Second Class Citizen

People ask me all the time, why chandeliers? And my answer: because they are beautiful little pieces of art found in unexpected places - they're the jewel in the room or yard. Table lamps, torchieres, sconces and chandeliers are home "accessories," like a good piece of jewelry. They light up and dress up your home.

Who doesn't love to see a string of bee lights wrapped around a tree like a diamond-by-the-foot necklace, or lighted lanterns strewn across a yard? It's a good feeling, right? And even though lighting is a sound marriage between form and function but it's usually the last item on the To Do home makeover list.

Right now my favorite thing is hanging chandeliers from crossbeams on a porch, deck or from a tree in the back. You can't imagine how instantly your yard goes from ordinary to extraordinary. Little jewels in the night. Try it, you might like it!