Searchlight Chandelier Crystal, M

I brought two chandeliers for my living room, they arrived quickly and undamaged . They look great once they are up but as the instructions are not clear for the long lengths of crystals you may want to do this first1) get all ten lengths out if the box and divide them so that there are five shorter lengths and five longer ones . ( I thought they were all the same size at first )2) attach the longer lengths all around the outside3) attach the shorter lengths from the top of the chandelier coming down ( I did this once it was up) then I attached the bottom of the length to the glass dish (this also is not clear in the instructions ) but you can attach them to the arm if you want but it does hang better with it attached to the dish ( the bulb sits in) All the small droplets go on the glass dish of the light ( around the bulb ) the bigger ones go at the bottomI then put the light up and checked it worked and finished putting all the droplets on AFTER it was put up as it is very hard to see when it is not hanging . You can put the lengths in different positions if you wish as there are many hooks this took a couple if hours! As I kept changing it ! By the second one I got the hang if it a did it all hanging ( on a ladder in about half hour! Although it took time I am very pleased with them ! They look lovely and would recommend them

Having read previous reviews, I was keen to find out whether this was acrylic or glass. It is a bit of both, the droplets etc. being glass and the main structure being acrylic. When in its box I thought it might look a bit tacky but my electrician said that it was a good thing that it was not all glass as this would make it very heavy (not good for the ceiling). It casts a good light and is distinctly better than what I had before. Good value for money.

This looks great now that it's up. It is a bit fiddly to unpackage each of the chains or drops as they're linked into the plastic so if you pull it, the wire loop extends. Once you get the knack of scissors without chopping the wire loops you're ok. The assembly after that is easier. Note - you need to push the middle glass bit right down into the base and tighten. I've gone and purchased the matching wall lamps now, for construction on a rainy weekend....

These chandeliers are brilliant value ( I bought 2 after seeing the first one)These people are great to deal with, sorting out a problem I had the very next day.The fitting instructions are also very good including the dressing with the glass droplets and strings.The height reasonably obtainable by shortening the suspension chain to 3 links ( needed to reasonably suspend the chandelier temporarily and still be able to wire with ease), is more like 500mm. I also needed to hang the lowest hanging droplets on the inner ends of the arms rather than the suggested centre of the arms.Our ceilings are 2340mm high I'm 1780mm tall (5'10") which gives me adequate space to walk normally under them.Regards,John

and you'd be forgiven if you thought it cost a lot more! I've installed a few chandeliers in my time and usually have had to supply my own ceiling hook. This one cam with one in the box, so that's a plus. There were a couple of crystals missing on delivery but after a phone call and an exchange of emails I was sent the missing bits a week later. Overall very happy with my purchase.

This chandelier pretty much does the job of 'leaning' the room towards a traditional look. I'm very pleased with it.I want to thank the reviewer named Victoria for explaining how it might be put together. As she says there is more than one right way to assemble it. (And I can't imagine how it could ever be delivered fully assembled). If the candles get knocked in transit, you can easily bend the metal arm to make it upright.The sky's the limit when it comes down to the fiddle and the cost of a chandelier. They can be made from lead crystal. So I can't fault the mostly glass construction. You'd need to be closer to notice that the five C arms are plastic.

Very nice and sparkly! However.... The instructions are a nightmare and the silly way all the droplets and beads are packaged! Totally unnecessary and a waste of packaging. We've ordered a second one but the wall lights we ordered, the glass was broken and it had bits missing do it's gone back.

This light is beautiful. I bought it as a gift for my friends new flat as she loved it. Very happy with the purchase thank you