Choosing Your Antler Chandelier – with that natural beauty
Rustic Lighting Gives You that Homely and Cozy Mood – and They’re Environment Friendly
The antler chandelier just seems to grow in popularity as people discover they have that important environmentally friendly factor. Savvy naturalists are now also putting about the facts that the stunning deer antlers are naturally shed each year. The moose, elk and other beautiful deer are kindly donating their regal antlers to whoever has the luck to find them.
Those intricately branched antler lighting chandeliers are now considered a real trophy of nature with very good reason. And this dramatic increase and interest in ‘shed-hunting’ – the searching for naturally shed antlers in the wild – is just further proof of the growing fascination of using antlers as lamps and chandeliers. Country folk and real country lovers have always felt at home when surrounding themselves with these natural products.
We have carefully gathered a select choice of the best antler chandeliers and complementary lighting together with other rustic products in these categories:
Antler Chandeliers including Elk, Moose, Whitetail amongst others.
Rustic Wall Sconces and Candelabra
I suggest you you’d do well to browse some of the best selling rustic lighting, furniture and household products around. We have categorized them here for simplicity:
Faux Antler Chandeliers
Many of the chandeliers use synthetically made antlers and are not so dear. They are stunningly realistic and, unless you’re paying the bill, no-one else will likely catch on that they’re not genuine shed horns. They also allow for the increase in interest of these staggeringly striking, natural looking chandeliers to thrive without supporting unnecessary killing of wildlife.
Chandeliers from the Different Varieties of Deer
There are several different types of chandeliers, as well as lamps and fittings made from antlers or in that style or genre. Then there are quite a few different varieties of antlers. You can get Elk and Moose antlers, which are the largest but not necessarily the dearest! Yes, it’s the Fallow deer’s antlers that are normally the most expensive when related to actual size. One of the cheaper ones is the antlers of the Whitetail, whereas the Mule deer antlers are also costly. You can also get synthetic antler-chandeliers more readily and are extremely realistic. They are cheaper than real shed antlers particularly when considering complex chandeliers with numerous antlers having more branches.
Preparing your unique Shed Antlers
There are various procedures that need to done before converting these discarded bony branches into an intricate lighting display. They need to be sterilized and cleaned. Some will then have candle mountings attached and arranged so flames don’t damage your beloved light. Most chandeliers however will have small electric candle bulbs. Their wiring is generally concealed inside by drilling through the horns and attaching the small light fittings in a suitable array. The results are spectacular and each chandelier made with genuinely natural antlers is completely unique.
Posted: March 25th, 2006 under antler chandelier.
Tags: antler, antler chandelier, decor, fallow, faux antler, lamp, mule, rustic, wall sconces, whitetail


