Dining Room Chandelier Adds a Touch of Elegance to the Decor

When we bought this old house several years ago, I loved the decorative woodwork around each doorway, the fairly large rooms,  the crystal doorknobs (that I've since discovered are very pricey to buy),  high ceilings, and pink fireplace. 

When entering the dining room, a really crummy looking brass "chandelier" hung from the ceiling. Not only was it ugly, it was crooked. 

     "Oh boy, " I thought. "That's going to have to go eventually."  With all the expenses acquiring a house entailed, it was not a top of the list priority.

After a couple of years, however, every time I looked at the old crooked chandelier, my heart hung heavy. 

Finally, I started the delightful task of looking for a replacement. Now I have always loved "fru fru "

chandeliers because I tend to have interior decorating tastes from the Victorian era.  Everything (well, almost everything) the Victorians used to decorate smacked of elegance, exquisite surroundings, and class.

Walking into Home Depot, I marched to the lighting department and almost flipped. There, hanging from the makeshift display ceiling, was the most gorgeous chandelier imaginable. It was love at first "light."

Best of all, the price was not over-the-top! We bought it on the spot.

Of course, it came dis-assembled. The sparkling pendants came completely wrapped in a spongy material and then paper. Somebody in China must have spent a LOT of time wrapping this baby.

My handy husband (God bless that man) got to work assembling the chandelier and trust me, it took him a long time to put it together.

It's got glass covered wavy brass candle holders, decor that looks like mini water fountains spouting into the air, and, of course, countless glass baubles and pendants. Very regal, it could definitely be a chandelier worthy of royalty.

When finally hung, my husband also added a dimmer switch so after dinner, the lights  can be turned way down low to make an elegant, peaceful atmosphere. 

Now I no longer have to look at a crooked, brass dinosaur light in the dining room. The chandelier makes me feel like I'm dining with the Queen of England!

Hmmmmm, wouldn't it be great to have a dazzling chandelier in the hallway, too? Come to think of it, one would add a lot to a bedroom. Uh oh. Better quit while I'm ahead.

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DO YOU LIKE  CHANDELIERS IN A DINING ROOM OR DO YOU PREFER MORE SIMPLE LIGHTING FIXTURES?