Maisy Dawson
Your home is your haven, but while your lighting should be comfortable and suited to your living arrangements, there is no reason you can’t wow guests with statement-making pieces that define your style. Your home is your haven, but while your lighting should be comfortable and suited to your living arrangements, there is no reason you can’t wow guests with statement-making pieces that define your style.
Any chandelier mounted in a living room is sure to be admired and appreciated frequently in your day-to-day life as well as during any hosting events you take on (in the hopefully not-too-distant future!
For sleek, modern looks, choose minimalist fixtures with metallic finishes, like chrome, polished nickel, and black chandeliers .
The height of your chandelier will depend on a few different factors that work in tandem to create a comfortable, safe, and stylish room. The location of the chandelier will also come into play here—chandeliers hung over sofas should offer ambient uplighting to prevent casting harsh shadows on friends and family sitting beneath them, while chandeliers mounted over tables, desks, or end tables can double as task lighting and can often have lights that shine directly down on the surface below.
Follow Shades of Light guide to properly measure and size your living room chandelier. The most important rule to remember is to always mount your hanging fixtures high enough that they do not create a hazard for people passing beneath them.
Following this guideline, if you have standard eight- or nine-foot ceilings, the bottom of your chandelier should fall roughly 84” from the floor. The location of the chandelier will also come into play here—chandeliers hung over sofas should offer ambient uplighting to prevent casting harsh shadows on friends and family sitting beneath them, while chandeliers mounted over tables, desks, or end tables can double as task lighting and can often have lights that shine directly down on the surface below.
Foyers set the design tone for your living space and are perfect for wowing guests with your personal brand of creativity! As you consider foyer lighting ideas that appeal to you, take a close look at chandeliers that provide much-needed illumination and glitz and glamor.
Foyers set the design tone for your living space and are perfect for wowing guests with your personal brand of creativity! As you consider foyer lighting ideas that appeal to you, take a close look at chandeliers that provide much-needed illumination and glitz and glamor. Modern foyer chandeliers look best with other contemporary or minimalist styles but can also add an element of suave sophistication to a more elaborately decorated room. If your home exudes a more rustic panache, choose farmhouse foyer lighting or a charming French country chandelier to underscore the bucolic tone of this design trend. Determining exactly what type of impression you want to create with this fixture is the first step in finding a chandelier you’ll love to show off for years to come!
