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Can You Make It Larger, Drop It Lower, and in a Different Finish?
I love this chandelier however I would need something larger across probably 50 to 60 inches round and then I would need it to drop 10 to 12 feet. Is something like this possible? I’m also leaning towards the brushed nickel silver tones.
A high-end residential interior designer from the UK
Dear friend,
This is one of our favorite kinds of message to receive. Someone has fallen for a piece, and can already picture it in their space, only larger, or longer, or in a finish that speaks to the rest of the room. And the question is always the same, asked a little tentatively. Is something like this possible?
More often than you might think, the answer is yes.
Because we don't only sell what's on the shelf. We make.
Many of our chandeliers can be tailored to your space, in scale, in drop, and in finish. We work directly with our own craftsmen, and we have no minimum order, so a single piece, made just for one home, one staircase, one double-height room, is exactly the kind of work we love most. A grander diameter to fill a larger space. A longer drop for a tall or vaulted ceiling. A finish, such as a brushed, silver tone, chosen to sit quietly with everything else in the room.
So to your question, whether a piece can be made larger across, dropped lower, and finished differently, this is precisely the sort of request we're here for.
Now, one honest and important note.
Every custom piece is considered individually. A larger diameter and a longer drop change the weight, the proportion, and the engineering of a chandelier, and we would never want to promise you exact figures from afar, sight unseen. So rather than guess, we do this properly. You tell us what you're imagining, and we take it to our craftsmen, who confirm what can be made beautifully and safely, and come back to you with a precise proposal, the exact dimensions, the finish, the weight, and a rendering so you can see it before anything is made.
To begin, it helps us to know a few things.
1. The piece you love. Simply tell us which chandelier caught your eye, so we know the design you'd like us to work from.
2. Your ideal size and drop. The diameter you have in mind, and how far you'd like it to hang, just as you've described. Even a range is enough to start.
3. The finish and tones you're leaning towards. A brushed, silver note, or whatever suits the room. Photos of the space, or of finishes you love, tell us more than words.
4. The ceiling height, and a little about the room. This helps us judge the proportion, and get the drop exactly right.
With that, we'll come back to you with a considered proposal, and a rendering, so you can see your piece, in your finish, at your scale, before it's ever made. And your electrician or structural engineer can confirm the final fixing on site, working from the exact weight we provide.
So yes. Larger, longer, and in the finish you have in mind. Tell us what you're imagining, and let's see it made, just for you.
Yours,
Marie
Founder, Lyfairs
