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Wooden Chandeliers Radiate Warmth
Add a uniquely warm top note and an element of the unexpected to a room with a chandelier designed in wood
Houzz Contributor. Fresh out of journalism school, I fell into decorating media and immediately discovered a new passion. An Atlanta native, I spent several years as an editor for Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles magazine before making the leap to national publications and websites such as Houzz, Better Homes and Gardens and Southern Accents. I live in Birmingham, Alabama, with my husband and son, who’ve gotten used to coming home and finding the furniture rearranged. When I'm not dragging case goods across the floor, I enjoy good food and wine, college football, music of all kinds, and traveling.
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Quick: What's the first material that comes to mind when you think about chandeliers? I'd be willing to bet that it isn't wood. Yet wooden chandeliers can be just as elegant as their sparkly crystal cousins — and they're far more versatile. Put a crystal chandelier in a rustic cabin and the room instantly looks overdressed; hang a wooden one in a traditional living area, and the room feels cozier on contact.
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This chandelier, almost Swedish in its clean, curvaceous appeal, brings needed swoop to a linear space and echoes the golden wood tones of the flooring and the picture frame.
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Instead of a traditional brass or crystal model, a sinuous painted, distressed wood chandelier enhances the interplay of rustic and refined in this bedroom.
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Simple in form yet dramatic in size, this chandelier works as a piece of functional sculpture that helps to pull down the high, cavernous ceiling.
by Terrie Hall
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A metal chandelier might have worked in this lodge-like space, but wood amplifies the warmth of the stone fireplace and the ceiling beams. It feels homier and more down to earth.
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| This setting is a lesson in balance. The chandelier, made from wine barrels, adds visual weight to the lowered seating area and keeps the composition from feeling off kilter, and it repeats the deep brown of the wooden cabinetry in the adjacent room. |
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| A pair of chunky fixtures with a natural finish accentuates the textural contrasts in this living area and picks up the color of the brick. |
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| The two-tier wooden chandelier helps to lessen the formality of this space. Imagine substituting one of bronze, crystal or brass — the room would instantly feel more imposing. |
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Made of bamboo plywood, this classic David Trubridge Coral Pendant adds a complex, textural note to a minimalist space.
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Divine Lighting: The White Chandelier
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Modern Lighting: Swinging From the Chandeliers
Ideabook published on July 12, 2012.
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