Staring at the chandelier while waiting...
By Cahaya
@cahaya1983 (11116)
Malaysia
August 4, 2021 10:42pm CST
That's the best angle I could get from my seat but I couldn't resist taking a photo. 
I don't know about you, but whenever I enter a hall or any space with a chandelier hanging from a ceiling, the chandelier is what catches my eye first before anything else.
This was taken while I was waiting for my turn for my second jab yesterday. The hall was just a 20-minute drive from home. Everything went just as smoothly as when I came the first time. Spent less than half an hour there, including the 15-minute observation period.
Back to chandeliers, I'm still amazed at how they have evolved through time. If you see pictures of chandeliers in earlier times, they're basically just wooden planks holding up candles - more functional than a symbol of luxury.
Would I have one at home? Probably not because I'd be too lazy to clean it.
What type of lighting do you like?
I don't know about you, but whenever I enter a hall or any space with a chandelier hanging from a ceiling, the chandelier is what catches my eye first before anything else.
This was taken while I was waiting for my turn for my second jab yesterday. The hall was just a 20-minute drive from home. Everything went just as smoothly as when I came the first time. Spent less than half an hour there, including the 15-minute observation period.
Back to chandeliers, I'm still amazed at how they have evolved through time. If you see pictures of chandeliers in earlier times, they're basically just wooden planks holding up candles - more functional than a symbol of luxury.
Would I have one at home? Probably not because I'd be too lazy to clean it.
What type of lighting do you like?15 people like this
16 responses
@Vikingswest1 (6304)
• United States
5 Aug 21
I'm way too lazy to clean a chandelier but I do admire the beauty. My parents had a couple of them at home in different rooms.
I have ceiling fixtures with glass diffusers and several floor and table lamps.
I have some table lamps from the 1920's with cut glass teardrop beads. Two that match sit on the nightstands on either side of the bed, the other that sits on the end table is similar to the bedroom lamps but this one has beautiful flower designs painted onto the globe and the base. I have a hanging lamp that matches it but it's not installed.
Those teardrop beads are hard enough to keep clean. I wouldn't want a chandelier.
I hope you had a good day.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
5 Aug 21
Oh wow, 1920's? That's classic! I haven't seen chandeliers that old. Very interesting.
My grandparents' house and my parents' old house had a few with those teardrop beads. Keeping them dust-free was really difficult!
I like the modern and contemporary ones that have a more minimalist design, at least those ones don't look very hard to maintain.
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@Vikingswest1 (6304)
• United States
5 Aug 21
@cahaya1983
I love the modern lighting fixtures. Clean, sleek, functional and easy to wash.
They just wouldn't go with a house full of old and antique pieces like I have here.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
5 Aug 21
@Vikingswest1 Ah yeah I guess you have to see if it fits the overall theme of the house interior. In your case I think a classic design fits best! I don't like a hodgepodge kind of design.
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@LadyDuck (472087)
• Switzerland
6 Aug 21
@cahaya1983 No crystal teardrops, more similar to the one in your photo.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
5 Aug 21
Yes me too, if I ever get one it would be a modern one that's easy to maintain. Crystal teardrop chandeliers are beautiful but need high maintenance.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
5 Aug 21
@LadyDuck They are beautiful, yes. The ones you have at your home now, what type are they?
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
5 Aug 21
I like soft white lighting.
I wouldn't have a chandelier at home as well. Too much maintenance.
Glad to know your second dose went fine.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
5 Aug 21
I also prefer white lighting to the yellow one. I like this chandelier because of the white lights and it really created a nice beautiful ambient.
Thanks, I had a sore arm this morning, more than after my first jab, but I took paracetamol and that helped to relieve the pain.
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
5 Aug 21
@cahaya1983 good to know that the side effect isn't that bad.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
5 Aug 21
@allen0187 Yeah, some people get a fever. Thankfully I didn't.
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
19 Aug 21
No chandeliers for us .. only have lightings ..
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
21 Aug 21
@cahaya1983 Cleaning light fittings is already a pain in the neck, how much more chandeliers..ahaha!
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
20 Aug 21
Well, on the bright side (pun intended), that saves you from the pain of cleaning them!
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
5 Aug 21
@cacay1 Oh no. 
That must have been a huge and heavy one then.
That must have been a huge and heavy one then.@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
5 Aug 21
Oh no. That sounds like a scene from a movie! I've never thought of that when I look at chandeliers, I guess it's not very likely to happen (although possible!). The ones at my grandparents' house have been there since the 80's, so far they're well and intact. 
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@cacay1 (83581)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
5 Aug 21
@cahaya1983 that guy didn't survive the impact of the huge chandelier was fatal.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
7 Aug 21
It is. It was the first thing that I saw once I stepped in there.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
7 Aug 21
@cahaya1983 I can understand why, such beauty.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
10 Aug 21
It's better not to if it doesn't fit the decor, I guess. These days there are so many types of lighting fixtures, pretty easy to find one that suits different styles of interior.
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@quantum2020 (12041)
• Ciudad De Mexico, Mexico
9 Aug 21
It`s a nice pic and the angle is good enough to let anyone see how how noticeable the chandelier is
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
9 Aug 21
Yeah I guess didn't want to look too obvious to everyone else that I was admiring the chandelier. And I thought if I zoomed in too much it wouldn't be clear.
And I thought if I zoomed in too much it wouldn't be clear.
@xstitcher (32722)
• Petaluma, California
14 Aug 21
We had a chandelier over our dining room table when I was a kid, black metal with "candles" with the bulbs as "flames." I remember it, but I was too little to do anything with the cleaning.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
14 Aug 21
Oh yes I have seen those chandeliers with bulbs as the "flames". I think they're easier to clean than the crystal teardrop ones.
@RebeccasFarm (90481)
• Arvada, Colorado
5 Aug 21
Well that is lovely to look at.
I like any lights not the darkeness
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
6 Aug 21
It is, isn't it That one in the picture is more of the luxurious type to suit the hall, but there are so many other beautiful designs.
That one in the picture is more of the luxurious type to suit the hall, but there are so many other beautiful designs.1 person likes this
@BelleStarr (61101)
• United States
9 Aug 21
My taste is pretty eclectic when it comes to lighting,.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
9 Aug 21
That's interesting! I think that style is quite popular now especially the newer houses.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
9 Aug 21
Me too! It's pretty to look at, but the cleaning part isn't that fun.
@DaddyEvil (137695)
• United States
18 Aug 21
Every room in this house, except the bathroom, have ceiling fans with lights in them. (Not my favorite type of lighting, but I'm not going to change it.)
I'm glad you got your second shot.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
19 Aug 21
Thanks!
We have two ceiling fans with lights on them but we hardly turn the lights on. I actually like some of the modern fans that have LED lights.
@Butterfingers (66583)
• India
5 Aug 21
They look so good and actually are there to catch our attention and that's what it did
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
5 Aug 21
Yes, it really makes a great centrepiece! I wonder how many people in that hall thought about it at all.
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@GreatMartin (23671)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
6 Aug 21
Chandeliers are very impressive but I never think of them until I see one!!
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
6 Aug 21
Haha yeah it's just one of those things that we don't really think about until we see them. Well, unless you work in the lighting department I suppose.
@aureategloom (11046)
• Bosnia And Herzegovina
5 Aug 21
we had one with some sort of crystals before, but now we have something like panels.
i like to observe chandeliers too, but not for too long
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
5 Aug 21
Yes the ones we had at my grandparents' house were the crystal type too. I really think they make a lot of difference to the interior.
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