Why You should use Small Chandeliers in your Home

Want attractive and fascinating decoration and lightening in your home? Well, you can have both decoration and lightening from small Chandeliers. If you want decoration with the feature of lightning, then small chandeliers are the best way to do it without remodeling the whole thing. Small Chandeliers can be hanged in the dining room, bedroom, or even in the kitchen for an elegant look. Though there are many kinds, types, and styles of chandeliers, the small chandelier is the nowadays trend.

 

An Introduction to Small Chandeliers

What are Chandeliers

The word “Chandelier” is a French word that means candlestick. The concept was for lightning but now most people buy or make chandeliers for decoration fashion than its function. A branched ornamental light fixture designed to be mounted on the ceilings of walls. In simple words, it is a decorative light that hangs from walls or ceilings which may have either branch for light bulbs or candles. Before its popularity as decorative suspended lights, it was just a symbol of social standing. Before their use in royal places and castles, they were used in Europe in the 9th century by the church.

Small Chandeliers:

As the name suggests, these types of chandeliers are small in size. They can be placed almost anywhere. You can either buy them from the nearest store or even make them yourself.

 

How to Choose a small chandelier:

One of the most important things to keep in mind while going to the market and looking for a modern chandelier is to choose a style and design that will best suit your house. 

 

The Lighting of a Chandelier:

Most of the chandeliers create ambient lighting because they create diffused and non-direct light. Small chandeliers are used for their ultimate beauty and amazing throw of light around the room. Not everyone prefers big chandeliers that’s why the lighting matters. But even the small ones create ever-lasting looks that one cannot ignore. For a perfect aesthetic look, small chandeliers work like a charm.

 

Based on how the lighting of the chandelier works and affects the room there are the following types of chandeliers:

 

1.       Up-light Chandeliers:

These chandeliers are built in such a way that they focus the light in an upward direction. These chandeliers create a reflected ambiance in the room rather than a direct light. 

 

2.       Down-light Chandeliers:

These chandeliers focus unobstructed light downwards. They create a lot of direct light and are the best option when you want focused light in your room.

Advantages of hanging a Small Chandelier in your Home

There are countless advantages and reasons of hanging a small chandelier in homes or small places, some of them are mentioned below:

·         Beauty and Attractiveness:

Wherever the chandeliers are hanged whether it’s small or large, they make that place very beautiful. Small chandeliers can make even the tiniest places beautiful with their light and looks like in the kitchen, bathrooms, bedrooms, etc. Small Chandeliers not only make the place beautiful but also attractive. They create an atmosphere from boring and dull to glamour and romance.  Small Chandeliers when placed in homes, make them look elegant and attractive.

·         Space-savers:

Small Chandeliers are space savers making them the perfect choice for homes. They save the space by replacing lamps and tube lights as lights or light fixture takes much space of the floor. That saved space can be used for other purposes like placing a bookshelf or a table. This advantage is one of the main reasons small chandeliers are preferred for homes or small spaces.

·         Safety:

Lights and lamps often get tripped or need replacement now and then and if you have kids or pets in your home, they can be a safety hazard now and then. On the other hand, chandeliers especially small chandeliers just keep hanging causing none of the above-mentioned problems.

·         Atmosphere:

Unlike other light fixtures, small chandeliers do not provide direct light. Lights get reflected from the crystals and glasses of the chandelier and are spread all over the room equally providing a warm and welcoming atmosphere to any room of the home. Small chandeliers also make your home more inviting and pleasant, making your visitors feel at home or welcomed.

·         Shapes and Design:

There are countless shapes and designs of small chandeliers. Like shapes and designs, they also come in almost every color. Modern small chandeliers have every characteristic of a perfect chandelier, from elegant to fun, etc. The most famous shapes and designs of small chandeliers are crystal, beaded, drum, caged, bowl, etc.

·         Safer for Walls:

Conventional light fixtures require drilling of holes to place them and are required to be removed while remodeling or moving furniture. Not only do these holes make your home dull and old but they can also make the walls weaker. On the other hand, small chandeliers just hang in the ceiling not harming anything or anyone and there is no need to remove them while remodeling or moving your furniture.

·         Can Transform any Space:

Hanging a small chandelier transforms any place into a good-looking, attractive, and elegant place making it perfect for business. In a coffee shop or a small restaurant, small chandeliers whether it is a crystal one or a beaded one can make your customers stay for a longer time, and can even your customers can make your place a meeting place all because of small chandelier’s charm.

·         Can be Hanged in every Room:

Small chandeliers can not only be used in living rooms, dining rooms, and entry rooms but can also be used in bedrooms, kitchen, or even bathrooms. These can make every room stylish and on turning on they can brighten up the room and your mood. Small chandeliers also have a great impact on the room’s design.

Some of the Most Famous Shapes of Small Chandeliers

The shape of the chandelier also makes a huge impact on how it would look in a certain setting. You can choose from the following shapes according to your own choice and the place you are planning to hang it in.

