How to clean a chandelier - By: Kathryn Dawson

A chandelier is often the focal point of an entire room. For this reason it needs to always be looking its best. When someone walks into a room you want them to be dazzled and amazed by your chandelier or hanging pendant light, and for that reason it needs to be kept sparkling and looking its best. This article shows you how you can keep your chandelier looking good. It is not difficult or even that time consuming cleaning a chandelier, it just needs handling with a little bit of care.

Because you can’t bring your lights down every time you want to clean them, you need to go to them. That means getting out the stepladder. It is important that the lights are switched off and the bulbs are cool and easily able to be handled. Make sure the ladder is high enough so you don’t have to stretch to reach the top of the light fitting. Having to stretch when standing on a ladder can be very dangerous.

You should take up with you a few items to clean the light with. First of all you will need a feather duster. You will also need a pair of clean white cotton gloves and a cleaning solution suitable for the type of material the chandelier is made of. If the light is made of brass then brass cleaner is required. If it is made of stainless steel then a cleaner suitable for this will be needed. You will also need a small tub of luke warm water. Place the items on the top step or get someone to pass them to you as you need them which is probably a lot safer.

To start the clean, first of all run your duster all over the light. From the top to the very bottom make sure to get into all the crevices. This is the first part of the process and gets all the dust and cobwebs away from the light. The next step is to apply the cleaning product to the light. This can be rubbed on with the gloves you are wearing. Applying the solution like this makes it easier to reach every part. Using a cloth is just too clumsy and the chances are plenty of the parts of the light will be missed. Once the solution has been applied it will need removing. So starting where you began placing the cleaner, use the same gloves you are wearing to wipe off the solution with the warm water. Doing it this way will prevent streaks and will get every last drop of cleaner off it.

This is a fail safe method of cleaning a chandelier and restoring its natural brilliance. From metal designs to crystal or wood, all chandeliers can benefit from being cleaned in this way. It is not very time consuming although it is important to be extremely thorough. Some people prefer to take the chandelier down and clean each part individually. This can take a long time, especially if it is made of crystal and has many hanging pendants that make up the design. Often a professional cleaning company may be called upon to carry out this task. If you are doing this then it’s a good idea to take photos of the light so that it is easy to put it back together. Otherwise it can become a bit of a jigsaw puzzle.

Any chandelier can be cleaned in the way described above. It is the best method by far. All the lights in your home can be cleaned in this way in fact, from spot lights to ceiling fans and lampshades. First a duster and then a gentle clean using gloves instead of a cloth will make quick work of the task.

About the Author

Kathryn Dawson writes articles for Litecraft, a lighting store supplying a huge range of lights for European and UK customers, from simple spot lights, classic chandelier, modern or traditional ceiling fans, and anything in between, they have them all.

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