Unlike small lamps that can easily be moved around, these lighting pieces are more permanently-placed structures, therefore proper placement is is vital for these fixtures to look and work well.
Whenever you're contemplating on installing these at home, you need to also consider scale. A very small lighting piece will surely look lost in the room, while one that is too large will overpower the space. You should also get the services of an electrician to do the work, as you surely want to avoid a costly error.
How These Should Hang In Your Room
When installing these in dining or living rooms, a chandelier should hang above the center of your table. If the electrical connection in your ceiling is not located within your table's center, install a heavy-duty decorative hook in the ceiling above the center of your table, and then attach a length of chain to bring the wiring from the electrical connection to the hook.
For 8- to 9-foot ceilings, the bottom of your lighting fixture should be around 30 and 33 inches above the tabletop. When installing these fixtures in other rooms, they should be installed higher than 8 feet above the floor in the middle of the room or foyer so that no one would bang their heads on them.
Regular Maintenance Tips
An elegant yet delicate lighting fixture like a chandelier will surely add more glow to your room if it's clean, sparkling and without all that dust and grime. In order to maintain a chandelier's glow, you'll need to have a spray bottle, some cleaning cloths, ammonia, approved cleaning fluids, isopropyl alcohol, masking tape, some sandwich bags and rubber bands. When you have all these in your disposal, here's how to clean and maintain your fixture properly:
- Install alternative lighting nearby, since you won't be able to use the chandelier for lighting while you're cleaning it. Second, turn off the fixture's power at the wall switch. Place a piece of tape over the wall switch so that no one can turn it on accidentally while you're working.
- Cover any upward-pointing bulbs with the sandwich bags, and secure these bags with rubber bands. Place a drop cloth below the chandelier after covering the bulbs.
- Create a solution of one part isopropyl alcohol or ammonia in three parts distilled water. Or, if you don't want to mix your own cleaner, buy a special chandelier cleaner from a lighting retailer. Put some solution in a spray bottle. Spray every component of the fixture with the cleanser, and avoid the wires and other electrical parts.
- Let the crystals drip-dry. If your fixture is too dirty for drip drying, you should hand-wash each crystal with the appropriate cleaning mixture.
- Remove the plastic bags once the crystals have dried, and wipe down the light wells and other noncrystal parts with a cloth dipped in a cleanser.
- Let the whole lighting fixture to dry overnight before turning its power back on.
When choosing a chandelier for a dining or living room, the aspect of scale is vital, as you won't want the lighting piece to dominate a table or look too minute. Measure the width and length, or the diameter for a round table, and note these down so you could be guided when shopping for one.
Vanessa Arellano Doctor
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