Many want to make their home original. Using interesting ideas in the interior, you can design it bright and unusual. The steering wheel chandelier will give the room a unique look, and the ceiling model in a marine style for the nursery will not only be an ornament, but also an element of the game.
Features
Perhaps, it will seem to someone that the steering wheel chandelier will be appropriate only in a room decorated in a marine style. However, designers are willing to argue with this. In their opinion, such a light source will not only be an element of decor, but also a very functional piece of furniture.
Helm-shaped chandeliers fit perfectly into the space of business offices, unusual living rooms and fairly ordinary bars. In a wooden country house, the steering wheel chandelier will be fully justified, due to its connection with the theme of fresh air, nature, sea, travel. You can place a lamp in the shape of a helm in the corridor, and above or along the stairs, as well as in any other room, depending on the desire of the owners and the design idea. In addition to living quarters, the steering wheel chandelier is suitable for bars and offices, offices and halls.
The marine theme can be beaten not only by the presence of a chandelier in the shape of a helm on the ceiling of the room, but also by using this item as a wall light source and surface, for example, for a coffee table. In addition to originality, such an interior detail will give it coziness and attractiveness.
Use in the nursery
For toddlers and kids older than the “Ship steering wheel” chandelier in the children's room will not only be an unusual source of lighting, but will also create an atmosphere of an interesting journey, exciting adventures and dreams, will open up truly unlimited scope for imagination
Manufacturers offer special models for such lamps for children. They are designed in a calm color scheme, have a safe design, and everything in them is done taking into account the absence of negative effects on the health of the child.
Also, interior designers advise to complement the room with objects, images and details on the marine theme: a ship-shaped bed, a sail-curtain, ship figures, globes, maps, etc. With a chandelier in the shape of a helm on the ceiling, the helm-shelf can be echoed on wall or mirror in a frame of this shape. The choice of the color of the surfaces for such rooms will also be dictated by the theme of the sea, and a chandelier in the form of a helm will complete the image created in the room.
Form and materials
Most often, a chandelier in the form of a helm is round in shape with transverse bars. In such models, shades are attached to the circle itself or to the crossbars. Simulation of the helm is achieved due to the rounded shape, symbolizing the rudder of the ship, as well as through the use in the design of the chandelier characteristic handles on the sides of the structure and "marine" materials: nets, shells, stones, etc. A characteristic shape reminiscent of the sea, ships and ship lanterns may have shades and lamps selected for the design of the light source.
Any chandelier should be beautiful, original and functional. To manufacture a chandelier in the shape of a helm, manufacturers most often use metal and wood. The colors are very different: from white to black, including a variety of shades of wood color (wenge, ivory, walnut, oak, etc.).
Aging brass is also a fairly popular option for a nautical style chandelier.
In general, designers love to artificially age such models, applying patina or varnishes with the effect of craquelure (cracking).
To reduce the cost of the product, manufacturers use plastic that mimics traditional materials. True, it is not as durable as its counterparts.
Those wishing to arrange a room in a marine style should take into account that materials for a chandelier in the form of a helm are most often used not the most lightweight. Therefore, the mounting of the steering wheel chandeliers must be reliable, since the design is quite heavy. Fasten them to the ceiling on a suspension with chains or ropes. At the base of the fastening is most often used a traditional hook that can withstand heavy weight. Due to this, many models can be placed not only on strong wooden or concrete ceilings, but also securely fixed when installing a stretch ceiling.
Varieties of lighting
Lighting with a chandelier-helm of the room can be organized in several ways:
- lights up
- lights down
- wall (side) lighting.
The direction of the light to the ceiling creates dim lighting in the room. The atmosphere of mystery and closeness is perfect for bedrooms where the light directed to the ceiling is scattered, becomes muffled, and a rather bulky chandelier creates an additional dimming effect.
Such lighting is best suited for rooms where people relax, spend time in conversations and relaxation.
