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I like it a lot, and I like chandys over tubs, and I eschew codes (only kidding. sorta.)

But TBH the mood of the antlers doesn't work for me with the glass block behind it, and the modern shower stall and deck tub. And I'm not matchy matchy, but when you do something unusual it has to tie in in someway, imho. I'd redo the glass block!

If it fits the space and you can get it to code, go for it. My only reservation would be if the heat and humidity from the bath/shower could damage it somehow.

Hmmm. Good point about the more modern aspects and the glass block. Definitely NOT redoing that though! ;-) That said, I know I have seen antler chandies in very contemporary settings, not just those that look like mountain hideaways, and that's one reason why it occurred to me that this MIGHT work.

I'm very careful to always run the ventilation fans when the shower is going, as I don't want my artwork damaged either. They seem to work very well, although of course we HAVE only been in the house for a couple of months so time will tell.

I think it would work b/c you don't have many doodads so chandy would be focal point, but it looks a little too big for the area. In your inspiration pics, the rooms have much taller ceilings giving them a lodge sensibility. Your MB is not exuding the lodge thang. if you have a small antler chandy, I think it b so good-looking

Yeah, I'd definitely need to measure to be sure it would fit. It MAY be a tad too wide and would look a bit cramped, which I don't want. Possibly if I had another shape, something like this:

Why not put it in your reading area upstairs? If you have ceiling lights up there an electrician could easily hang it.

The reading area/library was the first thing I thought about too.

There's a ceiling fan that we use often in the center of the library, so that won't work. Good thought otherwise though!

Your dad is awesome. :)

Ok, we're in Texas .... antlers can go any-damn-where we want. :D But, the reason I wouldn't in your bathroom? It's too pretty to hide. I would love to see it in one of your more public areas.

(I am so grateful for the editing feature here. So grateful. What a typo it saved me from.)

LOL, Linelle!

Sorry, Jen, but I don't really care for it in that space.

I'd prefer it in the library, too. If you don't have a ceiling light there to replace, the antler chandelier could easily be rewired into a hanging plug-in lamp on a chain, swagged and just hung from a hook - maybe over your table there, or in a corner?

eta: I didn't see the fan reference when I wrote this.

Hopefully a more refined set up than this, but you get the idea:

I'm not suggesting this, but I had to post it just because I came across it when searching. I think these look so fabulous!!

The rationale for not hanging a chandelier within reach of the rim of the tub is not to keep the fixture from getting wet. Fixtures can be wet rated.

It's because if you slip in the tub the tendency is to grab onto something and you can pull the fixture down and get cut from broken bulbs and debris and possibly electrocuted.

I'd reconsider the foyer.

@oilychick. Before I started considering scale, I thought: it needs to be white. But that would be heresy for most and dad may not appreciate itl

I can see it working, the only issue I would have with it is also the color. Although I dont think it should be white but black. It would pick up the black from your shower frame and mirrors.

I love the antler chandelier...in the right setting. Although your art work is reminiscent of Santa Fe, the bathroom finishes are not. If you do hang it in the bathroom, you might consider changing the chain to a rod for a more streamlined look.

I'm not so sure it would work with the glass blocks.

I think the chandy would work better if you used a shade like Duette or Silhouette over the glass block You could then pick up the antler color.

Also, I would wire chandy to it's own dedicated GFCI breaker so you would never have to worry about moisture issues

I so appreciate the opinions! I'm going to give this some more consideration, and am heartened that at least the consensus doesn't seem to be, "Oh, heavens NO! What are you THINKING, woman?!?" ;-)

What about putting it in the foyer and the foyer fixture in the bath?

Personally, I like the idea of over the table in the reading room the best

The foyer fixture is much too big to go in the bath. That's one of the reasons we opted to leave it where it is. The foyer is two story and the current fixture is much larger and sheds so much more light there than the antler piece would.

I dunno about the reading room, but I'll consider it.

Do you know anyone who could re-work the antlers to be more vertical like the one you pictured? Boy, I'd love to give it a try.

How about using the antler light over your dining table and putting that chandelier in the bath?

The chandelier over the dining table is the most enormous thing. Way too big for the bathroom, as, I'm afraid, is the antler fixture. It's just going to be too wide, completely filling the space and I don't know if you can tell by these pics but the light isn't centered in the ceiling but IS centered over the tub. The antlers would definitely not work without being swagged and I think that would look dumb. Oh well. Don't know anyone to rework the fixture into a different arrangement or if it even could be at this point. It's filled with some mixture to weight it for proper balance.

Oh well. It was a good thought. I'll consider using it elsewhere but it's going to be tough to find a good spot. Maybe my brother will have better luck in his home.

do you have a covered porch where it might work? You might be able to have it weatherproofed/rewired for a damp spot. Since bucks are outside 100% of the time, I have to believe they are not sensitive to the damp.

