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Not all kitchens are hyper utilitarian. I have seen quite a few chandeliers in kitchens. I like the look but I don't know whether they will get super dirty due to grease. It would be hanging over an island.
I didn't say kitchens are "hyper utilitarian," I said they have a utilitarian purpose with a design theme that typically follows. That doesn't mean there's no decorative flourishes anywhere ever, it just means a crystal chandelier doesn't fit with a typical kitchen design theme. If you consider any hanging light fixture a "chandelier," then yes, lots of kitchens have them. Very few have a crystal one however, since their formality runs counter to the less formal use and attendant typical aesthetic theme of a kitchen.
But if you want a crystal chandelier in your kitchen, go for it. Threestep has you covered on how to keep it clean.
is it a shiny, formal, 'polished' looking chandelier? If so you'll have to clean it about every 6 weeks to avoid it looking wrong and to keep the look you want. Even then, between cleaning it won't look so great if you cook a lot.
if it's a 'shabby chic' kind of chandelier where it will still have the desired look even when a little dirty, you will probably have to clean it more like 4 times a year to keep it looking good.
If you want it, I say go for it, it is your house, but you may be a slave to its' care, as your post suggests you are thinking about.
I pretty much don't cook. Never deep fry. We eat out most nights or I have a big salad and my SO has some kind of baked thing. So I don't think it will get super dirty. These are good points. Thanks!
is it a shiny, formal, 'polished' looking chandelier? If so you'll have to clean it about every 6 weeks to avoid it looking wrong and to keep the look you want. Even then, between cleaning it won't look so great if you cook a lot.
if it's a 'shabby chic' kind of chandelier where it will still have the desired look even when a little dirty, you will probably have to clean it more like 4 times a year to keep it looking good.
Ah, decisions, decisions!
I think my designer was thinking shiny formal. I have seen lots of more "shabby chic" that could also work. And I love the old schoolhouse lights too which are the alternative to the chandelier. Just for reference, the kitchen is in a 19th century historic house that is somewhat "important" architecturally but not what I would term "grand"-- sort of semi-grand--in a "grand" location with a lot of those "house tour" kinds of houses. The rooms have 11' ceilings including the kitchen, kitchen is white and marble, tall cabinets, 3 piece crown to the ceiling, accent colors are light blues.
We will use this for entertaining more than cooking day to day. The house has a formal dining room.
I do not but I would if it matched the style of the kitchen. My lights hang over my island not my range. They get no more dirty than any other lights in my house.
My kitchen has a more clean lined look but this kitchen is pretty and it would fit this style.
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