Any room, regardless of style and design, needs additional lighting. Even if the room has many windows and during the daytime sunlight penetrates every corner, at dusk you need to turn on artificial light. To do this, you can use small built-in light sources, sconces, floor lamps, table lamps. But the most basic source, especially in the living room and bedroom, is the chandelier.
Chandeliers in the interior play not only a practical, but also a decorative role. A well-chosen accessory radically changes the room, filling it with comfort and special beauty. It happens that such a lamp becomes a key element and dictates what the rest of the interior should be like.
bubble chandelier
Branching Bubble, also known as the “molecule” chandelier and the “bubble” chandelier, has been occupying the first position among the most popular and original lamps for 14 years. The success of the model lies in the combination of different textures and shapes - metal, glass and a silhouette reminiscent of tree branches. Due to this layering of shapes and materials, the chandelier fits into any interior - from basic Scandi to luxurious Art Deco. Today there are many “bubble” models on the market, but the classic bubble chandelier remains a universal and win-win option.
Classic bubble chandelier in a modern interior
The bubble chandelier will fit into spaces with both low and high ceilings. For low ones, install the lamp on a short leg, and for high ones, on the contrary, leave a long base.
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Classic bubble chandelier on a long leg in the living room
Classic bubble chandelier on a long base in the living room
For small areas, it is better to move away from the classic model and choose a smaller option. For example, a vertical model is suitable for small rooms, especially as accent lighting above a kitchen island, dining table or coffee table, etc.
Vertical bubble chandelier above the dining table in the living room
Bubble chandelier in the interior of designer Evgenia Ivlieva
Evgeniya Ivlieva, head of the IvE-interior workshop, used a bubble chandelier in her project. The interior has many textures - wood, tiles, parquet. The copper chandelier fits perfectly into this play of textures and colors, and due to the transparent shades it dissolves in the space and does not weigh it down.
Bubble chandelier on a copper leg in a beige living room interior
Ceiling chandeliers and lamps made of wood
Chandeliers made from natural materials are another universal model for any interior. So the lampshade or lampshade can be matched to the color of the floorboard or parquet, and connect the upper and lower levels of the interior. But wooden chandeliers with wooden beads or drops look especially interesting. If crystal is too lush for you, then wooden “crystal” will be that golden mean.
Wooden cascading chandelier
Such lamps look great in classic interiors with wooden furniture and minimalist monochrome ones. Green, brown, shades of alabaster, white, gray - a wooden chandelier can be matched with any color in the interior. Models can support clear geometry or, conversely, be classic cascading. The same rule applies to wooden chandeliers: long and voluminous - for high ceilings and large areas, on a short leg and miniature - for low ceilings and small spaces.
Wooden chandelier on a short base in the living room
Wooden chandelier in the interior of designer Zoya Chichenkova
Zoya Chichenkova, head of the INTSTYLE studio, used an accent lamp with a wooden frame above the dining table in the interior of a country house. Wooden inserts fit perfectly into the combined kitchen-living room in blue and beige tones. The tree does not burden the space and does not draw attention to itself.
Chandelier with a wooden frame in the interior of the kitchen-living room
Color recommendations
The choice of chandelier color depends on the style direction or the color scheme of the carpet, bedspread, curtains. A lighting fixture in a neutral shade will be a good option for any style direction. Neutral colors include white, beige, and metallic.
An unmistakable option would be to purchase a product made of silver, gilding, bronze, or wood. Lampshades should be made in white, cream, pastel colors or simply transparent.
When choosing a brightly colored lighting fixture, you need to be careful, as it can attract attention and distract from sleep.
Cascading chandeliers made of glass/metal/crystal
Classic cascading chandeliers with drops of crystal do not lose popularity, however, they are used differently in modern interiors. With this light, designers play with contrasts. For example, a crystal chandelier looks great together with a brick wall in loft interiors. And in an overly calm Scandi, it will brighten up boring white walls and furniture. Often cascading long chandeliers are used in interiors of achromatic colors (black, white, gray) to add a bright accent.
Cascading crystal chandelier in the bedroom interior
IMPORTANT: Cascade chandeliers are only suitable for large rooms with high ceilings. Otherwise, the chandelier will visually “eat up” the already small space.
Cascading crystal chandelier in the living room interior
Cascade chandelier in the interior of designer Nadezhda Zyubina
Nadezhda Zyubina, head of the DesignMaster studio, chose a cascading crystal chandelier to maintain contrast in the interior, assembled from the loft and art deco styles. There are a lot of contrasts in the interior - strict and soft lines, warm and cold shades, and the chandelier “as if from another time” perfectly complements this play of contrasts.
Crystal chandelier in a loft interior
How to choose lamps
There are 4 types of lamps for chandeliers:
- incandescent lamps;
- halogen lamps;
- LED;
- luminescent.
The advantage of incandescent lamps is their low cost, but their disadvantage is their short service life. They are a source of warm light.
