How To Clean A Chandelier

A chandelier is often the focal point of an entire room. For this reason it needs to always be looking its best. When someone walks into a room you want them to be dazzled and amazed by your chandelier or hanging pendant light, and for that reason it needs to be kept sparkling and looking its best. This article shows you how you can keep your chandelier looking good. It is not difficult or even that time consuming cleaning a chandelier, it just needs handling with a little bit of care.

It is important that you don't get too distracted when choosing a chandelier about how much light it provides. Chandeliers are not meant to be task lighting; they are decorative pieces that add style and ambience to the room. Focus instead on their look and design and whether or not they fit into your existing interior decorating scheme. If you want some good task lighting in the room as well, this can be achieved by buying some additional lamps or spot lights. This way you can have all the good lighting you need as well as benefit from a beautiful central chandelier hanging elegantly or regally from the ceiling.This is a fail safe method of cleaning a chandelier and restoring its natural brilliance. From metal designs to crystal or wood, all chandeliers can benefit from being cleaned in this way. It is not very time consuming although it is important to be extremely thorough. Some people prefer to take the chandelier down and clean each part individually. This can take a long time, especially if it is made of crystal and has many hanging pendants that make up the design. Often a professional cleaning company may be called upon to carry out this task. If you are doing this then it's a good idea to take photos of the light so that it is easy to put it back together. Otherwise it can become a bit of a jigsaw puzzle.To start the clean, first of all run your duster all over the light. From the top to the very bottom make sure to get into all the crevices. This is the first part of the process and gets all the dust and cobwebs away from the light. The next step is to apply the cleaning product to the light. This can be rubbed on with the gloves you are wearing. Applying the solution like this makes it easier to reach every part. Using a cloth is just too clumsy and the chances are plenty of the parts of the light will be missed. Once the solution has been applied it will need removing. So starting where you began placing the cleaner, use the same gloves you are wearing to wipe off the solution with the warm water. Doing it this way will prevent streaks and will get every last drop of cleaner off it.Because you can't bring your lights down every time you want to clean them, you need to go to them. That means getting out the stepladder. It is important that the lights are switched off and the bulbs are cool and easily able to be handled. Make sure the ladder is high enough so you don't have to stretch to reach the top of the light fitting. Having to stretch when standing on a ladder can be very dangerous.

Any chandelier can be cleaned in the way described above. It is the best method by far. All the lights in your home can be cleaned in this way in fact, from spot lights to ceiling fans and lampshades. First a duster and then a gentle clean using gloves instead of a cloth will make quick work of the task.

Author: Kathryn Dawson