Choosing the Perfect Mini Chandelier
You have decided that a mini chandelier would be perfect for your breakfast nook, bathroom, bedroom or foyer, but now you need to know how to know you are choosing the perfect mini chandelier for your home. These five tips are designed to help you with just that. We will take into account room size, pre-installed lights, styles and sizes.
Tip #1 – Determine Room Size
Measure the room you would like your mini chandelier in. Multiply the length of your room by the width. This will give you the area of your room. (Equation Area=lw)
If you measured in feet then your answer will be 24 square feet or 24 ft². If you measured in meters your answer will be square meters. Twenty-four square feet is a common measurement for kitchens and small bedrooms so it will be our example. In a 24 foot square room a single 12inch mini chandelier will not provide enough light, but if you place it over the kitchen table or breakfast nook area, it will work out perfectly.
Tip #2 – Where are your pre-installed lights?
Let’s continue using the above measurement for our example and let’s say it is a kitchen with a small breakfast nook off to the side. One of the best ways to figure out the perfect location for your mini chandelier is to draw a floor plan of the room. If you have graph paper use 1-2 squares to represent a foot. Mark out your countertops, furniture, and where all of your pre-existing lights are located. Another helpful thing to do is etch out where the light from each fixture reaches. This is easiest to do at night when you can turn off all lights but one, while you etch in where it reaches. After doing this with each light in the room you will have an excellent idea of where this room needs more light.
If you are replacing a current light fixture it is not nearly as important for you to draw up a floor plan, but if this is going to be a brand new fixture where there is not currently one then this will help to ensure none of your lights are too close or too far from each other.
Tip #3 – Mini Chandelier Styles
There are over fifteen different styles including crystal to choose from when it comes to mini chandeliers. To name just a few there are Contemporary, Country, Rustic, Lodge and Tiffany. When deciding what style will suit your room best you can make sure this purchase will be a timeless classic by taking into account the rooms’ current décor as well as future remodeling and redecorating. Be sure the overall style of the mini chandelier is a style you can look at forever whether it is in this room or another. Many also have chandelier shades that come in a wide variety of styles and colors.
Tip # 4 – Mini Chandelier Colors
Nowadays mini chandeliers come in a wide variety of colors with black and white still being the most popular. Besides black and white though, there are antiqued lamps in various colors, as well as metal finishes like bronze, copper, nickel, gold and silver. Color choice is strictly personal preference, so choose a color you absolutely love and you can’t go wrong.
Tip # 5 – Mini Chandelier Sizes
Although most mini chandeliers are less than 12 inches in diameter, some can be as large as 20 inches or as small as 3 inches depending on the manufacturers’ specifications. In a 24 square foot room you will not want a mini chandelier to be larger than 12 inches. Depending on the layout of the room you could feasibly have a couple of 3-6 inch chandeliers as well as a 12 inch. Unless the ceiling is over 10 feet high, you will not want to go with mini chandelier that is larger than 16 inches.
When taking all five of these tips into account choosing the perfect mini chandelier or chandeliers should become an easy task. Just keep in mind while you are shopping for the perfect mini chandelier, you are going to have to live with this choice for years. Make sure it is not a decision you are going to regret. Most importantly – Have fun with it!
There are two more articles on this series that offer more information about mini chandeliers: Mini Chandelier Guide and Choosing a Mini Chandelier for Your Foyer.
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