{ "id": "6-light-black-gold-chandelier", "sku": "6-light-black-gold-chandelier", "title": "6-Light Black and Gold Modern Farmhouse Chandelier", "slug": "6-light-black-gold-chandelier", "price": 209.99, "currency": "CAD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "gold-chandeliers", "category_label": "Gold & Brass Chandeliers", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": "2.62 kg", "images": [ "https://chandeliercompany.store/dropship-images/gold-chandeliers/6-light-black-gold-chandelier/main-6-light-black-gold-chandelier.jpg", "https://chandeliercompany.store/dropship-images/gold-chandeliers/6-light-black-gold-chandelier/6-light-black-gold-chandelier-2.jpg", "https://chandeliercompany.store/dropship-images/gold-chandeliers/6-light-black-gold-chandelier/6-light-black-gold-chandelier-3.jpg", "https://chandeliercompany.store/dropship-images/gold-chandeliers/6-light-black-gold-chandelier/6-light-black-gold-chandelier-4.jpg", "https://chandeliercompany.store/dropship-images/gold-chandeliers/6-light-black-gold-chandelier/6-light-black-gold-chandelier-5.jpg", "https://chandeliercompany.store/dropship-images/gold-chandeliers/6-light-black-gold-chandelier/6-light-black-gold-chandelier-6.jpg", "https://chandeliercompany.store/dropship-images/gold-chandeliers/6-light-black-gold-chandelier/6-light-black-gold-chandelier-7.jpg", "https://chandeliercompany.store/dropship-images/gold-chandeliers/6-light-black-gold-chandelier/6-light-black-gold-chandelier-8.jpg", "https://chandeliercompany.store/dropship-images/gold-chandeliers/6-light-black-gold-chandelier/6-light-black-gold-chandelier-9.jpg" ], "description_short": "Six curved iron arms, an adjustable drop from 27.16 inches to 68.5 inches, E12 sockets that take LED, Edison, halogen or CFL bulbs, and dimmable wiring so you can set the mood after dark.", "description": "The problem with one light in the middle of the ceiling\n\nWalk into most rooms and the lighting is doing the bare minimum. There is a single fixture in the centre of the ceiling, it throws light straight down, and everything past about two metres from the middle sits in half shadow. The room feels smaller than it is. Faces look tired at dinner. The corners get ignored.\n\nA chandelier with six separate light sources solves this in a fairly simple way. Instead of one bright point, you get six smaller ones spread across a wider area. Light leaves the fixture at different angles, bounces off the walls and ceiling, and fills in the gaps that a flat ceiling light leaves behind. That is the practical reason chandeliers have hung over dining tables for a couple of hundred years. The decorative part is a bonus.\n\nThis particular fixture pairs that six point spread with a black iron frame and gold accents. It is a combination that has held up well because it works in more rooms than you would expect. In an older house with wood floors and plaster walls it leans farmhouse. In a flat with white walls and modern furniture it just looks like a well matched light.\n\nHow the fixture works\n\nSix curved iron arms sweep out from a central column. Each arm ends in an E12 socket, which is the small candelabra size you will recognize from older wall lights and candle-style bulbs. Each socket takes up to 60 watts, so the fixture is rated at 360 watts total and up to 4800 lumens of warm white light when every socket is filled.\n\nBulbs are not included. That sounds like a corner being cut, but it genuinely works in your favour here. The socket accepts LED, Edison filament, incandescent, halogen and CFL bulbs, and those five choices give you five different looks from the same fixture. Clear Edison bulbs with a visible filament push the design toward vintage. Frosted LED candle bulbs keep it clean and modern. The best E12 chandelier setups usually come down to the bulb, not the frame.\n\nThe fixture is also dimmable, with one condition. You need dimmable bulbs and a dimmer switch on the circuit. Both parts matter. A dimmable fixture with standard LED bulbs will flicker and hum on a dimmer, and people often blame the light when the bulb is the problem.\n\nPower is 110 volts, the fixture is hardwired, and it is rated for indoor use only. There is no water resistance rating, so bathrooms, laundries and covered outdoor spaces are out.\n\nGetting the height right\n\nThis is where most online chandelier purchases go wrong, and it is worth slowing down for.\n\nThe fixture ships with four removable rods, three at 11.8 inches and one at 5.9 inches. Fit all four and the chandelier hangs 68.5 inches below the ceiling. Fit none and it sits at 27.16 inches, close enough to the ceiling to work as a semi flush mount. Everything between those two numbers is available by adding or removing rods.\n\nFor a dining table, the usual advice is to hang the bottom of the fixture roughly 30 to 36 inches above the tabletop. Measure from your table up to the ceiling, subtract that 30 to 36 inches, and the number you are left with is the drop you need. A standard eight foot ceiling with a 30 inch table usually lands you somewhere around the minimum drop or one short rod.\n\nFor a kitchen island, the same rule applies but check sightlines as well. You want the fixture above eye level when someone is standing at the bench, otherwise it blocks the view across the room.