Modern living room features a custom-made crystal orb chandelier placed inside a modernist metal frame — Googiesque in its playful deconstruction of formal design. The space also includes a leather sofa set and the ubiquitous glass-top coffee table underneath the chandelier. Glass door and windows surround the room bringing in lots of natural light.

Chandeliers are not necessarily the best lighting option for standard eight-foot high ceilings, but if you have a space with higher dimensions or a unique layout, you may want to consider them. Living room fixtures are usually smaller than entryway grand foyer chandeliers, although if you are decorating a space with a vaulted or cathedral ceiling, the sky’s the limit in choosing lighting. Keep in mind chandelier styles have evolved significantly over the years, and what was de rigueur a few decades ago may now look hopelessly outdated. Below, we present a curated gallery of contemporary living rooms with chandelier lighting ideas.

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1. Crystal Chandelier Suspended From Coffered Ceiling

Fresh living room with coffered ceiling and a gray wall filled with photo frames. There's a crystal chandelier suspended over the metal coffee table inserted with rustic drawers.

Living room with a coffered ceiling features a crystal chandelier suspended over a glass and iron Mason coffee table with drawers made of reclaimed timber. On one side of the room, a bar has been set up in front of a wall of photographs with uniform custom-made frames. The space also includes a massive Poliform Bristol Sofa, a Chandelier Longue Chair, and a cowhide patchwork area rug, all in browns and tonal grays. During the day, large windows provide natural light, but after dark, the living room chandelier will be put to work. 

2. Bowl Chandelier Provides Focal Point for Living Room Design

Fresh living room boasts wooden armchairs and a gray sectional accented with alternating red and yellow pillows. It has wood plank flooring and full height glazing overlooking the lush greenery.

Living room features a bowl chandelier lighting fixture suspended from a tray ceiling with dark wood edges. The space, continuing its use of wood in the furniture and hardwood flooring, also includes a gray sectional sofa, plants growing in wicker pots, and a large picture window looking out to the backyard. Cushions add a pop of color to a room that otherwise sticks to a neutral palette.

3. Wrought-Iron Chandelier Adds Rustic Charm

Spanish style living room with cozy seats and a wooden coffee table that faces the brick fireplace. It includes a wrought iron chandelier and a red area rug that lays on terracotta flooring.

Rustic Mediterranean-style living room features a wrought-iron candle chandelier suspended from a double-height, flat ceiling with exposed beams. The space combines antique wood furniture and ceramic tile flooring with a classic design aesthetic. The chandelier is positioned dead center over a large wooden coffee table which sits in front of a magnificent wood fireplace with a roaring fire. 

4. Antler Chandelier Looks Right at Home in Rural Setting

An arched doorway opens to this living room with hardwood flooring and glass paneled windows overlooking the expansive lush lawn. It includes antler chandelier and stone fireplace fixed in between built-in cabinets.

Living room features hardwood flooring and glass-paneled windows with a view of the farm countryside. An antler chandelier with candle light bulbs looks right at home in a space boasting extensive wood craftsmanship and a massive stone fireplace.

5. Pillar Candle Chandelier Softens Atmosphere

Tropical living room decorated with huge wall art that hung above the beige sofa filled with fluffy and furry pillows. It has leather chairs and a metal coffee table that sits on a printed rug lighted by a round chandelier.

Pillar candle chandelier sits on a round metal base, suspended from a flat ceiling with exposed beams. The fixture is a focal point in a living space featuring a set of sofa and chairs, with a coffee table, around a large area rug.

6. Circular LED Chandelier Makes Modernist Statement

Modern living room with contemporary chandelier and methanol fireplace

Modern living room features a circular LED chandelier light fixture suspended from the ceiling of a long, thin space. The interior design includes a sofa and chair with a coffee table and ottomans facing a wide-screen TV and an ethanol fireplace.

7. Minimalist Design Features Metal Chandelier

Modern living room with light hardwood flooring and full height glazing bringing plenty of natural light in. It includes a unique chandelier and dark wood console table in between black leather chairs on an eye-catching rug.

Modern space, which serves as both a foyer and informal sitting area, features hardwood flooring, a custom-made metal chandelier, and double-height windows drawing in plenty of natural light. A minimalist aesthetic is evident throughout the room, which also includes leather chairs, recessed lighting, and an area rug with geometric patterns.

8. Cascading Crystal Chandelier Draws Room’s Attention

Contemporary living room boasts a marble fireplace along with a curved sofa and round back chairs surrounding a modular coffee table lighted by a cascading crystal chandelier.

Contemporary living room features a marble fireplace along with a curved sofa and round back chairs surrounding a modular coffee table lit by a cascading crystal chandelier.

