{ "id": "6-light-farmhouse-wood-chandelier", "sku": "6-light-farmhouse-wood-chandelier", "title": "6-Light Farmhouse Wood Beam Chandelier", "slug": "6-light-farmhouse-wood-chandelier", "price": 177.99, "currency": "AUD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "farmhouse-chandeliers", "category_label": "Farmhouse Chandeliers", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://chandelier.net.au/dropship-images/farmhouse-chandeliers/6-light-farmhouse-wood-chandelier/main-6-light-farmhouse-wood-chandelier.jpg", "https://chandelier.net.au/dropship-images/farmhouse-chandeliers/6-light-farmhouse-wood-chandelier/6-light-farmhouse-wood-chandelier-2.jpg", "https://chandelier.net.au/dropship-images/farmhouse-chandeliers/6-light-farmhouse-wood-chandelier/6-light-farmhouse-wood-chandelier-3.jpg", "https://chandelier.net.au/dropship-images/farmhouse-chandeliers/6-light-farmhouse-wood-chandelier/6-light-farmhouse-wood-chandelier-4.jpg", "https://chandelier.net.au/dropship-images/farmhouse-chandeliers/6-light-farmhouse-wood-chandelier/6-light-farmhouse-wood-chandelier-5.jpg", "https://chandelier.net.au/dropship-images/farmhouse-chandeliers/6-light-farmhouse-wood-chandelier/6-light-farmhouse-wood-chandelier-6.jpg", "https://chandelier.net.au/dropship-images/farmhouse-chandeliers/6-light-farmhouse-wood-chandelier/6-light-farmhouse-wood-chandelier-7.jpg", "https://chandelier.net.au/dropship-images/farmhouse-chandeliers/6-light-farmhouse-wood-chandelier/6-light-farmhouse-wood-chandelier-8.jpg", "https://chandelier.net.au/dropship-images/farmhouse-chandeliers/6-light-farmhouse-wood-chandelier/6-light-farmhouse-wood-chandelier-9.jpg" ], "description_short": "Six E27 lamp holders hang from a rustic wood beam on individually adjustable cords, so you can set the drop, stagger the heights, and pick the bulbs that suit your room.", "description": "The problem with the light above your table\n\nWalk into most dining rooms and the lighting is an afterthought. There is a flat fitting stuck to the ceiling, usually dead centre, throwing light at the walls as much as the table. Food looks dull. Faces look flat. The room reads as a corridor with chairs in it rather than somewhere you want to sit after the plates are cleared.\n\nA chandelier over the table fixes that, and it does it in a way no amount of new paint or new chairs can. By hanging the light lower and spreading it along the table instead of across the whole ceiling, you create a pool of brightness where people actually are. The edges of the room drop back. The table becomes the centre of things.\n\nThis particular fixture takes the farmhouse route. Six E27 lamp holders hang below a wood and metal frame in a wood colour finish, with a rectangular shape and a country rustic style. It is the sort of light that looks like it has been there a while, which is a compliment in a room full of new surfaces.\n\nHow a beam-style chandelier works\n\nThe idea is simple. Instead of one bulb in one spot, you get a line of six. That line follows the shape of a dining table or a kitchen island, so the light is distributed along the length rather than dumped in the middle.\n\nThe wood part does two jobs. Visually it adds warmth and texture, which stops a fitting from looking like bare hardware. Practically, it gives the fixture a strong horizontal line that anchors the table below it.\n\nHeight adjustment is the other piece. This fixture is listed with adjustable height, which means you set the drop rather than accepting a fixed one. That single feature is what makes a wooden beam pendant light work across very different rooms. The same fitting can hang low over a long farmhouse table in a cottage with 2.4 metre ceilings, or sit higher in an open plan space where the ceiling runs well above head height.\n\nBulbs are a separate decision, and that is deliberate. The E27 screw base is one of the most widely available fittings anywhere, so you are not locked into a proprietary globe. Want soft vintage filament light? Fit filament globes. Want a bright, practical kitchen? Fit higher output LEDs. Want to change your mind in two years? Unscrew six bulbs.\n\nWho it suits\n\nThe maker suggests dining rooms, kitchens, living rooms and home offices. That is a fair spread, and each one uses the fixture slightly differently.\n\nIn a dining room it is doing classic chandelier work, lighting the table and setting the mood. In a kitchen it usually goes over an island, where the rectangular form really earns its place. In a living room it can sit over a coffee table or a reading corner, though you will want warm bulbs and probably a dimmer. In a home office it provides general light above a desk, which works best with cooler, brighter globes.\n\nStyle-wise, this suits people who like timber, texture and things that look a bit worn in. Cabins, cottages, renovated terraces, barn conversions, and plenty of regular suburban houses where the owner wants the kitchen to feel less clinical. A country rustic ceiling light is also a good counterweight in rooms with lots of hard, flat surfaces, because the timber softens everything around it.\n\nIt is indoor only. Do not put it on a covered deck or an outdoor kitchen, however sheltered it looks. Timber and metal fittings rated for indoor use will not enjoy humidity, rain blow-in or salt air.