capiz shell chandelier

Capiz Shell Chandelier For Your Home

Chandeliers are gorgeous and they come in all shapes, sizes and colors. You can find them that are just huge and extravagant, all the way to small and simple. Whichever style you are looking for, you should continue reading about capiz shell chandelier, so that you can consider it as well.

Chandeliers are an excellent way to add the finishing touches to a room's dcor. With so many different types of chandeliers to choose from the task of picking can be a bit daunting. Why not choose a capiz shell chandelier for your room?

One thing is for certain. With all the different types of chandeliers the capiz shell chandelier is one of the most beautiful and affordable chandelier choices you have. And the variety of styles is just amazing!

Capiz shell is a gift from mother nature. It's a pure flat transparent shell with a subtle pearl effect on the exterior which makes it an excellent choice for many home dcor products. In fact its uses are limited only by ones imagination.

And it makes an extremely beautiful chandelier. In fact it's by far one of the prettiest chandeliers on the market. It's style and design also makes it a great choice for the more modern room.

Many chandelier styles are large and almost overbearing better suited to large rooms or formal rooms but that's not the case with the capiz shell. It looks decadent in a baby's room, relaxing and fun in a dining room, and romantic in a living room.

Capiz shells come from several different places around the world including China, Indonesia, Philippine and Bali. The lush volcanic mountains of Bali produce some of the most beautiful capiz shells and they are the inspiration for some the most beautiful chandeliers.

Capiz shells are actually the outer shell of the windowpane oyster, a mollusk with the scientific name of placuna placenta. The Capiz shell got its name because originally it was harvested near a small town in the Philippine's called Capiz.

These shells are not endangered and they are being harvested with consideration for the environment to ensure they do not become over harvested. There are no legal regulations that disallow their use in commercial products.

Have you ever wondered how they got the name windowpane oyster? Well in early day the shells were used to make windows. Because they are so translucent they allowed daylight to pass through. They were made from small square shells that were held together with wood strips. Today you will still find these windows in older homes. But the use of these shells has definitely grown and it's wonderful to see them used to produce magnificent chandeliers.

Although the chandeliers come from all parts of the world that are native to the shells, the Philippines produce a large portion of the product that comes to market....

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