We have a very small covered patio but will likely end up installing a ceiling fan out there. Maybe just hang it in the garage? I'm kidding! I appreciate you all helping me brainstorm ideas!

Hey, if you like it and want to keep it but don't have a place for it in the house I don't see any reason not to hang it in the garage. That was going to be my suggestion. I'm in Texas too and have a den full of antlers. I didn't care for it in your bathroom though.

I dunno Big electrical things hanging over a bathtub would make me realllly nervous.

Have you lived with or used a tub much? Bright overhead lighting is not what you want - a shelf for candles would be better I think.

LOL! Well, yes, of course I've lived with and used a tub often! Actually the antler chandelier would not have been much brighter (if any) than the recessed light. That's another reason we didn't want to use it in the foyer -- it wouldn't have shed enough light on the space.

I'm putting this on the back burner for now, since it clearly will not work over the tub.

I'm glad you decided against putting it over the tub. I forgot what you have in your DH's sleeping room though. Have you thought about 'manning it up' in that bedroom and using it there?

He's getting a ceiling fan over "his" bed. (We actually HAVE the ceiling fans that we intend to install ... just a matter of actually reading the directions and doing that. Or figuring out that we are incapable, and hiring someone to do it. ;-))

If you put it on that pulley, it would be super easy to hang bras on!

could you have it reworked into another shape, like the one you showed?

I think it is beautiful, cuz I am a Texan....

Sorry Auntjen no offense was intended by my question - thought I would ask bc there are actually significant no of people who always shower, never bathe and would have no concept of what would constitute a pleasant bathing experience.

Theres a lot I don't remember from 1950s childhood but I do remember frequent scare stories involving radios, hair dryers and filled bathtubs! Not to mention the violent Saturday morning cartoons with lots of scenes of electrocutions showing the characters lighting up and you could see their skeletons. What can I say it left an impression!

Could it be weatherproofed at all - would look way cool hung from a tree or a rafter over an outdoor space.......???

Oh, no offense taken, kashka_kat! I was just amused at the way that question was phrased. I'm also LOL'ing at your remembrances of Saturday morning cartoon electrocutions! Yes, I think those things left an impression on all of us "kids of a certain age!" I STILL think about such things. And still wonder about things, too - such as, can you actually be electrocuted (somehow?) if you take a shower inside your house while it's lightning during a storm outside? I seem to recall hearing something along those lines as a child as well.

I think at this point I'm inclined to let the fixture go to my brother, and if he can't use it, return it to Dad to see if he can find a place for a second one. He already has an antler chandy hanging above his dining table -- one that he made before he made mine. I really don't believe these things can be reworked, as he's filled them with something to weight them for balance. I believe that pretty much "cements" them together and precludes disassembly.

I just Googled it, and well ... crap. It appears that a person actually CAN be injured by a lightning strike while showering.

http://www.snopes.com/science/lightningbath.asp

Also, if you Google images for "lightning strike" and click on "scar", there are some amazing images. But probably not for the squeamish. Just sayin'.

OMG, Kasha, hung from a tree.

I used to pass a house on the way to my son's school. Very cute CT farmhouse.They had a chandelier hanging from a massive old tree. I loved that look. Antlers would be even cooler!

The house went on the market, I think I may even have posted the listing here. It was so darn cute.

With there be any possibility of using actual candles in the chandelier instead of lights? Then you could hang it where you wanted, perhaps over a seating arrangement or in the bedroom or wherever.

Robo,

1) some people in the threads below will bop you one for that, so duck!

2) they did that at our Maine beach house. Sooty ceiling results.

Sooty ceilings and perimeter areas will result no matter where the candles are placed. DH has pulled up countless rooms of Carpet where the edges are black due to Candle soot.

I like the idea of hanging it in a tree!

Our trees will have to grow significantly before hanging a chandy in one is a possibility.

Stupid new house. (Kidding. ;-))

Well don't throw it away if you can't find a place for it and your brother doesn't want it. Give me a heads up and we'll drive the 60 miles to Dallas and take it off your hands. Aren't we nice (;

Didn't anyone see My Cousin Vinny? Heads???

Marisa won an Academy Award.

no to over the tub...

but, do you have a covered porch? would look nice there, imo... or who said in recent thread she hung a chandy in the garage...???

Depending on how things fare in your upper foyer alcove window (or whatever that's called) regarding fading that might be a great place for the antlers. Not as a working chandelier, but as a piece of art.

Very interesting thought, Cindy. That could be super cool - even if I found a way to somehow just sit it up there to display. Although the thought of HOW to get it up there makes me queasy. (Thought I'd pass out a couple of times after I climbed the ladder up into that space. I have discovered that I do not like heights!)

What happened with this Chandelier situation??