not my style, but this could be pulled off in the right home...

visually interesting but then I think of my cabin with the same ceiling and I think of dust and spider webs.

I am a fan of clusters. I like how these look lit up, but what are they like in the light of day...I hope it is not a little like "grandma has lost it and stuck all her lamps on the ceiling" :) Love you grandma! :)

I just spotted these in anthropology and they seem to look great both day and night:
http://www.modernests.com/2009/09/light-diy.html

And this is a cluster, but not yet a light, but I think would be really cool if turned into one:
http://www.modernests.com/2009/09/diy-light-paper-planes.html

i love clustered chandeliers. mamacita restaurant here in s.f. has clustered chandeliers with large rusted metal lights - can make a great effect when the right materials are used in a space.

omg i love it. i love it ferociously.

This is really cool looking- I probably couldn't make it work in my own space- but it would be a fun, cheap project to try!

Very well done IMO.

Pretty. But what does it look like when you turn off the lamp? Probably like a dusty old thrift store rack of used lamp shades.

as soon as I saw this photo I thought of Alice in Wonderland for some reason - and I love it.

What a mess.

STH - I agree.

This looks good in contrast to such darkness (as in the picture), but would be strange in a more lit room (with too much of the wires showing).

very a la Alice in Wonderland! this would go great with a carousel banner that I found last week at the antique flea market!

love it.

I do like cluster chandis but not so sure about the lampshades (saw the cutest cluster teacup chandi though!)

Erin
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Beautiful, but it would definitely have to be in the right home.

Whimsically elegant.