Vintage chandeliers

An important aspect of interior design is proper lighting. His competent organization in the room will give a feeling of coziness and comfortable hanging out at any time of the day, and can also visually change the space for the better. A real highlight of your home can be vintage chandeliers. This article discusses how you can combine vintage products and modern style home interior.

Lighting elements in vintage style are those that were created and were popular at the beginning of the 20th century. Nowadays, designers create a lot of antique things that fit perfectly into the modern interior and look no worse than antiques. However, if you wish, you can find real copies of the fashion of that era, carefully preserved by collectors.

Products in this style are particularly ostentatious luxury. They were supposed to demonstrate the status of their owner during endless balls and receptions. Also rich people decorated such chandeliers with not only halls, but also ordinary rooms in order to attract additional attention and boast of their wealth.

It is necessary to consider in more detail how the masters of those years worked:

1. Preferred were expensive materials that were supposed to last more than a dozen years and look spectacular (to match their owners).
2. Often used several materials, combined natural and expensive, and the lampshades were embroidered with gold threads, expensive textiles and further decorated with crystal.

Currently, manufacturers offer many products in this style for different tastes of customers. Most often - it is elegant, with a set of patterns of the product. They can be both simple and concise, and fanciful. Vintage items can be painted in one color or supplemented with multi-colored inserts.

Those who care about nature and prefer environmentally-friendly materials can choose exquisite woodwork.Also fit lamps made of pure crystal. In the production of such specimens there are no harmful substances, and the details of the chandelier or lamp are not processed by harmful chemicals, which is also a plus.

There are many varieties of chandeliers in vintage style. They differ in design and are created for different styles of interior. Interesting options that resonate in the hearts of many lovers of this style are given below.

• Forged. These chandeliers look very elegant. The entire structure is mounted using metal chains and attached to the ceiling. It looks quite impressive and interesting. Sconces can be similar to candlesticks with an abundance of candles. Sometimes there are unusual lampshades made of glass. Such chandeliers are more often copper or brown. This is due to the dark color of the material from which the product is made.

• Crystal stained glass chandeliers were widespread during the Soviet era.In every wealthy family there were lamps made of crystal, as a symbol of wealth and high status in the society of the owners. Many sought to save and buy such a chandelier to appear in the eyes of others wealthy people. Nowadays, there is a large selection of lighting in this style, but you should note that some options look tasteless. It is necessary to choose them very meticulously. Chandeliers made of crystal with the addition of colored elements look interesting, under the rays of artificial lighting these models look the most impressive.

• Plastic lamps are a common alternative today. Of course, you can hardly find original plastic products from the beginning of the 20th century. At that time, this material was not used yet, but in the second half of the century, they began to make interesting versions of plastic chandeliers. For example, bright and bald ceiling, which looked quite impressive and turned on the eyes of guests. Such details can look good and decorate different rooms, for example, a bedroom and a hall.

• Wood. This material is particularly well conveys the old atmosphere.The desired tone of the interior can be set even with such a simple interior element as a chandelier. That will be quite enough. This category of antique items still remains in the top of all products in vintage style. Such a lamp will fit into any interior and will be combined with any material. Such a purchase will please you for many years, of course, with proper care of the product.

In the last century, wooden chandeliers were especially valued, and the masters tried to put something more into them than just doing the work to order. Carefully treated to such products and the owners. Since the work was done under the order, it is the most consistent with the preferences of the customer.

Modern technologies allow making more elegant and cheap chandeliers with angels, which does not affect the quality of the product. On the contrary, they may look better than products made from real wood. But it should be remembered that such models require special care, as well as special temperature conditions. For the installation of ideal rooms such as living room and bedroom.

Despite the fact that vintage hanging products have a rather specific look,with the right placement and well-chosen color scheme of interior items, stylized or antique items fit well into any ensemble. They can be a great addition and a highlight in the room. Such items delight the eyes of the owners and do not go unnoticed by the guests.

• Country This is one of those options when fears that the chandelier may not fit into the interior of the house should be completely discarded. Lamps with wrought iron base or chandeliers with chains and an abundance of lamps fit into the interior of the room in this style. Such products will inspire a quiet summer evening on a cowboy ranch or a lonely bar in the American steppe. Choosing this style, you should look at the vintage ceiling chandeliers.

• Provence. This style is used when you want to make your home cozy, inject into its atmosphere a feeling of home and a lonely place. Antique lamps perfectly complement such an ensemble. Sconce lamps, lamps with lampshades and chandeliers can be used in this style both separately and together. In this situation, they not only will not seem cumbersome or ugly, but also emphasize all the lines of style.

Fabric lampshades - the best option for olive lamps. Small pattern, cute flowers and elements of flora and fauna - such a print will only emphasize the beauty and elegance of the products. These lampshades are especially well combined with elements forged from metal. So, you get a great lighting design that fits perfectly into the design of a house in the country or cottages. Antique chandeliers harmonize well with wrought iron models.

• Classic and modern. Many designers claim that vintage chandeliers can perfectly merge into a classic style. Antique products with numerous light bulbs and elements in the form of lights will become an expressive and fashionable decoration of your room. This chandelier is ideal for those rooms in which you spend the most time or relax.

• Modern If your apartment is decorated in modernist style, then you can also use products in vintage style. The variety of lighting fixtures on the market may mislead you at first, but still find models that perfectly fit into the modern style and become an important part of the interior.They will attract the attention of guests and become a real highlight of the room. We recommend to pay attention to products with elements of metal and wood.

For this popular style is characterized by interior and decor, having a wavy and elegant lines. Spectacular vintage chandeliers with similar decorations are very easy to find, as they are quite common.

It can be concluded that vintage chandeliers are an option for lighting a room for all times. They fit perfectly into the interior of any room. Find an interesting option that perfectly complement your interior and will be a special and unique product in your apartment.

You can see more varieties of vintage chandeliers in the next video.