I want to marry the Sola chandelier.

My husband and I chose a smoked glass chandelier for our dining room. I think it would easily fit in with the above. I love it and so does my husband...These are all very dramatic, which I love in a light fixture.

That second one is gorgeous!

i am hoping that will be the last time i ever see that word.

I'm kind of surprised that I love #5 so much. It's so brassy and nautical.

"Mandelier"

Please.
Stop.

Mandals, manscaping, man caves, now mandeliers.

This trend of clumsily and unnecessarily 'masculinizing' words by using "man" as a prefix must end. Why does everything have to be gendered?

I love the Sputnik. But why do we have to have gendered light fixtures? Other than this one, I suppose...

http://decorno.blogspot.com/2009/09/i-finally-decided-on-light-for-my.html

But seriously. What if I was a guy that wanted a white wrought-iron curlicued chandelier with roses on it (other than I probably wouldn't be reading this site)? Why must everything be divided into his and hers?

Are we to surmise that all previous chandeliers were designed by women? Seems unlikely.

"Mandelier" is now officially my favorite word ever.

And lots of opportunities for questionable uses of the word "hung."

I knew as soon as I saw the title of this post that there would be some disgruntled commenters complaining about the need for gender neutrality, and I was right! Do I win a prize, or was that too easy?

If my husband were to design a "madelier" it would be a bright naked bulb hanging from the ceiling. Function is all he cares about.

My protest wasn't motivated by gender politics, just irritation at an annoying trend in language. None of the chandeliers in this post even seem particularly masculine (understood in the typical sense) either. Can chandeliers ever be considered particularly masculine anyway? What was the point of this post except to try to get this abomination of a word out there?

Though on second thought, maybe this trend is just a very late development in English to make up for the fact that our nouns aren't gendered like they are in many European languages.

I would hardly call the second one in from homedepot masculine... personally. While it is black, the form of the chandelier itself is something I (even as a gay male) would not feel comfortable with in my space. But, to each their own.

hahahahahahahahahahaha!!!! mandeliers!!!

lol. ppl get annoyed so easily. have a glass of wine and chill! *cheers*

Rebecca & delg, we don't get annoyed because of political correctness. We're annoyed because the language is being molested.

It's better than Bridezilla.

Did I mention that I love the room pictured above?

And that chair at the desk - I've been looking for one like that, but other than "Ball and Claw Foot Chippendale Armchair" I'm not certain what it's called...

I'm siding with twelveindustries, bepsf and slowdown: "mandelier" gets my vote as worst neologism of 2009. Shame on you both.

It's better than Black Friday.

The second one doesn't look so "manly" to me. I would have that in my boudoir or dressing room.

I'd also include the formerly-found-at-DWR Kristall...

http://www.urbanzeitgeist.com/design/kristall_chendelier_jonas_wannfors.html

Since when did inanimate objects (in English) start having genders?! Enough. Have you seen the chandeliers at Versaillies? Masculine enough for me!

I'm still giggling over the "hanging fixture", but I am incredibly immature.

Though I hate the term "mandelier", I appreciate the rounding up of some not-so-frilly chandeliers.

the mandeliers are more enjoyable if you are wearing a mansierre!

sidenote: i find it interesting that people are annoyed by portmanteaus, since they've been used right under our noses in product placement for years (ex: spam, nair) and no one seemed to care.

i guess since they have been popping up in american culture more over the past 10 years, what with the rise of "bennifer" and all that nonsense, they have been made annoying.

lol! the grammar and spelling police misspelled thoroughly! i like some of these, but most of all the word mandelier!

I came across this post while looking for less girly chandeliers out there, and I must say I like your selection, except maybe for the antler ones (they're a bit too rustic for my taste). I loved the third picture the most.

And on the subject of portmanteaus, i personally found "mandelier" to be a cute, quirky little term. Kpaige13, you have a very interesting insight. If there is one portmanteau that could have potentially ruined its reputation, it's gotta be "Bennifer". haha

I personally think that it's appropriate to have a selection of "manly" chandeliers, because men and women really do have different tastes in style (which is why we have design shows for couples like "Merge" that attempt to achieve a middle ground between the girl and the guy). For example, I don't think a man would go for pink floral chandeliers like:

http://www.crystalchandeliersdirect.com/3-light-semi-flush-in-antique-white-4052|3

or for those dramatic cherry chandeliers featured here:

http://www.designspongeonline.com/2007/11/chandelier-guide.html

Both of which are actually very pretty on a woman's perspective, but something you wouldn't put on the living room or other common areas, if you had guys around.