Cleaning a chandelier

2013-01-23, isabellencm

Crystal chandeliers are a very popular room accent for living rooms, dining rooms and foyers. Chandeliers usually consist of upright candle light bulbs spaced on a network of arms with dozens of crystal pendants graciously draped beneath.

As beautiful as these crystal chandeliers were to look at, they were also very time staking to clean.

If you have a crystal chandelier that has lost it’s sparkle due to a build up of dust and grime, these cleaning instructions will show you how it’s done.

A good old fashioned chandelier cleaning – use a micro fiber cloth. Firstly, mix your warm water and vinegar in a bucket about 1/4 full, rinse the cloth in the mixture and wring out so it is damp but not dripping. Gently wipe all crystal components and leave the solution to evaporate. This method sounds like hard work but if you clean your chandelier on a regular basis (12-24 months) it will only require a quick once over.

Chandeliers that have been left for several years without any cleaning may need several applications of either of the above cleaning methods.

You should always make sure all power to your chandelier is turned off prior to cleaning and not switched back on for at least 48 hours or, until the chandelier is dry.