As long as the size works, I think it is wonderful! The room is lovely. We need more pics of the house and yard/bay!!!

Goodness...I LOVE that chandelier and wish I had a room for it!

I hope you'll share more photos of your 1937 cottage!

I like it too. The detail seem appropriate to the age of your house and it will dress up the room -- make it a bit more formal, but still be light and not too fussy. And you picked something I don't remember seeing in all my light fixture searches in the last couple of months. How did you do that? :D

Sorry to be the only naysayer here, but I think that chandelier isn't the best choice for that room. The chandlier that you have selected look French Country and your house looks Cape Coddish. The Cape cod style tends to be more simple and have straight lines. Just my two cents but I don't think the chandelier you have chosen works. Sorry to be the naysayer!

Tinker and Bee...that's our builder-installed chandy too! I like your new choice & I'm excited to see more pix, Tinker!

I love it!
Although I agree with andreadeg
that the fixture is French Country
(or perhaps Italian country),
I still think it still could work well in your house.
It is a beautiful chandelier
and somehow feels just right in your room.

Could you post a pictures with your furniture?
Seeing it with your furniture might help us advise you.

nice choice!!

I love the chandelier and your family room is looking great!

I love the chandelier, but it does not look completely at home.... Yet. Depending upon the direction you take with colors, furnishings, etc, I think it could work very well. If you are going for a more Nantucket cottage feel, it might be a little too decorative. Is this a Circa Lighting chandelier? If not, it certainly looks it. I love every single thing they sell. They have other lights that are a bit simpler, but the same idea, that sort of suggest a period or style with those marvelous lines.

I am so impressed that you found something you like in two weeks! I had a chandelier I disliked for five years, then replaced it with one I loved but looked horrible in the DR, and it took me almost a year to replace that one!

Love your home and hope to see all the finished pictures!

Okay... I think I am in style confusion!! I obviously have a lot to learn... but after reading andrea's francoise and kswl's comments... I googled "nantucket & cape cod cottage" it is a look I love! I do however find that I gravitate a lot to the french country feel, which I think my dining room furniture looks like. It's not that old, and I planed on keeping it a while... but maybe it looks at of place? Too french country?

I definitely think I need to stick with you all while I decorate, but I do hope to re-purpose some of my furniture. I did give away 3 boxes of decorations to my sisters, and I have pictures that I just feel aren't going to work (as well as lamps!)

When I googled "cape cod chandeliers" I didn't love the ones I saw, except I liked this one.. {{gwi:1615754}}From Drop Box

You all asked for a pictures of our home, I just snapped some this morning to share. I will only share with you all, because you're online!! LOL... there is still MUCH left to unpack, paint and final details (like light covers, door knobs!!) I have restored ALL the hardware - the door knobs are all brass and crystal knobs. Some doors are not hanging because they off and in my workshop, waiting for me to finish stripping, sanding and painting!

It's been a real labor of love... we have done 90% ourselves.

Remember - we just moved in, so excuse any messes!! and I'm not the best photographer!

Looking out the front picture window.... makes all our hard work seem worth it!

all the trim has to be painted (it has been stripped, sanded and primed)

looking into the dining room. There are little doors that go on the bottom of the built in bookcases (all original)

Previous owners curtains - washed and rehung for now.. need privacy! Table says French Country - doesn't it?

I'm loving my kitchen (and laundry room!)

I don't love the counter-top "stuff" but it is stuff I had.

still I need to finish final painting in kitchen!!

you can see the laundry room in the distance, but no pictures yet - hardly can walk through yet with all the boxes.

cushions from Pottery Barn... thinking they don't work?

dining room built-ins have doors on the bottom, but are off and in my workroom.

a few more

sunroom

guest room

guest bath

kept old vintage tubs

Master bedroom -

Furniture all mixed up!! Bought new bedroom set... love the headboard, decided not to use foot board, and HATE, HATE the dresser... so, I'm using my old dresser!

Master bathroom... still needs finishing work!

As the French would say Oo La La! I have serious house and view envy.

Good gosh, Gertrude, that is a gorgeous house with sunlight streaming through everywhere, not to mention your priceless water view! Having seen the house, I vote no to your 2nd choice as too colonial looking. Your 1st choice seem more in keeping with the cottage look of the interiors you showed.

That view is incredible, what about a latern style in either black or white-washed. Your home is gorgeous and I wish I could look out at palm trees and roses!

I like the first choice you posted, fits with the cabinetry, paneling, marble and all of the wonderful architectural details.

