Skip to main content

Everyday Luxury: A Short Story Of A Chandelier


Sometimes, simple little things that have changed with time, surprise, impress and make reconsider certain aspects of our lives more than technological progress or the newest discoveries. For instance, not so long ago, chandeliers were a luxury only very wealthy people could afford. As a result, a chandelier was one of the best indicators of person’s social status.



Nowadays, the conventional division into classes still exists, though it is not that remarkable. And surely everyone can afford to buy a chandelier or at least a great good-looking copy of it, produced of materials that differ a bit.
A chandelier is not just a decorative light fitting. It is one of those things that tell a lot about your taste and have the power to completely change the interior of any room. There is some charm and grace even in this word. And no wonder – it originated from French “chandelabre”, which in its turn came from Latin “candelabrum”, which means a “candlestick”.
Though chandeliers aren’t as common nowadays as they used to be a century or two ago, it is still possible to find a wide variety of interesting designs. Wood, brass iron and other metals are still among the most common materials, to which glass and crystals were attached, forming interesting composition and convoluted tricks of lights.

If you feel that a chandelier will look great in your house, apartment, café or any other place you are redesigning right now, you should go for it and get one! Wide selection of chandeliers on Jiji, the best Nigerian marketplace. Home and Garden category has a lot of hidden gems and will let you choose all pieces of furniture without even leaving your home. Get the best with Jiji!

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Ramadan starts today

About 1.6 billion Muslims across the world will observe a month of fasting and prayers to commemorate the time when the Quran was revealed to Prophet Mohammed on the night of "Laylat Al Qadr". Muslims starts their fast today, and will not eat or drink from dawn to dusk. People wish each other with greetings such as 'Ramadan Mubarak' or 'Ramadan Kareem'. Ramadan begins on Today as the crescent moon, also known as hilal , was not sighted on Tuesday. Fasting during Ramadan is considered to be one of the Five Pillars of Islam.

My Strong will for excellence and family support made me achieve Academic Excellence - Dr Olawunmi Ogunmola

 I am starting a series, and this series is me interviewing some people doing great in key areas, I decided to kick start the episode with someone I share a history with because I saw firsthand how she excelled while we were in secondary school, the reason why I am doing this is simple, to help people trace certain things backward and to help them see how some things are predictive. Wunmi and I went to the same secondary school and I can tell you without a doubt, she was very studious, she was a bookworm,, but II also know many bookworms that were not geniuses, so I decided to ask her how she did it. some people say, Hard work ,  Luck, Heredity , and Prayers, I say, let's hear from the horse's mouth. She was the best-graduating Chemical Engineering student in the year 2008/2009 from Obafemi Awolowo University with a CGPA of 4.88 Check out our Conversation Below   Me; Hi Olawunmi, long time, how have you been? Dr. Olawunmi: I am doing great, indeed, it's been a long...

Ice-T and Coco take you on a tour of their cool condo

both love their condo in Edge water, New Jersey, but have very different favorite spaces. “My favorite room of the house is the laundry room,” Austin, tells PEOPLE as she, along with her husband, gave PEOPLE  an exclusive tour of their home. “We have our own huge, red washer and dryer and when he’s downstairs playing an Xbox, usually you’ll find me doing the laundry.”