For our annual visit to Mac & Helen’s in 2012 we thought we’d try to make a chandelier. We wanted\u00a0one that would fit with the style of our old house\u00a0which has a certain combination\u00a0of simple, basic, slightly rustic Georgian-Victorian with a beach shed!<\/p>\n

The previous C19th owner was a stonemason and a metal worker, so there was many examples of simple chunky ironwork and tools around the house (see my home reno\u00a0blog Domus Renovatio!<\/a>). We’ve progressed this mixture with a basic and slightly industrial feel with stainless steel and iron in the kitchen and\u00a0utility rooms, using warehouse lights, led-upgraded kero lamps,\u00a0and\u00a0added a mixture of simple chandeliers around the older part of the house. So there’s a theme but a variance – a different light in every room!<\/p>\n

However we had one missing. We needed a chandelier for our dining room which already features Mac’s iron and wood furniture, so we were thinking along those lines. We wondered about something steampunk (without going too thematic).<\/p>\n

When we explained the concept of steampunk to Mac he went one better. Junkpunk!<\/p>\n

Over the years he has collected a huge array of materials from various places including a 1920’s car found in the bush near his house. It’s pretty much rusted and decayed, but a few components were salvageable, e.g. some lovely big iron cogs! As we played around with the library of rust, a design\u00a0started to form in Mac’s mind…<\/p>\n