\n\nFor an entry or stairwell with a tall void, the full 68.5 inch drop earns its keep. Hang it so the lowest point is well clear of anyone on the stairs, and remember that you will need to reach it to change bulbs one day.\n\nFor a bedroom or living room with a normal ceiling, keep the drop short. Anything hanging into the walking path is a nuisance, no matter how good it looks.\n\nWho this suits\n\nIf you are replacing a builder-grade flush mount in a dining room, this is a sensible step up. It is also a good pick if you have a sloped or vaulted ceiling, because the mounting hardware is designed for those as well as flat ones, and plenty of fixtures are not.\n\nIt suits people who want the lighting to change through the day. Full brightness at 4800 lumens handles homework, cooking and board games. Dimmed down, it turns the same room into somewhere you want to linger after dinner.\n\nIt is less suitable if you need a damp-rated fixture, if you are on a 240 volt supply and have not checked compatibility, or if you want a plug-in light with no wiring. It is hardwired, which means an electrician in most places.\n\nChoosing bulbs\n\nSix bulbs is a decent chunk of running cost if you pick badly. LED is the obvious default. Six 5 watt LED candle bulbs draw 30 watts total and still light a dining room comfortably. Six 60 watt incandescents draw 360 watts and get warm.\n\nColour temperature matters more than people expect. Warm white, around 2700K, is the right choice for dining and living spaces because it flatters skin and food. Cooler bulbs at 4000K and above suit a study or a workspace but can make a dining room feel clinical.\n\nShape is personal. Candle-shaped bulbs follow the classic chandelier line. Globe bulbs soften the look. Exposed filament bulbs make a feature of the glass, which suits the best vintage style chandelier look if that is the direction you are going.\n\nBuy all six bulbs at once from the same batch. Mixed brands and ages give you slightly different colours across the arms, and once you notice it you cannot unnotice it.\n\nInstalling it\n\nThe fixture weighs 2.62 kg, which is light for something this size. It makes the physical part of installation easier, since you are not wrestling a heavy lump of metal above your head.\n\nMounting hardware and written instructions come in the box. In most regions, hardwired fixtures need a licensed electrician by law, and even where they do not, it is the sensible call. Turn off the circuit at the breaker, not just the wall switch, if you are checking anything yourself.\n\nThread the rods you need before lifting the fixture into place. Working out your drop height on the floor is far easier than doing it on a ladder.\n\nKeeping it looking good\n\nDust is the main enemy of any chandelier. It settles on the top side of curved arms where nobody looks until it is thick. A dry microfibre cloth every few weeks handles it.\n\nFor anything more than dust, switch the power off, let the bulbs cool, then wipe with a cloth barely dampened with water and dry it immediately. Avoid bleach, solvents and scouring pads, which can mark electroplated and powder coated finishes permanently.\n\nOnce or twice a year, give the sockets and rod connections a gentle check to make sure nothing has worked loose with vibration from doors closing or upstairs footsteps.\n\nThe short version\n\nSix E12 sockets, up to 4800 lumens of warm white, dimmable with the right bulbs and switch. Iron frame in black and gold, electroplated and powder coated, 2.62 kg, 110 volts, indoor only. The drop adjusts from 27.16 inches to 68.5 inches using four removable rods, and the mount handles flat, sloped and vaulted ceilings.\n\nWork out your drop height before you order, buy six matching bulbs, and get an electrician to wire it in. Do those three things and you have a light that makes the room look considered rather than just lit.", "llm_summary": "The ZX-D0147-6-B+BR is a 6 light black and gold chandelier made from iron with an electroplated and powder coated finish. It uses six E12 sockets rated to 60 watts each, 360 watts total, producing up to 4800 lumens of warm white light. Bulbs are not included and the fixture accepts LED, Edison, incandescent, halogen and CFL types. It is dimmable when used with dimmable bulbs and a dimmer switch. Four removable rods (three at 11.8 inches, one at 5.9 inches) allow a hanging height from 27.16 to 68.5 inches on flat, sloped or vaulted ceilings. Fixture dimensions are 22 x 15.49 x 42.01 cm, weight 2.62 kg, 110 volts, indoor use only, UL specification, 1 year limited warranty. Country of origin is not specified by the maker.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; the consumer protection law of your province or territory for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Chandelier Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://chandeliercompany.store/6-light-black-gold-chandelier/", "canonical_url": "https://chandeliercompany.store/6-light-black-gold-chandelier/", "json_url": "https://chandeliercompany.store/api/products/6-light-black-gold-chandelier.json", "updated_at": "2026-11-05" }