This chandelier is too orange!
August 3, 2012 11:46 AM Subscribe
My friend got this hanging bronze chandelier. In the online catalog, it looked the pretty much the same lit up (it is now not available). But once delivered and installed it lights up very orange...
The dealer was called and they only suggested using cooler lights, but that makes no difference. It is hard to capture how orange it is in person!
How can we change the creamy fiberglass tube and bronze finish from making the thing so orange? We are willing to change the fiberglass part and even get a frosted (?) glass tube made, but that would be pricey- any ideas? Vellum, fabric?
Thanks, Ask!
The dealer was called and they only suggested using cooler lights, but that makes no difference. It is hard to capture how orange it is in person!
How can we change the creamy fiberglass tube and bronze finish from making the thing so orange? We are willing to change the fiberglass part and even get a frosted (?) glass tube made, but that would be pricey- any ideas? Vellum, fabric?
Thanks, Ask!
What kind of lights have you tried? Some of the "daylight" CFL's can be pretty seriously blue.
Barring that, you could try putting a sheet of CTB (Color temperature blue) gel filter inside the fixture. They're color filters designed to turn the orange of tungsten lights to the same color balance as daylight.
posted by Mercaptan at 11:54 AM on August 3, 2012 [3 favorites]
Barring that, you could try putting a sheet of CTB (Color temperature blue) gel filter inside the fixture. They're color filters designed to turn the orange of tungsten lights to the same color balance as daylight.
posted by Mercaptan at 11:54 AM on August 3, 2012 [3 favorites]
The orange is enhanced by the warm light bouncing off the bronze. Yeah, it's kind of much. I'm curious, can you literally for a couple bucks try an actual BLUE novelty lightbulb in there and see what it looks like? I'm assuming you've tried full spectrum bulbs.
You could paint the bronze on the inside of the spirals something less orange and reflective.
posted by Sayuri. at 11:55 AM on August 3, 2012
You could paint the bronze on the inside of the spirals something less orange and reflective.
posted by Sayuri. at 11:55 AM on August 3, 2012
What Mercaptan said, also Rosco, Lee, and Gam all make even more saturated blues if the Color correction isn't doing it for you. What's the lamp inside the fixture a standard screw base incandescent?
posted by edbles at 12:56 PM on August 3, 2012
posted by edbles at 12:56 PM on August 3, 2012
Response by poster: You guys, these answers are so great- they will be tried, thank you!
The fixtures inside provide for 4 standard base bulbs. I am not sure if fluorescent were tried, but I know that 'bluer' or 'less yellow' bulbs were.
It could take weeks, but I will mark the best answer or update with what works if the question is still open.
posted by maya at 1:00 PM on August 3, 2012
The fixtures inside provide for 4 standard base bulbs. I am not sure if fluorescent were tried, but I know that 'bluer' or 'less yellow' bulbs were.
It could take weeks, but I will mark the best answer or update with what works if the question is still open.
posted by maya at 1:00 PM on August 3, 2012
A more expensive test, but maybe try an LED bulb?
posted by chazlarson at 1:42 PM on August 3, 2012
posted by chazlarson at 1:42 PM on August 3, 2012
I came in to suggest painting the inside of the rings. It looks like a pain in the arse, but could probably be done. If you go this route, I think using an artist's brush made for acrylic paint would make the task a b bit easier.
Also, perhaps you can find a GE Reveal bulb that will fit. They are my favorite household bulbs terms of clean, white light.
posted by youngergirl44 at 2:05 PM on August 3, 2012
Also, perhaps you can find a GE Reveal bulb that will fit. They are my favorite household bulbs terms of clean, white light.
posted by youngergirl44 at 2:05 PM on August 3, 2012
++ on painting the inside of the rings, something like a metallic silver.
Also it strikes me the material of the translucent tube thingie, while appearing neutral, has a very "I'm only going to transmit the part of the light spectrum that's ORANGE" property, so yeah, vellum would be the cheapest replacement option given enough heat clearance on the bulbs.
posted by Rube R. Nekker at 4:39 PM on August 3, 2012
Also it strikes me the material of the translucent tube thingie, while appearing neutral, has a very "I'm only going to transmit the part of the light spectrum that's ORANGE" property, so yeah, vellum would be the cheapest replacement option given enough heat clearance on the bulbs.
posted by Rube R. Nekker at 4:39 PM on August 3, 2012
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posted by hermitosis at 11:54 AM on August 3, 2012