Art Glass Chandeliers: How to Tell What You Are Buying
Art glass means glass formed for how it looks rather than how clearly it transmits light: cast, kiln-formed or furnace-shaped, usually textured or coloured. You are buying the...
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How to Compare Chandelier Specifications Field by Field
Two chandeliers both listed as 120 cm are not comparable until nine fields are written the same way. We counted those fields in the specification block of our...
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Will My Dimmer Work With a Crystal Chandelier?
Three numbers decide it: the dimmer phase type, the dimmer stated minimum load, and the fixture total lamp load. A 24-lamp chandelier running 4 W lamps draws 96...
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Chandelier Canopy: What It Covers and When It Is Too Small
A canopy is the ceiling plate that hides the junction box and the hole the wiring passes through. It carries no weight: the box and its brace do....
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Chandelier Finishes: Brass, Nickel, Chrome or Black
Finish is the one part of a chandelier you cannot change once it is hung. Brass reads warm and takes a patina, nickel sits between warm and cool,...
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A Chandelier on a Porch: Damp and Wet Location Ratings
A chandelier can hang on a covered porch, but only one thing makes it legal and durable: a fixture listed and marked for a damp location. Under an...
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Repair or Replace a Crystal Chandelier: Six Points That Decide It
Six failure points decide whether a crystal chandelier is worth repairing: bulb holders, wiring insulation, missing crystals, frame joints, finish, and the ceiling fixing. If the frame is...
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Crystal, Glass or Fabric Chandelier Shades: What the Diffuser Does
The shade material decides how a chandelier throws light, and it matters more than the frame. Crystal keeps the sparkle and the hard shadows, glass spreads the same...
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Can a Chandelier Be Too Big for a Room?
Yes, a chandelier can be too big, and three measurements decide it: the diameter against the width of the wall you face, the drop against the clearance you...
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