Chandeliers
How to Move a Chandelier Without Breaking Crystals
Most of the chandeliers I have taken down for a house move were not damaged in the van.
The kitchen diner I was asked to look at last spring had eleven downlights in a neat grid across seven metres of ceiling, every one of them on a single switch beside the hall door. Cooking was fine. Everything else was not.
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Chandeliers
Most of the chandeliers I have taken down for a house move were not damaged in the van.
Lighting Design
A north-facing room has a particular mood that people describe in the same words again and again: flat, grey, a little cold...
Installation
You took down the old ceiling light, and inside the box there are only two wires, a black and a white, with no bare copper or...
Chandeliers
A crystal chandelier with three drops missing looks fine from the doorway, but once you notice the gaps you cannot stop seeing...
Buying Lighting
You fit new LED bulbs, flick the switch, and the room looks oddly flat.
Lighting Design
Recessed lights are easy to get wrong. Space them too far apart and you get bright pools with dark gaps between them, too close...
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