Stylish chandeliers

Planning any interior is impossible without taking into account such details as a chandelier. Lighting in a room, whether it be daylight from windows or additional lamps on the floor, walls or tables, is one of the main elements of a spectacular interior. And, of course, a chandelier, which at night plays the role of a "sun" for the entire room as a whole and is its main final decoration.

Designers approach the choice of this decor element with special attention. The transformation of the entire space depends on how the central lighting device distributes the light and how it looks. Moreover, an incorrectly selected chandelier, which does not fit into the style of the room, can destroy the harmony of the interior or be completely lost in it.

To make the chandelier look stylish and not look like a ridiculous stain in your living room or bedroom, let's try to figure out the main criteria for choosing ceiling lighting fixtures:

First of all, you should decide on the size and type of chandelier. This criterion depends entirely on the height of the ceiling and the quadrature of the total space of the room. Bulky pendant chandeliers will only look gorgeous in a spacious hall with high ceilings, so no matter how much you want to buy a baroque chandelier in a small living room of a small apartment, it will be a bad idea and not only will not emphasize style, but will also clutter up the space.

In appearance, the chandeliers can be conditionally divided into ceiling and pendant. Ceiling chandeliers are very popular, they suit almost all modern styles, room sizes and are quite easy to maintain. Such a chandelier is attached directly to the ceiling, it can have several shades with adjustable light direction.

The main artificial lighting of your room depends on the choice of the type of lamps and the transmittance of the lampshade or shades. In this regard, the chandelier plays a primary role, more important than other additional sources of lighting. Therefore, when choosing a product, assess whether it meets your lighting needs and whether it will fully fulfill its functions.

It depends not only on the power of the lamps, but also on the number of lampshades and their ability to transmit light. For example, a pendant lamp with a dark shade, despite its size, can dim and diffuse light. When choosing a chandelier, you should look at the options with several shades with the ability to adjust the lighting level.

The design of the chandelier should correspond to the interior of the room, harmoniously fit into the surrounding space, successfully illuminate and complement the style of the interior.The color and material of the chandelier is no less important, they add completeness to the entire furnishings, emphasize the choice of one or another style direction. The modern production of lighting ornaments is distinguished by a variety of materials. Products can be made of metal, plastic, glass and wood, they can contain all kinds of combinations of elements. The main thing is to choose the right chandelier just for your style.

Fashion tends to repeat itself and experience a rebirth, and some styles never go out of style. Therefore, when choosing a stylish chandelier, be guided, first of all, by your taste and the general design of the room, because even an uncomplicated object, if properly placed, can become a stylish highlight of your interior.

Consider the main trends in the world of modern fashion:

• Classic... The classic style of the interior presupposes luxury combined with the severity of lines, speaks of the respectability of the owners. In the classic style, as a rule, spacious rooms and halls, an office, a library or a living room are decorated. If space and height of ceilings permits, then it is in this style that overall chandeliers with a variety of crystal or glass pendants and gilded monograms in the design will be appropriate.

• Baroque... This artsy style has a lot of luxurious details. When choosing a chandelier, all the same rules apply here as for the classics. However, if necessary, you can choose small ceiling chandeliers for this style, which will correspond to the baroque style and luxury, but will not clutter up the space. These can be spreading structures that take up space around the perimeter of the ceiling.

• Modern... The Art Nouveau style, created on the basis of the classics, is distinguished by the roundness of forms, the addition of interior items that are non-standard for the classic style, and interspersed with mosaic elements. Chandeliers made of multi-colored glass in the form of balls, cylinders, trapezoids are perfect for a living room in the Art Nouveau style.

• Country... Country style is a rural setting of different localities and is subdivided into many ethnic styles, therefore, when choosing a chandelier, you need to start from the direction set by the interior.

1. For provence - French country - a wrought iron chandelier with a lampshade or shades of delicate colors will do. Artificially aged ceramics, textiles in pastel milky colors will look great.
2. For chalet - Alpine country - metal chrome pendants with wooden decor are suitable, and for Gothic - forged carved candelabra with many candle lamps, in the spirit of medieval European castles. Any variations of wood and metal, imitating rough alloys of iron, will fit into the classic American country, "Russian hut", ethnic and eco-style. It can also be lampshades woven from shrub twigs.
3. Style Asian country - Chinese or Japanese - perfectly complement the chandeliers made of thin wooden planks with elements of colored rice paper. It should be borne in mind that paper cannot be cleaned and easily absorbs odors and vapors from cooking food, so such chandeliers are unsuitable for kitchens.

• High tech. Stylish chandeliers in this style leave a lot of space for the imagination of the craftsmen. Everything reminiscent of the latest technology and space futurism will perfectly suit the design of a room in this style. The chandelier material is glass, plastic and metal. The cold range of black and white and steel shades, the absence of classic decorative elements are the main rule of this style.

• Minimalism... The most fashionable interior design trend belongs to the minimalism style. It is practical for modern life, it can easily combine elements of different styles, but it gravitates towards the high-tech style. The main characteristics of this style are based on minimalism, that is, the presence of only the necessary practical items, with maximum functionality and the absence of decorative pretentious decorations.

• Loft... Style that has come into vogue from the streets and industrial premises. It is characterized by coarse, inelegant pieces of furniture and decor. A loft-style chandelier can consist of exposed bulbs hanging from the ceiling, decorated with aluminum wire or steel fittings. Such chandeliers, with the right approach to a certain interior, can look incredibly stylish, and the author's work of masters is highly valued and bought mainly by style connoisseurs and collectors.

Design firms often provide the service of reproducing your interior on a computer and the selection of furniture, lighting fixtures and accessories directly on the screen in 3D projection. Sometimes it is very convenient to take advantage of this opportunity to decide on the choice of a stylish chandelier that best suits the interior of the room.

For even more varieties of stylish chandeliers in the interior, see the next video.