One chandelier or two?
If you have noticed that many shelter magazines are showing not one, but two,
chandeliers over a dining-room table, you are picking up on something.
And, that something is a trend.
Not just a trend, but a trendy-trend.
For a classic, timeless, look, stick with a single chandelier over your dining room table.
Save the pair for a long hall .
Trust me on this one.
This is a trend, it will not last, and in five years it will announce:
“I decorated my dining room in 2013.”
Save the two chandelier/two lantern look for something like the above.
That is a timeless look that never goes out of style.
Color Calling 
You are right. Right. Right.
However. A pair of petite old Italian chandeliers hang over my harvest table in the kitchen. Found them junking with my father. 1 came home on the plane, the other had to survive hurricane Ike. Then my father died.
This pair will never cease to delight.
Exceptions.
Hope you had a great Easter.
XO T
April 1, 2013 at 8:33 am
Tara,I just edited my post to reflect that I am talking about dining room tables. And, lucky you to have a harvest table in your kitchen! Thank you for the comment.
April 1, 2013 at 8:50 am
“Trendy-trend.” That’s funny. And did you know you made a kind-of pun when you wrote, “Save it for the long hall (as in haul)? Good post, even for one who is a big fan of pairs. Thanks. . .
April 1, 2013 at 11:31 am
Thank you for the comment, Barbara. I am bad about puns, I love wordplay, and yes, I did catch that in the re-read! I appreciate your reading my blog. Best, Ellen
April 1, 2013 at 11:57 am