For rooms where the owners prefer to read, to perform any small or precise work, it is better to choose a chandelier with lamps looking down. They will give a brighter light, the degree of illumination will be higher, which will allow working without harm to the vision of the inhabitants of the room.
The light from the downward-facing lamps fills the room, creating maximum brightness.
A wall-mounted chandelier in the form of a helm will undoubtedly become a bright spot in the interior of the room.
Lighting from it would be a good option if it is necessary to illuminate not the entire room as a whole, but some part of it, for example, walls, recreation areas or the head of the bed.
Do not forget about individual preferences. If the owners love bright light, but want to organize a recreation area in the room, then the chamber atmosphere in the room can be created by other solutions, although by choosing bright lamps shining down.
Shades
If the design of the steering wheel chandelier is quite simple and it is unlikely that you can come up with something original here, then shades and lamps for it can be chosen from a very wide range.
Lampshades for a helm-wheel can have the following form:
- round (full ball or with a cut edge),
- cylindrical
- fantasy, repeating the appearance of ship lanterns of past centuries.
To design a chandelier in the shape of a helm and make it more similar to the source of the image, various design techniques are used.
Among them are the following:
- The use of lamps in the form of candles, which create the effect of a blowing wind, characteristic of the open spaces and swaying light.
- Application for decoration of a chandelier of open lamps without shades. They are often set in wrought iron candle holders.
Such a light source provides both bright and soft lighting.
- Concentration of light at one point - instead of several lamps, one domed shade is used, softening the incident light and dissolving it, as it were.
- Lampshades looking at the ceiling. Most often, this idea is used in the design of chandeliers designed for children's rooms.
- The location on the surface of the chandelier (most often these are wooden models) of built-in ceiling lights.
This option allows you to create a soft dim light and at the same time quite brightly illuminates the room.
Selection tips
Such models are quite popular today and in many outlets (including online stores) there are chandeliers in the form of a helm. At the same time, they all vary greatly in price.
Their cost depends on several factors:
- material of which the lamp is made
- brand and country of manufacture (Russia, Italy, Poland, etc.),
- the number of fixtures and their price,
- uniqueness of design
- number of additional decorating elements.
Lamp chandeliers of domestic manufacturers, which contain a minimum number of lighting elements, are the most inexpensive lighting devices in this category. Designs with LED lamps are more expensive, but the lamps in them are more durable in operation and safe.
Helm Chandeliers
Any decent owner deals with the design of his living space. Many of you have thought about using marine themes in the design of a room or the whole house. But steering wheel-shaped chandeliers are rare in the interior. Unfortunately, there are still few who decide to purchase such a device. Let's look at why this is happening.
Variety of species
The abundance of choice often confuses the buyer. It is undeniable that the helm is an element of the marine style. So, the whole room, house, cottage should be decorated in a given theme. In other words, such a very remarkable detail as a chandelier will become a thorn in the interior of your house, that is, it will attract attention, but not make sense.
A chandelier in the form of a steering wheel obliges the recreation of other elements of the marine theme. It can be maps, nets, murals from shells, a selection of stylized furniture and much more - all your design potential in this matter will come in handy. In addition, you can choose a color scheme: from delicate pastel shades of blue, lilac to gloomy, but representative brown and beige.
Chandeliers can also be made in different colors and from a variety of materials, be stamped or made by hand.
Marine-style helm chandelier
If you want to surround yourself or loved ones with an atmosphere of wandering, like on a long-distance sailing ship, then such a lamp is the best option. Install it in a study, living room or nursery in a themed style. The room will be filled with the smells of the sea, the sound of waves and the creak of a wooden deck will sound.
You can buy a steering wheel chandelier in Moscow without any effort: order courier delivery or come to our warehouse. It is easy to choose a ceiling or pendant lamp in the shape of a steering wheel in the Smile of Light online store. In addition to Moscow, the steering wheel chandelier can also be ordered from other cities of Russia. Delivery of goods in the amount of 6000 rubles is free.