\n\nGetting the sizing and height right\n\nTwo numbers matter more than anything else, your ceiling height and the length of the surface below.\n\nFor ceiling height, the usual guidance for a dining table is to leave around 75 to 90 cm between the tabletop and the bottom of the fixture. Lower feels intimate but can block sightlines. Higher feels more open but loses some of the focused glow. If your ceiling is unusually tall, lean towards the higher end of that range so the fitting does not look stranded.\n\nFor the table or island, a rectangular chandelier wants to sit roughly centred along the length. Leave clear space at each end rather than running the light right to the edges. If you have a very long table, some people use two fixtures rather than stretching one.\n\nCheck the listed dimensions against your space before ordering. This one is listed at 30 cm long by 30 cm wide by 32 cm high. Measure your table, mark the position on the ceiling with painter's tape, and look at it for a day before you commit. It takes five minutes and saves a lot of regret.\n\nAlso think about traffic. Anywhere people walk through, the fixture needs to be comfortably above head height. A light that works beautifully over a fixed table becomes a hazard if it hangs over a walkway.\n\nChoosing bulbs\n\nSince bulbs are not included, this is where you shape the character of the room.\n\nColour temperature is the big one. Warm white, around 2700K, is the standard choice for dining and living spaces. It flatters food, timber and skin. Neutral white around 3500K to 4000K is crisper and better suited to task work, so it can suit a kitchen or office use. Mixing temperatures across six sockets looks odd, so pick one and stick with it.\n\nBrightness is set by lumens, not watts. Six low-output filament globes will give you a gentle, atmospheric glow that may not be enough to read by. Six brighter LED globes will light a whole room. If you are unsure, go a little brighter than you think and add a dimmer.\n\nOn dimming, the fixture itself does not control it. If you want a dimmable farmhouse light, you need dimmable bulbs and a compatible dimmer switch. Non-dimmable LEDs on a dimmer circuit will flicker, buzz, or simply refuse to go low. Tell your electrician what you are planning so the switch and the bulbs match.\n\nShape is worth a thought too. Clear globe or ST64 style filament bulbs suit the exposed holder look, since the bulb itself becomes part of the design. Frosted bulbs give softer light and less glare if the fixture hangs near eye level.\n\nInstallation and care\n\nThis is a hard wired, corded electric fixture at 230 volts, mounted to the ceiling using a semi flush mount installation. Required assembly is listed as no, and an instruction manual is included, but the electrical connection is still a job for a licensed electrician in most places.\n\nAsk your electrician to check the existing ceiling point, confirm the mounting is secure, and set the final drop while they are up the ladder. It is much easier to get the height right during installation than to redo it later.\n\nCare is straightforward. Switch the power off and let bulbs cool before you touch anything. Dust the timber and metal with a dry or just-damp soft cloth, then dry it. Avoid solvents, bleach and scouring pads, because they can lift or mark a timber finish. Kitchens need a bit more attention than dining rooms, since cooking grease settles on everything above a cooktop.\n\nWhen changing bulbs, use a proper step ladder, support the lamp holder, and screw bulbs in firmly without forcing them.\n\nThe short version\n\nIf your dining table or kitchen island is sitting under a flat, uninspiring ceiling light, a 6-light farmhouse chandelier is one of the quickest ways to change how the whole room feels. This one gives you a wood and metal fixture in a country rustic style, six E27 sockets, adjustable height, and indoor 230 volt operation.\n\nMeasure your space, decide on your drop, pick bulbs that match the mood you are after, and book an electrician for the install. Done properly, it is the kind of change people notice the moment they walk in, even if they cannot say exactly why.", "llm_summary": "The 6-Light Farmhouse Wood Beam Chandelier is an indoor ceiling-mounted chandelier in a country rustic, farmhouse style. It is built from metal and wood in a wood colour finish, with a rectangular fixture form and six E27 lamp holders. Rated at 230 volts and corded electric, it uses a semi flush mount installation and offers adjustable height. Listed item dimensions are 30 cm long by 30 cm wide by 32 cm high. An instruction manual is included and no assembly is required. The maker's description notes a limited warranty type. Suggested rooms include dining rooms, kitchens, living rooms and home offices. Bulbs, item weight, country of origin and GTIN are not specified by the maker.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees 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://chandelier.net.au/6-light-farmhouse-wood-chandelier/", "canonical_url": "https://chandelier.net.au/6-light-farmhouse-wood-chandelier/", "json_url": "https://chandelier.net.au/api/products/6-light-farmhouse-wood-chandelier.json", "updated_at": "2026-11-03" }