you should give it should rise and fall on getting it into the right space. And not only that. Here are some guidelines that can help you plan and design your home with a chandelier:
- Location.
- Choosing a size.
- Choosing a style.
- Choose the perfect color and finish.
Interior design and design for a private home
Paying special attention to these accents can cut the time you would have to choose your lighting fixtures in half, and allow you to build the design proportionally. The feeling that you get when you enter a room as soon as you put the chandelier in the design of private homes can be nullified if the appropriate emphasis is not given to it. According to many designers, they simply make people very happy to see them. But are they able to give the same effect to a space today? There are several ways to do it.
Liran Ben Ivgi: Let's make yourself happy
Professionals will always be the better option when thinking about planning and designing a home that incorporates some of the most important design items out there, and therefore, one of the best things you can do for yourself is to get help from experts. Liran Ben Ivgi owns an architectural firm in Sharon that provides interior design and planning services out of passion and love for the profession. Call and let's get started with interior design and planning that will blow you away.
