The perfect light fixture can set the tone and theme for a whole room, and if it’s the right fixture, the entire house. Chandeliers in coastal themes add striking visual interest and touches of drama to beach décor homes. Decorating pros recommend that you determine the size of your fixture by the room’s length and width. Add these dimensions together in feet, translate the number into inches, and you’ve got the perfect diameter for your new focal point.
Coastal Chandeliers Welcome Friends
The entry, or foyer, makes the first impression and sets the mood for visitors. The pineapple, a longtime symbol of hospitality, was used by wayfaring New England sea captions to announce their arrival back home after sailing the Caribbean Islands. A speared pineapple on the fence post alerted neighbors that all was well, inviting them over for libations and stories of the journey. What better way to say, “You are welcome here!” than with a pineapple chandelier?
To comfortably accommodate guests of all heights, hang the piece about 7 feet from the floor. If your ceilings are higher than 11 feet, hang at 7 feet 6 inches.
Breaking Bread under a Nautical Chandelier
Bigger is better in the dining room, but if the fixture is ornate and heavy, it’s fine to move it up closer to the ceiling. The suggested diameter of a dining room fixture is one-half to two-thirds the width of the table, or about a foot less than the width of the table at the widest point. If your dining room table is long and rectangular, use two beach chandeliers of the same style for an innovative and unusual visual effect.
Unexpected Treasures with Interior Nautical Lighting 
No need to limit the use of chandeliers to just the dining room and foyer. A dramatic, subdued glow coming from a fixture can lend an air of mystery to a game room pool table or invoke a studious, intellectual feel in the home office, study, or library with a fixture similar to the Sailfish Pendant Light.
Walk-in closets and guest bathrooms are perfect spots to find unexpected pendant fixtures such as the Heron Pendant Chandelier, that are space efficient and whimsical.
Remember to install flattering and ambiance-delivering dimmer switches on every coastal chandelier in your beach decor home!
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