Interchangeable adornments for lighting fixtures, household apparatuses and fixtures and the like

A reconfigurable apparatus comprising

• at least one fixed component, and
• a plurality of interchangeable decorative adornments magnetically coupled to an underside of a fixed exposed metal surface of said apparatus simultaneously, wherein each of said interchangeable decorative adornments is attachable anywhere on a continuum of non-fixed locations of said underside of said fixed exposed metal surface of said apparatus to provide multiple configurations to said apparatus and said apparatus comprises one of a candle holder, a candelabra, a lamp, a sconce, a bobeche, and track lighting,
• wherein each said interchangeable decorative adornment includes at least one decorative portion that hangs from a magnet by one of string, wire, metal links and a metal chain.

A reconfigurable apparatus comprising

• at least one fixed component, and
• a plurality of interchangeable decorative adornments magnetically coupled directly to an exposed fixed metal surface of said fixed component simultaneously, each of said interchangeable decorative adornments attachable anywhere on a continuum of non-fixed locations of said exposed fixed metal surface of said apparatus to provide multiple configurations to said apparatus, wherein said fixed component comprises a lampshade and each said interchangeable decorative adornment includes at least one decorative portion and a magnet that forms a conterminous boundary with an associated connection location on said exposed fixed metal surface, wherein each said at least one decorative portion is non-magnetically coupled to said corresponding magnet.

A reconfigurable chandelier comprising a fixed portion and a plurality of interchangeable decorative adornments, said plurality of interchangeable decorative adornments being magnetically coupled to said fixed portion simultaneously, wherein said fixed portion comprises an exposed metal surface capable of receiving any of said interchangeable decorative adornments anywhere thereon and each said interchangeable decorative adornment includes a magnet magnetically coupled to a corresponding connection point on said fixed portion, wherein each of said plurality of interchangeable decorative adornments hangs below said corresponding connection point.

A set of interchangeable decorative adornments for simultaneous attachment to reconfigurable decorative lighting units, each said interchangeable decorative adornment comprising at least one decorative portion and a magnet and being magnetically attachable to any corresponding exposed branched metal portion of said reconfigurable decorative lighting units at the same time, each magnet of said corresponding interchangeable decorative adornment forming a conterminous boundary at a connection point of said corresponding exposed branched metal portion, wherein said magnet is non-magnetically coupled to said corresponding at least one decorative portion by one of string, wire, metal links and a metal chain.

A reconfigurable apparatus comprising

• at least one fixed component, and
• a plurality of interchangeable decorative adornments magnetically coupled to a fixed metal surface of said apparatus simultaneously, wherein each of said interchangeable decorative adornments is attachable anywhere on a continuum of non-fixed locations of said fixed metal surface of said apparatus to provide multiple configurations to said apparatus and said apparatus comprises one of a ceiling fan and a curtain rod.

A reconfigurable apparatus comprising

• at least one fixed component, and
• a plurality of interchangeable decorative adornments magnetically coupled to a fixed metal surface of said fixed component simultaneously, each of said interchangeable decorative adornments attachable to said fixed metal surface of said apparatus to provide multiple configurations to said apparatus, wherein said fixed component comprises a lampshade and each said interchangeable decorative adornment includes at least one decorative portion and a magnet magnetically coupled to an associated connection location on said fixed metal surface,
• wherein each said at least one decorative portion is permanently and non-magnetically coupled to said corresponding magnet and hangs freely directly beneath said associated connection location and from said magnet.