Sadly there is not much sign of the celebrated Charente-Maritime light on offer today so it seemed the ideal time to look at a bit of traditional French lighting. We sourced most of our light fixtures from flea markets, auctions and antique shops and found it immense fun to chiner these one-off pieces for the home.
However, having moved from a rather grand chambres d'hôtes in the Vienne to our present house a few years back we seem to have accumulated a veritable embarrassment of pendants lights, chandeliers and sconces, some of which we've managed to work into the interiors here and others that have gradually (and in some cases regrettably) become part of my stock!
Here are a few examples of the lights we have been able to hang onto (no pun intended... honest!!!):-
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| This opulent chandelier greets me every morning as I descend the stairs |
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| A simple and elegant applique/sconce in our bedroom |
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| This stunning antique light takes pride of place in the kitchen |
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| A crystal light to add a touch of glamour to one of our spare bedrooms |
And a few we are sadly going to have to let go:-
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| A chandelier 'Hollandaise' for sale locally (due to weight!) |
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| A slightly shabby but gorgeous light (also for sale locally) |
At this dark and dingy time of year lighting the home effectively is more important than ever and I don't see why you shouldn't have a bit of fun with it. These eclectic pieces are perhaps not to everyone's taste and some of them are unashamedly fancy-schmancy but in my opinion anything is better than the horrible and seemingly growing trend of plain plaster ceilings peppered with endless lines of spotlights (unless you find yourself in the unique predicament of needing to guide a plane in to land in your living room!)
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