In home lighting, crystal chandelier is popular with the public almost as soon as it is on the market. If it is hardcover, crystal lamp is naturally the best choice. It will decorate the hall more elegantly and exude a charming brilliance, but you also need to choose the right talent. OK, so how to buy a crystal chandelier? What are the selection techniques for high-quality crystal chandelier? Don't worry, the following Jiuzheng Lighting Network will explain it for everyone, let's take a look.

Crystal chandeliers

How to choose a crystal chandelier?
1. The concept of natural crystal

You have to figure out the history and concept of crystal lamps before purchasing. The crystal lamp gives a gorgeous, noble and dreamy feeling. The original crystal lamp was composed of metal brackets, candles, natural crystals or quartz pendants. Later, due to the high cost of natural crystals, it was gradually replaced by artificial crystals, and then incandescent lamps gradually replaced the candle light source.

Most of the crystal lamps sold on the market now use incandescent lamps shaped like candle flames as the light source. Since each crystal lamp consists of multiple bulbs, the power consumption is relatively high. Can energy-saving lamps replace flame-shaped light bulbs? Although the idea is very creative, the use of energy-saving lamps will affect the overall visual effect of the crystal lamp, because only the light of the transparent incandescent lamp without color will reflect the colorful effect when it shines on the crystal.

But you must not think that the crystal lamp is made of crystal. The crystal lamps currently on the market are made of imitation crystal, that is, artificial crystal. According to experts, since natural crystals often contain natural defects such as horizontal stripes and flocculents and have limited resources, the crystal lamps sold on the market are made of artificial crystals or craft crystals. Therefore, when a salesperson introduces you to a crystal lamp, you must understand in your heart that this is an imitation crystal and not a natural crystal. And if a salesperson introduces: "This crystal lamp is made of pure natural crystal." Then you have to be careful.

2. The artificial crystal is quite different

Although they are all artificial crystals, the grade and quality of different artificial crystals vary greatly. Since the value of a crystal lamp is largely determined by the crystal, it is necessary to pay attention to the quality of the crystal. According to experts, crystal is actually a kind of glass. When the glass contains more than 24% of lead oxide and the refractive index reaches 1.545, it can be called crystal.

Most of the crystal lamps sold on the market now use full-lead crystal. Only when the content of lead oxide is more than 30% can the crystal's transparency be ensured; from the cut surface, the regular, flat, smooth, and angular cut surface is the guarantee of the crystal's refraction effect; in addition, the crystal is best free of bubbles, cracks and impurities. Therefore, consumers can start from these aspects when purchasing, observe the transparency of the crystal or check the data proof of the lead content; touch the surface of the cut surface and the corners of the cut surface; check for bubbles and other impurities.

Generally speaking, if you compare a pendant of a domestic crystal lamp with a pendant of an imported crystal lamp, you will find that the transparency of imported crystal is significantly higher than that of domestic crystal. The cut surface of the imported crystal is flat, non-rough, smooth and almost free of any impurities. The domestic crystal will occasionally see bubbles or impurities.

Of course, the quality is different, and the price is also different. Since the quality of domestic crystals is mostly inferior to imported crystals, the price difference between the two is very large. According to relevant experts, the price of crystal lamps on the market is relatively high. The price of domestic crystal lamps with a diameter of about 1 meter is between 3000-5000 yuan, and the price of Egyptian imported crystal lamps is between 5000-10000 yuan. Swarovski crystal lamps The price is between 10000-15000 yuan; the price of domestic crystal lamps with a diameter of about 0.8 meters is about 3000 yuan, imported from Egypt

The price of crystal lamps is about 5,000 yuan, and the price of Swarovski crystal lamps is about 10,000 yuan; crystal ceiling lamps with a diameter of 0.8-1 meters can be purchased for less than 5,000 yuan. In comparison, the general selling price of Swarovski crystal lamps is about three times that of imported Egyptian crystal lamps.

Third, the space determines the height of the lamp

After clarifying the concept, we are about to enter the specific purchase procedure. When you are shopping, don't just be greedy for style, grandeur, luxury, etc., blindly pursue the "big" crystal lamp. The diameter of the crystal lamp is determined by the space to be installed. For example, in a room with an area of ​​about 20 to 30 square meters, it is not suitable to install a crystal lamp with a diameter of more than 1 meter. If the room is too small, installing a large crystal lamp will affect the overall coordination; a room with a floor height that is too low should not install a crystal lamp that is too high. After hanging the chandelier, because the space height of modern houses is not much after hanging a crystal lamp, usually the coffee table is placed directly below, so that people avoid the crystal lamp on the head while bypassing the coffee table. , So that the space has been fully utilized.

Generally speaking, the height of the crystal ceiling lamp is between 30-40 cm, the height of the crystal chandelier is about 70 cm, and the height of the empty crystal chandelier is between 150-180 cm. Take crystal chandelier as an example. When installed in the living room, leave a space of about 2 meters below, and when installed in the dining room, leave a space of 1.8-1.9 meters below. Consumers can choose to purchase lamps of corresponding height according to the actual situation.