The old Bucks County church where I’m getting married next year was perfect: tiny, quaint, simple. The lights, though, left much to be desired: big, garish, brass fixtures that left the place dim and, frankly, a bit scary. This past weekend, however, my hubby-to-be and I walked into the church and saw that (hallelujah!) they had been replaced with gorgeous, baroque-style fixtures that brighten, lighten and make the space look utterly fab (well, okay, as fab as a solemn, holy space can look).

It got me thinking: If the right lights can totally transform a church, what could they do for my home? So began my search for new lighting, a search that led me to this modern riff on the traditional chandelier. The clean lines make it modern; the dangling crystals give it glamour; and the nine bulbs let it light up a room, or maybe even a very design-forward church …

Nuevo crystal linear chandelier, $495, Matthew Izzo, 1109 Walnut Street, 215-829-0606, matthewizzo.com.

Image, matthewizzo.com

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Posted by Emily Gagne on 11/1/07 in Shopping, Inspiration, Home