Chandeliers are one of the many lighting options we can get and even better a rustic chandelier is ideal for a lodge or a cabin. They provide adequate lighting and at the same time create a rustic look to suit the surroundings.

You can choose among many types of chandeliers to suit your decorating needs. If you are going for a woodsy look, then it would be good to choose a rustic chandelier with pine, cedar, or chestnut finish. In general, rustic pine chandeliers are made of cast fiber and are painted with a timber slice finish. They also come with a metal base with wrought iron armature.

If you are interested in this kind of chandelier, you can get a 4 light pine cone chandelier with dangling pinecones or go in for ponderosa pine cone chandeliers, where the base of the lights are shaped like pine cones. Cedar log chandeliers on the other hand are designed to have downward lights and an aspen bronze finish with rustic glass, or a chandelier with hand painted copper claret finish and buckskin leather shades. The chestnut chandeliers, whether they are single tier or double tier, have a chestnut finish with gold dust glass for shades.

If you are going for the wildlife feel, you can choose between antler and the buckhorn chandeliers. Antler chandeliers are a very popular choice nowadays. It is made up of an animal's body parts. An antler is a bony outgrowth that developed from two protuberances on the skull of a deer, elk or moose.

In general, antlers are expected to reach their full growth in July or August after they have been supplied with oxygen and nutrients by a network of blood vessels. During September, the animals trash off their antlers against sapling trees and by winter, they grow back new ones. The antlers that are shed off are used are those that are shed off by animals every year.

There are many options in choosing the right rustic chandelier to put in your home. You just have to know which one suits your lighting and decorating needs.