9. Orb Chandelier Playfully Deconstructs Formal Design

Living Room with Modern Chandelier

The interior designer for this modern living room has chosen a custom-made crystal orb chandelier placed inside a modernist metal frame — Googiesque in its playful deconstruction of formal design. The space also includes a leather sofa set and the ubiquitous glass-top coffee table underneath the chandelier. Glass doors and windows surround the room bringing in lots of natural light.

10. Round Chandeliers Anchored to Flat Wood-Panel Ceiling

A pair of round chandeliers illuminate this living room with gray sectional and armchairs along with a wooden coffee table that sits on a white shaggy rug over wood plank flooring.

Massive box-like living room features a pair of round candle chandeliers suspended from a double-height flat ceiling. The large space includes a gray sectional and armchairs positioned around a wooden coffee table on a white shaggy rug over wood plank flooring. A gas fireplace has been installed on one wall with a widescreen TV mounted above it, surrounded by tiles. A row of clerestory windows, as well as ground-level glazing, bring plenty of natural light into the entire room.

11. Eight-Light Chandelier Sits Close to Ceiling

Bright living room features natural wood plank flooring and full height windows covered with tan draperies. It includes gray sectional and ottoman accompanied by a black coffee table and a white baby grand piano.

Bright living room features an eight-light chandelier, natural wood plank flooring, and full-height windows covered with tan draperies. The space also includes a gray sectional and ottoman around a black coffee table with a white baby grand piano.

12. Cascading Crystal Chandelier Creates Dramatic Presence

A fabulous chandelier hangs over the modular coffee table in this living room boasting white ottoman and facing sofas fitted with striped sectional cushions.

A massive oversized chandelier with candle-style attachments hangs over a modular coffee table in this formal living room. The overhead lighting has such a dominant presence you almost miss two custom-made modern chandeliers on either side of it. The modern design also features a white ottoman and facing sofas fitted with striped sectional cushions.

13. Gilded Age Chandeliers Add to Classical Ambiance

Deluxe living room accented with a pink chair that faces the fireplace topped with a framed portrait. It is illuminated by fancy chandeliers that hung from the ornate coffered ceiling.

Grand living room, with furnishings from the gilded age, features a pair of elaborate chandeliers suspended from a coffered ceiling. The space also includes hardwood flooring, a Persian area rug, a marble fireplace, grand piano, and large arched windows drawing in lots of natural light. 

14. Double-Height Ceiling Features Globe Chandelier

A huge round chandelier hangs over the black coffee table in this living room with L-shaped sectional and a gray rug that lays on the glossy flooring.

A huge globe chandelier dominates this living room which features an L-shaped sectional, wooden coffee table, wall sconce, and a gray area rug spread over the hardwood flooring.

15. Bright Living Room Includes Candle Chandelier

Bright living room offers gray sectional and round tables lighted by a chandelier long with natural light from the full height windows covered with sheer curtains.

Bright living room features gray sectional and round tables which can double as ottomans. A candle chandelier lights the space in tandem with full-height windows covered with sheer curtains.

16. Squat Black Chandelier Suits Small Space

Small living room with round coffee table on a cowhide rug surrounded by wooden chairs that are fitted with white cushions and illuminated by a modern black chandelier.

Small living room features a round coffee table on a cowhide rug, surrounded by wooden chairs that are fitted with white cushions and illuminated by a squat black chandelier.

17. Pillar Candle Chandelier Provides Decorative Flair

Luxury craftsman living room showcases a brick fireplace and natural wood plank flooring topped with a gray rug that's lighted by a chandelier.

Luxury craftsman living room showcases a stone fireplace and natural wood plank flooring, topped with a gray rug that’s lit by a pillar candle chandelier.

18. Two-Tier Chandelier Hangs from Cathedral Ceiling

This living room offers a two-tier candle chandelier and a concrete fireplace covered with a metal screen. It includes a folding door that opens to the balcony with a stunning view. 

Massive living room features a two-tier candle chandelier suspended from a cathedral ceiling with exposed beams. The space also includes a concrete fireplace and a very crowded seating area featuring a sofa, chairs, coffee table, and games table. Folding doors open onto a balcony with an expansive view.

19. Ornate Candle Chandelier Lights Living Room

Marvelous living room features two seating areas lighted by wall sconces and a gorgeous chandelier. It includes a brick fireplace and a French door that opens to the balcony.

Living room, with a standard ceiling height, features two seating areas lit by wall sconces and an ornate candle chandelier. The space includes a large area rug, a brick fireplace, and a French door that opens to the balcony.

John Goodman finds the creative energy of journalism constantly inspiring. He has worked as a reporter, editor and designer in lifestyles journalism for more than 20 years. As arts and culture editor with Vancouver’s North Shore News newspaper he was part of an award-winning team that created thousands of stories over the past two decades.

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