I'm soooo jealous right now. I LOVE your house! Can I move in and be your maid? I promise to not take up too much space and wait on you hand and foot!

Okay, seriously, my house is also cape coddish and I adore French Country style too. I've made some mistakes in my house where I've inadvertantly gone French Country and should have stayed with the CC style. I love CC style too, and CC and FC can be mixed together, but one has to be careful and deliberate while doing so.

Having seen more pictures of your house I don't think the new chandelier goes, nor the black wrought iron chandelier. Your table lends towards French country but it works in that space because it's not delicate and fancy as FC can sometimes be.

What a beautiful home! You have made some lovely choices for your house already. Keep going...

tinker, I have been fascinated with your remodel - what a beautiful home in a lovely location! From your pics, you've kept with a vintage feel. The kitchen, bathrooms all evoke that. The 1st chandelier matches your DR furniture better but may not be the best choice if you want to blend with your other lighting fixtures. Not sure if that's even necessary though.

Some chandeliers that reflect the period of your home...

Here is a link that might be useful: Rejuvenation Chandeliers 1930's

Love, Love, Love everything about it.

I have serious house envy.

The first chandy you pictured will be beautiful in the dining room. I love the walls. I have similar walls in my home. What a pain they were to paint!

Everything is so perfect. It will be such a tranquil place to live.

i still like your 1st choice!! even more now! :)

Oh, my. Your house is beyond stunning! I love everything. Really everything.

I think the 1st one would look beautiful in your house. 2nd one would be ok, but I think the 1st is special, like the rest of your house.

Who cares what the name of the stlye is!? If you like it, get it. You certainly haven't made any wrong moves yet!

I was just throwing out some suggestions, tinker - you have created a beautiful home, and you'll pick a chandelier that will look beautiful as well.

Thanks everyone, I love hearing you all love the house! When we were buying it... our Realtor thought we should know it down and build new. Actually - that is probably what someone would have done.... except us, or I should say me!! DH doesn't love the house, maybe it's all the work that needs to be done to fully restore it, so when others love my house like I do... it makes me smile!! I LOVE this house!

Andrea, pack your bags girl.. it's a deal!! You can even have the back bedroom, which I didn't take a picture of.... but it have a window that looks out to the bay AND pool!!

I've decide to order the 1st Chandelier... it is returnable and I'm the "QUEEN" of returns... so if it doesn't feel right.... lol

Just lovely Tinker! Thanks so much for sharing - I look foward to seeing more of your home.

tina

arapaho, I HAVE considered a lantern type.. love that look too! I haven't ordered yet.. dragging my feet and digesting everything!

Andrea will have a fight on her hands for that back bedroom, Tinker! I absolutely LOVE your new home. It reminds me of the old Florida cottage style houses on the bay in Tampa. It is wonderful, and someone has already done a sensitive and beautiful kitchen restoration at some point. I'm with you---why tear down that charming jewel of a home---which has withstood many hurricanes, obviously---and replace it with a hulking big stucco house that won't have half the character?

I am still not sure the first light is exactly right, to me, but the second one looks more New England than Florida. I have no idea the direction you're planning to take with your house, French Country furnishings would look great and the dining room furniture looks appropriate and beautiful in your DR, but if it were me choosing fixtures I would put in something a tiny bit more rustic. I think a lantern is a great idea. Here are some pretty lights from the company I mentioned above, just to look at. (The one with the shades looks like it might go with the period nature of the built ins, sort of a twenties look :) )

Hi Tinker,

I love everything about your house -- your kitchen, your decor, your views....
I especially love your play of white fabric and darker woods.
Thanks so much for all the pictures!

A friend who is an interior designer offered me this advice when I was looking for a chandelier (which you can take or leave):
worry less about the style and more about the volume, scale and overall impact and presence in the space.
Of course I think that the style is also important; but my friend's advice has also been helpful to me.

As for style, most successful interiors are a blend of different styles -- there just needs to be some strand that helps them feel related.
I think you could make an argument that the original european farmhouse chandelier you picked does feel related to some of the "cottage" elements in your house.

Best wishes for your renovation. It is going to be spectacular -- actually, it already is.

kswl, I like #1, 2 & 5!! The first two are 2 that I actually looked at ... at one point of my search! I like #1 a lot... and considered another on similar too, but wondered how it would look from all angels...