The advantages of halogen lamps include bright light, long service life, and use in suspended ceilings. The disadvantages of such lamps include: high price, difficulty in recycling, and inability to use in rooms with high humidity.
LED lamps last 15 times longer than incandescent lamps; save energy, the ability to choose colors and have a service life of up to three years.
Fluorescent lamps are used when it is necessary to create even lighting. They are 5 times brighter than incandescent lamps and last three times longer, but their luminous flux gradually decreases.
Moderate brightness and uniform distribution of light are the key to comfort and tranquility in the bedroom, as well as being comfortable for the eyes. It is necessary that all zones are highlighted. Therefore, combined lighting is better suited for the bedroom. The main lighting fixture is placed on the ceiling, and the local one either at the mirror, or on both sides of the bed, or next to the closet.
If the bedroom is small, then a compact chandelier is better suited here, and if the bedroom is large, then all corners should be illuminated.
Chandelier-floor lamp or floor lamp instead of a chandelier
Nowadays, designers are increasingly using light to create unusual interiors. It is around lamps that you can build an original and at the same time comfortable interior. One such example is a large floor lamp instead of a chandelier.
Large floor lamp in the interior of the apartment
This is also an excellent functional solution when non-standard ceiling height dictates its own rules. What’s convenient is that this design moves, unlike stationary chandeliers. The chandelier floor lamp can be moved to the dining table or placed near the coffee table.
Large floor lamp in the studio interior
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Floor lamp-chandelier in the design project of the OlimpStroyService team
The OlimpStroyService design team has come up with a flexible interior that easily adapts to the needs of apartment owners. So, the floor lamp was placed between the seating area and the dining area. If the residents of the house settle down on the sofa, then the floor lamp moves towards them. Another option is a floor lamp at the dining table for accent light.
Floor lamp-chandelier in the combined kitchen-living room
Brief conclusions
In order to answer the question of which chandeliers are in fashion now, you need to look at what trends currently exist in interior design in general.
And the trends are as follows: conciseness, simplicity, functionality, practicality and of course originality. But since a chandelier is also an important element in interior design, the above criteria fully apply to chandeliers. And the examples presented in the article are proof of this.
In any case, this will be the case in the next two years.
Good luck with your choice!
Best regards, Alexander Tkachenko.
Lights on a rod or track lights
At the same time convenient and practical light for modern interiors. Such lamps can be rotated in different directions, removed if there are too many of them, or, conversely, hung back. The design is based on a track on which the lamps are placed; along this track they can move from one end of the room to the other. The rod is a stationary version of this installation; the lamps on it do not move, but can rotate in different directions.
Track lights in the living room
The track system is suitable for studios and small one-room apartments where there is no room for numerous floor lamps and chandeliers.
Track lights in a small apartment
Track lamps in the design project of the CODI Interior team
Designers Andrey Zlobin, Anastasia Bakurova and Alina Nikonets chose track lamps for their simplicity and functionality for the interior of a small bedroom. The bedroom has a lot of deep dark colors, so the lamps had to perform two functions - to thoroughly illuminate the space and remain unnoticed. The track system handled this perfectly.
Track lights in a small bedroom
Asymmetrical lamp compositions
Sconces of different shapes, lamps of different lengths, floor lamps of different styles - the more unusual the better they dictate modern trends. Hang a cascading chandelier in the center, and place red floor lamps on the sides to match the color of the sofa. However, there is a rule here: one chandelier is original, everything else is minimalist. Otherwise you'll end up with a lamp store.
Composition of different lamps in the kitchen
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Composition of different lamps in the kitchen
Main trends in choosing chandeliers for 2021-2022
So, what chandeliers are in fashion now?
If you go to a large specialty store or just to the appropriate department of a supermarket, you will see a huge number of chandeliers on offer. Moreover, they are all different, not similar to each other. Does this mean that some of them are fashionable and some are not?
There is no definite answer, because chandeliers are presented not only on the basis of fashion, but also in different styles. That is, for different interior design styles. After all, what can be considered fashionable for modernism and, especially, neoclassicism, is unlikely to look fashionable in high-tech.
But in general we can say that the main trends are the following:
- unusual shapes of pendant and ceiling chandeliers;
- functionality and practicality of the design;
- use of black elements in the design;
- location predominantly in the horizontal plane;
- using combinations of glass, metal and natural wood.
Of course, the most daring solutions are more suitable for modern interior styles, such as minimalism, hi-tech, loft, techno, postmodernism.
We can talk a lot about modern chandeliers and lamps, but it’s better to look at specific examples. Here are a few photos of chandeliers that meet these criteria. Perhaps they will help you get a general idea of what chandeliers are currently in fashion.
If you need to not only choose a fashionable chandelier, but also decide on the optimal choice of laminate, then be sure to read the article “How to choose laminate for an apartment.”