 

1. Shaded small chandelier: If there is brushed glass surrounding the individual lights, it’s a shaded chandelier.
2. Crystal small chandelier: In this type of chandelier, series of a bulb is surrounded by glass crystals that reflect the light throughout the room.
3. Candle-Shaped Chandelier: As the name suggests, it is a chandelier in which lights look like candles.
4. Mini-Small Chandelier: It is the chandelier for smaller spaces. It is convenient for those places which cannot afford larger-sized chandeliers.
5. Small Drum Chandelier: As the name suggests, it is the chandelier whose shape is like a drum. It is great for bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchens, etc.
6. Sputnik Chandelier: It is the chandelier with a series of light branches extending from the center which looks like a light explosion. It looks cool though.
7. Island Chandelier: In this chandelier, series of lights sit on branches or arms which are horizontally attached to the center.
8. Waterfall Chandelier: In this chandelier, lights and crystals appear to be falling. The base can be either round or rectangular.
9. Cage Chandelier: As the name suggests, its shape is like a cage in which lights appear to be caged.
10. Hybrid Chandelier: In this Chandelier, more than two chandelier shapes or styles are combined to make one.

 

Which Small Chandeliers are the best option for your room?

Although small chandeliers mean chandeliers of small size there are further sizes in the small chandeliers. These sizes can affect the room’s atmosphere and light very greatly, so which one to use for any room is important.

Choosing a chandelier of the wrong size or the wrong color is the most common mistake people make. Next is the color of the chandelier. Pick a color too different from your ceiling’s color and it wouldn’t look so good. So, you should never pick a color that is too different from the room’s overall color.

 The same goes for the design. People often chose the wrong small chandelier for the mood and atmosphere they want to create in their room. Some guidelines are discussed for different rooms below:

·         Bedroom:

Whether you should use a small chandelier or not depends on the size of the bedroom. Small chandeliers work best with the master bedrooms which have at least 9 feet or more 9 height of the ceiling. For the bedroom of children, a mini-chandelier works best as the children’s bedrooms are always smaller in size than the master’s bedroom.

You can either use one small chandelier or two in your bedroom. It depends on your preferences. A single small chandelier is usually used to create a single focal point and for the other way around, two chandeliers are used.

·         Dining Room:

When choosing and hanging a small chandelier for the dining room, there are many things to consider and even if one of them is out of place the whole atmosphere that a chandelier creates goes to waste.

1. Style: Dining rooms’ chandeliers have specific styles which are specifically suitable for them. The chandelier used for the bedroom or Livingroom won’t work with the dining room. Usually, a small crystal chandelier or an elegant looking small chandelier are used for the dining room
2. Dimensions: If the dimensions of the chandelier are too small or too large have different impacts which are of course not for the dining room. Dimensions of the chandeliers are dependent on the dimensions of the dining table. One-half to two-thirds of the dining table is often preferred and used.
3. Hanging Height: Hanging Height is also very important while hanging a chandelier in the dining room. Hang it too low and you might bump your head into it or hang it too high and its impact will be useless. 29”-35” is the proper hanging height for the chandelier to be hanged in the dining room.
4. Function: In the dining room, lighting is not always the main function of a small chandelier. They are mostly for decoration or attractiveness. The main lighting in the dining room is often provided by other light sources. Lighting from the chandelier and the other source doesn’t have to always match.
5. Dimmers: What makes a chandelier uncomfortable? When it radiates too much heat or light, it becomes uncomfortable for both you and your guests. So, you should always choose such a chandelier which radiates neither too much heat nor too much light.

·         Kitchen:

Small chandeliers for the kitchen depending on the kitchen’s size. If the size of the kitchen is large or moderate, usually two chandeliers are used and if the size of the kitchen is small, usually one chandelier is used. Unlike the dining room, chandeliers in the kitchen are mainly used for lighting and a better atmosphere.

What to keep in mind while Choosing a Perfect Small Chandelier:

To choose the perfect modern chandelier for your home, you need to keep in mind a few factors that affect how the chandelier would look. Here are the points to be taken care of:

• Position:

The position on which the chandelier is hanging matters a lot. The chandelier needs to be centered as much as possible. This positioning will make the light spread equally in all directions.

• Height:

The height of the chandelier should not be so high that it doesn't provide enough light and not so low that it could cause collisions or the light causes discomfort. 

• Brightness:

The third most important thing to be considered while choosing the perfect chandelier is the brightness of it which is counted according to the square footage of the space.

 

Some of the Most Famous Types of Small Chandeliers:

 

1. Small Wood Chandeliers.
2. Small White Chandeliers.
3. Small Black Chandeliers.
4. Small Blue Chandeliers.
5. Small Bead Chandeliers.
6. Small Crystal Chandeliers.
7. Small Glass Chandeliers.

 

Conclusion.

Chandeliers come in all sizes but at different places, chandeliers of different sizes are used. Large-sized chandeliers work better with large buildings, malls, etc. and moderately sized chandeliers work great with the shops and restaurants. Likewise, in homes often small chandeliers work the best in proving the lighting, atmosphere, and attractive looks.