Any one with an eye for lighting/design - stuck for ideas...

[Siduhe]

Our much beloved, kind of chandelier, light has finally died. It's always looked great but it's been repaired umpteen times and the structure is no longer safe. It's about 1m wide and was the first thing we bought for our house when we moved to ED 10 years ago.

Anyway, I'm trying to find a new light that does the same thing. It doesn't have to look like the old one at all - but needs to be big, bit like a chandelier, needs to light up the dining table which is underneath,be a feature in the room. Looks good in a modern house but isn't uber trendy.

I'm not thinking Elle Decoration prices but would pay ?250 for something I'll keep for another 10 years.

And I'm really, really struggling - and getting more annoyed as time goes on that we don't have a working light - so am turning to the crowd wisdom of the EDF. Any design or lighting nuts out there that have any ideas?

[rendelharris]

Some friends just had their kitchen done and had this sort of thing: https://www.beautifulhalo.com/1-tier-industrial-foyer-chandelier-rustic-iron-pipe-ceiling-fixture-with-6-light-p-265338.html?currency1=GBP&track=PA_G_dGBPL&gclid=CKOSrPCmk9MCFQoo0wodtZAO5w

Not to everyone's taste but I thought it looked superb.

[Siduhe]

I love that - though it might be a bit too industrial in a modern (largely featureless) room??? Will take a look at the rest of that site too - really liking this:

https://www.beautifulhalo.com/black-18-light-vintage-sputnik-pendant-light-p-219707.html

Thanks

[womanofdulwich]

Ikea used to do something like that?

[red devil]

Friends have got this in their entrance hall, shadowtastic...http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/products/lighting/ceiling-lights/ikea-ps-maskros-pendant-lamp-art-80146249/

Over your budget but this light looks amazing in the right setting... https://www.google.co.uk/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=moooi+random+light

[Robert Poste's Child]

Was your existing one from BHS by any chance? I've got a similar one in a smaller size in a bedroom. BHS was great for lighting.

[Siduhe]

RD - that is amazing, thanks. Knew I would get some good ideas on here - feeling a bit more positive about the whole thing.

RPC - Graham and Green. Good for mid range stuff and I guess it's lasted a fair while (would have likely lasted longer if we hadn't moved out for two sets of underpinning work), it never really recovered from the last dint in storage.

[Ruffler]

Have you looked in Mrs Robinsons on LL? They usually have a good selection in there.

[red devil]

Mrs Robinson had this Claire Norcross Aperture light shade for sale recently, she designed it originally for Habitat. According to her website it's still available at John Lewis and some independent shops. Size wise not as big as the Ikea shade, but a line of 2-3 smaller shades can look good over a rectangular table...http://www.clairenorcross.co.uk/

http://www.clairenorcross.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/aperture.jpg

[Phlox]

I Looked at the lighting in B&Q recently. Some great affordable light shades on their website, so have a look. I also like Vitra stuff, but out of my price range.

[Robert Poste's Child]

How about this one from IKEA?

http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/products/lighting/ceiling-lights/knappa-pendant-lamp-white-art-50070651/

or this one (useful if dinner party conversation flags):

http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/products/lighting/ceiling-lights/ikea-ps-2014-pendant-lamp-white-turquoise-art-40251119/

or this one's a bit like the one you have already:

http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/products/lighting/ceiling-lights/maskros-pendant-lamp-art-30190447/

[Siduhe]

Thanks RPC - I'd like it to be something other than plastic - though the third one is lovely. Definitely the right kind of design.

[alex_b]

We have three simple pendants from Urban Cottage Industries (http://www.urbancottageindustries.com/made-for-you/simple-pendant-lights) with big squirrel cage bulbs in them. They're each of slightly different lengths so they spiral down towards the table. Simple and really effective.

[SLad]

We have your chandelier (the exact same one possibly) and might be willing to sell. Just need to talk to husband.

[stringvest]

If you just buy a new fitting and bulb, you could make a lovely one off shade from an old one and some galvanised mesh and attach flora and fauna to it. You can cut birds or butterflies from some wallpaper? I made one for an arty project years ago, and then Sarah Moore did it with moths on her programme the other day!!! (Grrs) I made another one with old costume jewellery that caught the light, one with dragonflies etc ....

I do like the ikea ones shown above though.