No. 144 - The Barn Ladder Chandelier

This chandelier is based on the first hanging fixture I ever designed, and has a lot to do with why you're reading this. (More on that later.) At the last "real" job I had before I decided to follow my inspiration full-time, we did a total DIY makeover/remodel of a space in the building. The place was great -- industrial, quirky, whimsical, and useful at the same time, but it needed something dramatic when you walked in the door. Edison bulbs on a dimmer were a given, but the lobby was a bigger, slightly odd space, with exposed cinder blocks above where the old suspended ceiling (yuck) used to hang, and cool girders and ductwork overhead. The fixture had to ooze character and have some heft to it, while also tying together the industrial, farmhouse, and technology elements that were part of the design.   Enter the barn ladder, found after an exhaustive search. I wired sockets the next night, and two days later, it was hanging from the rafters. (Literally.) Visitors would walk through t