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Luxury Outdoor Chandeliers

Tuesday, September 1st, 2009

Luxury outdoor chandeliers are unique, exquisite, and lovely. With just the right amount of flair to accent any occasion, they also are so functional. In nice weather, more and more people entertain out of doors. Our home state of Idaho is such an outdoors place, that we have sat on the covered porch with more than one friend and watched the sun set over the Rocky Mountains…

With colored hues of the sun stretching across the sky, the highest peak, stood out above them all. The light from the outdoor chandelier seemed to make the evening light last a little longer. Prong horn antelope, forever out to consume my rose bushes one thorny leaf at a time, ate unnoticed at the edge of the mowed grass. The neighbor drives by, out exercising his team of huskies for the winter season, jog by in the evening light. He waves, able to see us by the light of the six bulbs in the outdoor chandelier.

The sun sinks a little lower now. The mountains have taken on a dark purple tone, like a drowsy giant tucking himself in under a huge lavender quilt. A few stray shafts of orange and pink still hang over the last place the sun hung before it dropped like a coin in a gum ball machine, down behind the horizon. The customers are still talking about just getting to live here. Their lot is just down the road from the model home on who’s porch they are now relaxing.

The light is gone now and our attention turns once more to the blue prints on the table in front of us. The outdoor lights still helping to extend this lovely evening. A few more pencil lines are drawn on the prints. A few more ideas are exchanged. A few last details worked out. Visible on the West side of their home plans is now a wide deck with room for an outdoor chandelier of their own. Our homes and our lights sell themselves because of the ever consistent bottom line of quality coupled with price and a friendly knowledgeable builder to match them both.

Thanks for reading and if you find yourself out in the Rocky Mountain West, come for a visit. We are pretty low key out here. Sitting under the outdoor chandelier, watching that sun sink behind the towering mountains…

Outdoor Candle Chandelier

Monday, August 31st, 2009

From outdoor chandelier safety, to locations, and styles; we have explored quite a few things in this site. An outdoor candle chandelier is something I have not written about so far. There are a few advertised over at Amazon. This one is a Living Accents Chandelier. It has a 20 inch log chain and has a place for six candles. All done in black, this outdoor chandelier of a different type is a nice little enhancement to any area.  I could see it hung from a yard canopy or lattice covered patio. Only eight pounds in weight, it wouldn’t be hard to hang.

When using candles for an outdoor light be extra sure that any flammable is well out of harms way. Candles, though inexpensive, can turn every expensive if a fire occurs. Care should be paid that none of the candles are left burning unattended. If you are growing drowsy, play it safe and extinguish them a little early.

One thing that I want to explain is why the items listed on here are from Amazon… 

WHY AMAZON?

There are so many different places on line to purchase things today, but credibility of the up most importance. Recently I purchased a DVD set. It was not available from Amazon so I bought it elsewhere. Quite literally, this is what happened to me. I purchased the DVD set. It arrived and it was quite obviously taped directly off of the television. The DVD case was not as described in the listings. Also the shipping information was all in Chinese. So I ended up with a 100% “boot legged” copy. It was heart breaking. Honesty over the Internet is not the easiest thing to come by.

Be assured that all of the information I have written about and talked about is all original. We are builders, and we do care that the products you purchase are in fact from legitimate companies. I know some people don’t like to shop at places like Wal-mart, because they are “squeezing out the competition”. But I can say this, the Amazons, Wal-marts, and Fed-Ex companies of this world provide good service and consistent products. That is why they are successful. When building our homes I have purchased everything from specialty tools to outdoor lights on Amazon. And so that is why you find the lighting advertised on Outdoor Chandelier Lights from Amazon. 

Thank you for reading! Sue

Outdoor Chandeliers ~ideas and location

Wednesday, May 20th, 2009

Hello! And WELCOME to Outdoor Chandelier Light. Below you will find outside lighting tips, ranging from safety issues to planning ideas. From small decks to large porches, to sun rooms and gazebos, an outdoor chandelier is a perfect way to make those special evenings even more memorable.

  • From running our log home construction business for the last 13 years, and answering many homeowner questions, here are a few tips I would like to pass on…

CHANDELIER FEATURES:

Whenever choosing outdoor chandeliers~

1. Be sure it is UP approved for outside and wet/damp locations.

2. An outside chandelier should come with sealed circuitry, a switch which is rubber coated, and a heavy outdoor cord which has a grounded plug.

3. Whenever a chandelier is exposed to more weather, i.e. in a shallow outdoor entry, choosing one with waterproof glass shades is not a bad idea.

4. Lastly, if you want one with fabric shades, be sure the shades are made from a weather resistant fabric or material.

LOCATION:

Deck or porch lighting~

Beyond safety and weather durability of outdoor chandeliers, you also should consider where you are planning to place your new light. When a chandelier is located over a table, a down light included in the chandelier is very helpful. Gazebo lights~ Many gazebos have a steeper pitch to the roof. Here is a perfect place to incorporate a “taller” chandelier, one with more height. (Not usually as viable of a choice with a normal porch ceiling height.) Sun room lighting~ Sun rooms and solariums are another wise place to utilize a outdoor rated light fixture. Especially in the case that the sun room has extensive plants or a hot tub, the extra humidity can be very taxing on a chandelier not rated for outside, damp use. Low voltage lighting~ Turn your outside space even more “GREEN” with a low voltage outdoor chandelier. There are two prime advantages to a low voltage light- 1. the lower energy consumption, and 2. low voltage is a more stable light source than a solar powered light. Solar lights can tend to grow dim. BUT MOST OF ALL: Your outside chandelier should reflect the overall character of you and your exterior home design. There are numerous choices out there, from rustic log cabins to beach motif, and contemporary to classic. Whatever YOUR choice, have fun with it and turn your area into somewhere you want to linger just a little bit longer…
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