A swag lamp is one that hangs down from the ceiling with two hooks with a little swag in between. It is one of the simplest and oldest forms of lighting in the home and is also one of the cheapest. The swag in the middle does not serve any useful purpose and is there just for show.
Most swag lamps usually come with plastic shades and are therefore very cheap. You may occasionally come across ones with glass or other kinds but they are not only very uncommon, it is difficult to find a replacement if yours breaks. Most swag lamps come with cloth or other fiber shades that will not only wear well, but also look nice. Of course if you want to go in for the really expensive ones, you can get really impressive ones but then you will also have to pay a lot more for them.
Swag lamps can be of any size, starting from the small one light ones to bigger three or five light ones. The only difference between a swag lamp and a pendant lamp is that the pendant lamp hangs from the ceiling from just one hook while a swag lamp hangs from two hooks. Both hooks are attached to the ceiling with a little bit of swag in-between them. This gives your lamp a very unique look, something that no other kind of lamp can give you. In fact if you have a long enough chain, you can let it hang down the side of the wall for a certain distance giving it an even better look.
A swag lamp can be as simple or as complicated as you wish. In fact you can even hang mini chandeliers from a chain and put a swag in-between to make it a swag chandelier, a really cool idea. It is not everyone’s cup of tea of course, but in certain settings a swag lamp is the best that you can get.
These lamps can pretty much be used in any setting and in any room and it only depends on the kind of lamp that you are going to use. For example if you want a really big light for your living room you could go with a large lamp that has up to five lights in it. This will ensure an even spread of light throughout the room while still giving you a very nice light. Even if you get a simple one with a simple shade…that may not look all that spectacular if you had just hung it from your ceiling… when you use the swag to hang it the entire picture changes. The lamp includes the swag too, and if you do a good job of it even the simplest ones will look nice. Most importantly they will also cost less than if you had gone in for a more impressive one.
You can pretty much install a swag lamp wherever you want and there is no rules on where or how you need to do it. The only thing that you need to keep in mind is if it will suit the overall look of your room. For example, if you want to add a swag lamp in your living room, then just get tassels to hang from the curtains so that they will complement the chain that is hanging from the ceiling. Just putting one in the middle of the room will not look nice and in some cases will actually turn out quite bad. Most swag lamps are best when they are installed in one side so that the chain hangs against the wall. If you include a few horizontal decorative elements somewhere near your entire room will have a different look just because of a lamp.
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