I'm close to the Tampa bay area (more south in Sarasota County), and yes.. the kitchen has been restored 100% but us. We have worked on every single room, from top to bottom.

francoise47, thank you!!

kswl, heading to look at that lighting site, I did look at them before, but forgot about them. Also, the light I first posted.. it is a light from Quorum.

I agree with francoise, Tinker, your house will be nothing less than spectacular when it's finished, because it already IS. .... this is better than Coastal Living :)

I love the second one you posted plus 1, 2 & 5 that kswl posted. Maybe you could use something like this with mixed materials.

tinker, I've been following your progress. I'm amazed at how much you've been able to accomplish so quickly. We've been working on our old house for almost 8 years now, and it's just beginning to feel like it might be done someday. Lots of people thought ours was a lost cause too.

Thanks for sharing all the new progress pictures. I love your kitchen and the bathroom floor tile is AMAZING! I'm glad you finally got to move in. Enjoy your hard work. Hopefully your DH will come to love it too.

LOVE IT!! What a lovely home!

I like the first one you picked.

But what I really love are your views! The views out of the bay window in the kitchen look just like a painted picture :)

Caminnc, that light is fab! It combines the best features of some of the other lights. I think tinker can't go wrong with whatever she picks.

Love, love, love your beautiful home.

Well my reaction was forget the chandelier -- I want the house! I really love it and know you will pick something wonderful that reflects your personality and taste as well as the home's character. I'm not sure I've seen the one I'd pick here -- would have to look some more, but light fixtures are like clothes and jewelry -- a personal choice. I'm just so glad you are giving it the TLC it deserves and didn't listen to the notion of tearing it down.

kswl - Can you tell me where you found chandelier #2?

Tinker - Not sure if you or the previous owner remodeled the kitchen and bathrooms, but what wonderful, beautiful spaces. Can you tell me the paint color in the guest bath?

It doesn't matter WHAT you hang over your table-- no one will be looking at it when they have THAT VIEW!

WOW. Love your house! Do you have room for me, DH, and 5 cute kids?

I forgot to mention that I travel with an 8 year old boy! Do you mind if he tags along? He would love that pool!

Your house is so wonderful, I'm so glad that you took the time to post pictures. I can only imagine the work involved but thank goodness you didn't tear it down!

As for the chandelier, yeah, it may not matter what you put there! But, if you want to stay with that cottage cape cod feel consider finding something with more visual weight, and not so many lines. A lantern could be perfect.

I don't know if you've ever seen the Currey and Co chandeliers? I love to go to their site just to look at their products, even when i'm not really shopping. This particular chandelier caught my eye for your room. Somethign simple, with some visual weight, although I'm not crazy about the black for your room. But maybe this will spark some ideas...

Here is a link that might be useful: Currey and Co chandelier

If it looks great in the space and you love it go for it. And I agree with your choice, it fits a bedroom, its beautiful. Remember, people used to pride themselves on their "import" finds while traveling abroad, its not unheard of to find older homes with antique items from other countries. Even in mega mansions tycoons prided themselves on their finds in Europe and took pains to bring chandeliers or furniture pieces back. Just do it, unless youre making exterior changes to your house that the local historic committee is going to frown on, then Id draw the line. In this case go for it, it looks serene for a bedroom, more so than a black chandelier regardless of the style home.

I didn't have a chance to look at all the Currey and Co choices in that link, but if you like the idea of a lantern, look at the Bardwell and Ardmore -- and all the rest of them since I may have gotten 1/3 to 1/2 way before I had to go.

No palms on Nantucket. Your first chandelier pick is perfect (Southern France).

msrose, all those lights I posted were from Circa Lighting. They have great stuff.

I ordered the first one yesterday, so I will do a mock-up hanging before installing... I'm on my way to TN to visit my son, DIL and NEW BABY!! Hard breaking away after we just moved in, but I need to go help them out a bit and give some kisses to this sweet new baby boy! I'll be back early next week... and will update this with pictures of the chandelier! I have so many good 2nd choices thanks to all of you... I'm sure if it is "not the one" I won't have as much trouble trying to decide. As busy as I have been, I realized - I haven't spent the time looking through pictures/magazines like I normally would.. so I'm packing a few for inspiration!!

Have a great time, and congratulations on the new grandbaby! Don't forget houzz, there are bound to be some great pictures on that site... your house should be on it!

Love your colors, would you mind sharing the color scheme?

Love, love, love your house! I really like first chandy, but a lantern is a great look for a beachy cottage too. Anything would be beautiful here. Thanks for sharing!

Beautiful! I have serious house envy :-)