Chandeliers hanging in the garage? He Said/She Said
Is it de rigueur to hang chandeliers in a garage?
Hanging chandeliers in a garage is a wasteful and unnecessary Marie-Antoinette style of extravagance that should be discouraged. Gathering dust in a corner is okay, but sparkling overhead is a silly notion.
Even the late Liberace, who was the king of gaudy over-the-top interior décor, didn’t hang crystal confections in the garage of his cheap Palm Springs home.
No bloke will honestly want the garage space turned, even rarely, into a ballroom. Imagine having to get the oil spill stains off the floor before the big night.
A garage with chandeliers is almost as ridiculous as chandeliers in a chook shed.
Photo: Lindsay von Hagel, Houzz
Why not? It’s frivolous and fun. As interior designer Garth Barnett says “if you can you afford it, you can have it”.
But be warned hanging chandeliers in the garage will only work in some homes. But certainly for instance, the Gold Coast hinterland mansion which sold recently for $7.2 million, Bellagio La Villa. This vast 10-bedroom residence has a five-car garage festooned with gilt and glass chandeliers (pictured below). Given the sumptuous décor throughout the rest of the house, these garage light fittings seem appropriate.
A champion of chandeliers is the renowned international designer, Iain Halliday, who often allows the uniqueness of Venetian or Baccarat crystal to make a lighting statement within a contemporary inner city interior.
While his use of glamorous chandeliers usually is confined to living and dining spaces, garages could be next if he turns his attentions to projects in the NSW Southern Highlands. Perhaps even horse stables!
