Industrial chandeliers mix various materials for a beautiful effect.
Chandeliers are an important and popular way of dressing up a room and giving your home character. These light fixtures add both beauty and practicality to any home and can be used in the living room, dining room, bathroom and anywhere else you desire. Industrial chandeliers use both raw, unfinished and industrial materials with refined materials such as crystals to create unique lighting fixtures that will make stand out and also represent the many contrasting and complementary interior design tastes you may have. Unless you are a skilled craftsman, you will probably need to hire specialists for this project.
Instructions
1. Purchase plumbing pipes from a hardware store to form a rectangular linear-shaped chandelier. Measure how large you would like your chandelier to be and have a welder cut the pipes to size. Also have the welder drill holes at the bottom of each pipe to pass through the electrical wiring components. The two long pipes that form the length of the have four to five holes for bulbs, while the two shorter pipes should have two to three holes. The bulbs will hang downwards at the bottom of the chandelier but can also be placed along the top if you wish.
2. Purchase an electrical wiring kit from your hardware store or have an electrician do this part. The electrical wires will be placed inside the pipes to each bulb and come out at one end to connect to the in the ceiling. Have a welder solder the pipes together in a rectangular formation and attach the hanging brass chain at each side. The chandelier can hang as high or as low as you wish.
3. Spray-paint the pipes with the brass spray paint to match the brass hanging chain and let them dry. Meanwhile, cut the brass wire into 10-inch pieces and thread a wire through each hanging crystals. The crystals should each have a pre-drilled hole at the top. You can make the crystals all hang at the same length or at varying lengths. Attach the crystals to the pipes by looping the wire and twisting it closed. Hang 10 or more crystals on each side of the chandelier.
4. Have an electrician fix the chandelier to the ceiling and connect it to your home's electrical supply. The chandelier should be on a dimmer switch so that you can adjust the lighting as needed. You now have a rectangular brass pipe and crystal chandelier!
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