Chandelier Decorating Ideas and a Giveaway *CLOSED*

I'm very fond of chandeliers. Oh, especially crystal chandeliers. I think they are ones of the greatest beauties in the world.

In this post, I'm sharing with you my 6 essential tips for decorating your place with a chandelier, or chandeliers if you prefer. And there is also a giveaway for you readers. Learn more about it after the tips.

6 Essential Tips for Chandelier Decorating
1. BE ROMANTIC
Think wooing and to be wooed. Completely.

2. BE BOLD
Please don't ask me back and don't ask anyone else, "how bold?" You yourself know perfectly well. Just listen to your heart.

3. BE CHARMING
What attracts us to a chandelier in the first place? Its charm, of course.

4. BE EXTRAVAGANT
I don't mean senselessly extravagant. I mean extravagant in a fun way and as extravagant as you can be.

5. BE BEAUTIFUL
Or to be exact, drop dead beautiful.

6. And last but not least ... BE FUNCTIONAL
The chandelier(s) of your dream(s) must function well and must serve your lighting needs at your own place.



Giveaway: CSN Stores US$ 55 Gift Certificate *CLOSED*
I wouldn't be exaggerating if I said CSN Stores is one of the greatest sources for decoration lights that come with appealing designs and reasonable prices, as you can visibly see from this post's maddeningly gorgeous photos which were from said site.

And now, CSN Stores has generously offered The Caffeinated Globe's readers another chance to win a US$ 55 gift certificate. Isn't that great?

Good luck to those of you who will participate in the giveaway.

HOW TO WIN:
Enter a mandatory entry. Make sure you complete everything that is required.

MANDATORY ENTRY:
Visit the "lights" link in the first paragraph, and choose, from the site, a piece or a set of product you want most. Post a comment on this post, stating: "the product name and code." Your choice must not be any of the products of which photos were featured in this post. You must include your e-mail address in this comment.

For mandatory entry example, see followings:
- Product name and code (for the first photo): Schonbek - 5508 - Hamilton 44" Twelve Light Chandelier SKU #: SOC1872
- E-mail address: example[at]gmail[dot]com

EXTRA ENTRIES:
For many chances to win, you can enter extra entries by following the instructions below. Post a separate comment for each entry.
- Follow The Caffeinated Globe publicly via Google Friend Connect.
- Follow @JanuaryAsia via Twitter.
- Tweet about this giveaway. For the short URL and description to tweet, see my Twitter. You must include @JanuaryAsia in your tweet(s). This can be done daily: 1 tweet = 1 extra entry.
- Post about this giveaway on your Facebook.
- Place this giveaway on your blog's sidebar.
- Mention this giveaway in a blog post.
- Follow CSNStores Blog publicly via Google Friend Connect. URL: blog.csnstores.com
- Follow @CSNStores via Twitter.
- "Like" CSNStores on Facebook. URL: facebook.com/csnstores



WINNER PICKS:
For this giveaway, a winner will be randomly picked. I will draw the winner's name, at random, from all eligible entries.

GIVEAWAY TIMING & WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT:
- This giveaway begins today, March 31, 2011 and ends April 16, 2011, at 10 PM, Thailand's time. (Currently I live in Thailand. This blog's time setting is on the country's time.)
- Winner announcement will be made on April 16, 2011, between 10-11 PM, Thailand's time.
- Winner announcement will be posted in the comments section of this giveaway post.
- All participants make sure you check back on this post on winner announcement date because the winner must send me an e-mail to claim the prize within three days. If not, another winner name will be randomly picked.

RULES:
- CSN Stores will only ship to the U.S. or Canada; therefore, this giveaway is open to U.S. and Canadian addresses only. Shipping charges or international fees may apply to Canada.
- Each participant must enter a mandatory entry and must complete everything that is required for entering this giveaway. If you don't, your comment(s) will not be partaken in the giveaway.
- Participants need not have a blog or a Twitter or Facebook account for entering this giveaway.
- Duplicate entries or any comment which "has been removed by the author" will be deleted.
- All participants please make sure you follow this blog's guidelines for posting comments.

Our Thanks to CSN Stores:
Steven Hui, my longtime friend, and I, the co-presidents/co-owners of The Caffeinated Globe express here our appreciative thanks to CSN Stores for sponsoring this giveaway. We also wish to thank CSNPromo Team, especially Jocelyn Nagy, for enabling this giveaway opportunity.

Disclosure:
This was not a monetary post. And we did not in return receive any gift certificate or any merchandise from CSN Stores for running this giveaway on our blog. CSN Stores provided a one-time-use US$ 55 gift certificate for one lucky winner of the giveaway.

~ Written by JANUARY ASIA. Copyright © January Asia & Steven Hui. All rights reserved.
~ Photography courtesy of csnlighting.com.